The Keepers: World War III

"First installment of an ambitious sci-fi trilogy plays out global warfare in the not-too-distant future. The wieldy initial volume in Friar's complex and, thus far, engaging trilogy is epic not only in its breadth-weighing in at nearly 600 pages---but in the scope of its inventiveness. The author tackles a mix of current environmental, social and economic trends, playing out how they might converge in the future. Friar's clairvoyant vision, however, isn't for the faint of heart: A new empire arises, with powerful tyrannical urges that lead to an all-consuming and almost gruesomely prophetic third World War."

"Friar has an inventive alternate future for the planet. He capitalizes on historical social issues to develop a plausible reality, and populates it with intriguing characters... The technical leaps forward required to reach this future seem tantalizingly close."