The Pendulum: A Historical Allegory of Morality, Politics and War in America

ISBN-10: 1434837718
ISBN-13: 9781434837714
Series: The Pendulum
Pages: 134
Language: English
Published: 2008-02-07
Author: Carl Monuto

Description

A King learns of an impending threat, a legion of phantom assassins bent on his destruction, while his son discovers the King's nefarious past. Meanwhile, an aristocratic cabal seeks to dispose the King and impose their jingoistic rule, waiting for a moment of vulnerability to launch their insidious plot. Will the Prince, driven to seek his kingdom's redemption, unknowingly provide the breach through which his crown is ripped away? The Pendulum is the tale of a young man's journey past the certainties of childhood into the moral ambiguities of his father's past as he struggles to reclaim his throne. Also, through historical symbolism, it is a provocative thesis examining America's military actions against the backdrop of its political landscape and the annals of world military conquest. From ancient times to World War II and beyond, The Pendulum is an enlightening trek through the saga of humankind's fratricide.