First Cause

by Paul West

Overview

The world is in chaos from a two-day battery of explosions in many of its major cities.

A week after the explosions, journalist Adam Grey wakes up in the hospital. He pieces together the events leading to his injury, involving a woman named Angela.
Senator Cyrus Reardon has been appointed the new President of the United States' decimated government. A politician who isn't generally fond of his peers, he's faced with leading a discordant provisional Cabinet, addressing the nation's growing panic, and trying to separate fact from fiction.

Confronted with the truth behind the attacks, they--along with the world at large--are forced to reconsider conventional assumptions about human nature and possibility.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013613911
Publisher:	First Cause Project
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	The Terranaut Trilogy , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	354
File size:	292 KB

About the Author

Paul West was born and raised in New York City; he currently resides in Harlem, where he has lived for much of his life. After graduating from NYU with a B.A. in History, he worked in the education and nonprofit world for many years before switching lanes and working in advertising and then fashion. First Cause: A Novel About Human Possibility was conceived as a screenplay idea in the early 1990s, when West was still an undergraduate; he shelved the project for nearly a decade, and began work again in 1999. Paul West is a sports enthusiast, a student of people, a lover of music, a voracious reader and a fervent believer in human possibility. His literary influences include Margaret Atwood, George Orwell, Sinclair Lewis, Octavia Butler, Philip K. Dick and Ursula LeGuin.

Editorial Reviews

"First Cause is much more than a sci-fi thriller, and its goal is not merely to entertain...a thrilling, page-turning adventure...asks us to question what it means to be human"

Casey Burke

"West has written a political conspiracy thriller with an unexpected science fiction twist...‘First Cause’ is a cracking start thanks to its ideas and the themes it explores. This is a thoughtful and intelligent science fiction thriller and an excellent first effort."

Daniel Cann