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New novel “Secretary of Faith” by K.C. Boyd is released, a dystopian tale that reflects the urgent need to resist the threat to American democracy

By: AB Newswire

December 04, 2024 at 16:12 PM EST

New novel "Secretary of Faith" by K.C. Boyd is released, a dystopian tale that reflects the urgent need to resist the threat to American democracy

“Secretary of Faith – A Fictional Companion to Project 2025” by K.C. Boyd has been released worldwide. This 283-page novel illustrates, with gritty detail, the realpolitik of governmental corruption, dishonesty, and religious extremism, with emphasis on the long-term danger of Project 2025. A continuation of Boyd’s first book, “Being Christian – A Novel,” this story of a fracturing society follows Christian Hillcox, a megapastor and televangelist who is named the country’s first Secretary of Faith. As religion-fueled nationalism strengthens its grip on the public, the American citizenry submits to fear, xenophobia, and isolationism, allowing the rising administration to trample basic rights and pursue their goal of long-term power.

While the novel is a work of fiction, the author spent twenty years researching the growing marriage between religious fundamentalists and American politics, infiltrating Christian Nationalists’ events, while at the same time observing the cult-like following of those who would turn over control of the country to demagogues and radical religious leaders.

The America of “Secretary of Faith” is frighteningly close to today’s reality, making the tale a provocative warning against unchecked power. At the same time, it also provides a sense of hope, showing that in times of grave socio-political upheaval – even when the country seems all but broken – good people can come together and find strength in pushing back. Woven through the story’s post-societal events, readers will find scenes of compassion and empowerment, ideas that hopefully drive readers to join together for truth, reason, and good.

Craig Unger, New York Times Bestselling Author of “House of Bush-House of Saud,” “House of Trump-House of Putin,” “American Kompromat,” and the newly released “Den of Spies” said of the novel:

“If you think today’s headlines portend a grim theocratic future, welcome to the United Christian States of America as depicted in K. C. Boyd’s riveting and fast-paced dystopian fantasy about what happens when radical right-wing Christian nationalism takes power. In Secretary of Faith, Boyd takes us into a dark and often lurid hellscape filled with murder, treachery, and various other unspeakable acts that are a little too close for comfort to today’s reality. It’s a gripping narrative that shows that in life, as in fiction, the only antidote to desperate times is a powerful Resistance.”

At once riveting, terrifying, and an inspiring rallying cry for those willing to resist a slip into neofascist theocracy, Boyd’s novel is a timely reminder of what’s at stake both today and for the future of the nation. The events of the book are at risk of playing out in the real world, and Boyd’s writing is a plea for the American people to unite against the dangerous combination of hypocrisy, indoctrination, wealth consolidation, and zealotry that pose an existential threat to the entire world.

Secretary of Faith (ISBN: 9781662942037) can be purchased through retailers worldwide, including Barnes & Noble and Amazon. The paperback retails for $12.95, and the ebook retails for $2.99. Review copies and interviews are available upon request.

Learn more at https://secretaryoffaith.com/

From the back cover:

Lies, fear, and the Holy Bible are the country’s undoing in K.C. Boyd’s second, dystopian tale, a story that all too closely resembles an America in which Project 2025 rules. Vividly depicting the present-day racism, greed, and religious hypocrisy, Secretary of Faith serves as a cautionary warning to Project 2025.

After an orchestrated victory, the newly elected President redefines the country by changing its name to the United Christian States of America. Next, he reduces the traditional number of seats in his cabinet to four, and adds a fifth, the Department of Faith, appointing his lifetime mentor, Christian Hillcox, as its first ever Secretary.

The rule of law is no more. Sanctioned by the administration, violent mobs take to the streets. Media is state-run; neighbors inform on neighbors; loved ones vanish, never to return. When a natural disaster strikes the West Coast, an already well-organized Resistance emerges and Secretary Hillcox finds himself in a battle to maintain both the administration’s narrative and his own position through evermore frightening means.

In a showdown between Good and Evil, the question is—will citizens rise to the occasion and save the Republic?

About the author:

Twenty years ago, in Ohio, K. C. Boyd became alarmed about the growing marriage between American politics and religion. Point of fact, the things Boyd saw then foretold today’s Project 2025. After time spent visiting megachurches across the state and national family-values voter’s conferences. Being Christian – A Novel was born. In the sequel, Secretary of Faith – A Fictional Companion to Project 2025, Boyd responds to the current American existential crisis in a rip-roaring story could have been ripped from today’s headlines.

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New novel “Secretary of Faith” by K.C. Boyd is released, a dystopian tale that reflects the urgent need to resist the threat to American democracy

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