American Neolithic - by Terence Hawkins (Paperback)

About the Book

On the day after tomorrow, America has become Police State Lite. The drones of the Homeland Police are always watching. Enter Blingbling. Implicated in a murder, he's foreign-looking and undocumented. His lawyer Raleigh keeps the Homeland cops at arm's length until a routine DNA test exposes a secret thousands of years old.

Book Synopsis

"American Neolithic is a stunning, alarming, and deftly crafted read that has author Terence Hawkins's novel achieving a similar literary status to the likes of George Orwell's 1984"--Midwest Book Review.

It's the day after tomorrow.

America has become a Police State Lite. The Patriot Amendments have swallowed the Bill of Rights. Creationism trumps science. The Patriot Tribunal overrules the Supreme Court. And the drones of the Homeland Police are always watching.

Enter Blingbling. Brought to official attention by a hip-hop murder, he's foreign-looking, undocumented, and apparently homeless. His hard-boiled lawyer, Raleigh, keeps the Homeland cops at arm's length until a routine DNA test exposes a secret thousands of years old--one that threatens to destroy his client, his career, and much more.

Review Quotes

"The political and social commentary throughout this unique novel is razor-sharp, as are uses of imagery and symbolism. The disturbing contrast of nonviolent, contemplative and deeply compassionate Blingbling to the brutality, apathy and ignorance of modern-day America is profoundly moving...A towering work of speculative fiction that will have readers rethinking what it means to be human." Kirkus Reviews

"This is a one-of-a-kind novel...Terry Hawkins is a bold and fearless writer." Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher

"Terence Hawkins's American Neolithic is a special novel; thematically rich, it also provides all the pleasures of a hard-boiled thriller. The unique premise and lovingly crafted characters will stay with you long after you've closed the book." Rain Taxi

"You will be amazed at Terence Hawkins' prodigious imagination, his Bowie-sharp wit, and the skill with which he tells a story that's as morally urgent as it is satirically diverting." Julia Glass, author of Three Junes and And the Dark Sacred Night

"American Neolithic is overflowing with ideas, the narrative running on overdrive at all times. Reading this book felt like a fever dream, which I mean in the best possible way, an extrasensory experience." Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang

"American Neolithic, while toggling between two very different voices, is bone-dry, witty, affecting, and never less than riveting." Teddy Wayne, author of Loner and The Love Song of Jonny Valentine