Looking för en titel: Post-Apocalypse Dystopian Utah

Jag tycker att du pratar om en trilogi av Dean Ing: Systemisk chock , Singelbekämpning och Wild Country . Berättelserna är inställda efter ett krig som splittrade USA i olika mer eller mindre oberoende länder. Utah återhämtar sig snabbare än några av de andra territorierna på grund av Mormons praktik för självförsörjning.

Vi ser huvudpersonen, Ted Quantrill, växer från en tonåring till en ung man. Särskilt i Systemisk Shock introduceras vi till sök- och räddningsteamet som fördubblas som en dödsgrupp, och mycket av handlingen kretsar kring Quantrills uppror. Här är en länk till en användbar beskrivning från James Nicoll, som kan ge ytterligare stödjande detaljer: "en av mina tinfoilhattteorier "

Streamlined America is Mormon-dominated. Not only was living where the bombs didn’t fall the key to survival, but the Mormon practice of keeping a year’s worth of supplies gave them an edge. Many Gentiles converted after being saved by those supplies. President Young foresees a glorious future in which American policy is guided by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, led by none other than Young himself.

The fact that this violates constitutional law does not bother Young, nor does the fact that most Mormons would object to his plan. Dubiously sane Young sees himself as a messianic figure. Fate has handed him the tools he needs: a battered America willing to set aside certain civil liberties during reconstruction, control of national media, and best of all, Section T, America’s own death squad.

Section T’s assassins are loyal to the death. Literally: every killer carries a remote-controlled bomb in their head. Defection is a death sentence. The assassins of Section T are a bright, highly motivated group of survivors. None are brighter or more competent than Ted Quantrill. As Young will learn to his cost….

Långt skott, men är det möjligt att du tänker på Bön för mördaren av Robert Ferrigno?

The book starts off during the second American Civil War with a Muslim soldier dying in 2017, at the battle of Newark. Flash forward to the Super Bowl in 2042 in Seattle, the capital of the new Islamic Republic, the majority of whose inhabitants have converted to Islam. The nation's culture is a fusion of traditional American and Islamic: the Super Bowl is still played, but the cheerleaders are sword-wielding men and the participants break at half-time for afternoon prayers.

As the story opens, the country is facing a crisis, with competing political and religious factions threatening to destroy the fragile peace that exists within the Islamic States of America. At the same time, behind the scenes, a messianic figure known as the Wise Old One contrives to seize power for himself, and fulfill the ancient prophecy of the restoration of the Caliphate.

The story's protagonist is Rakkim Epps, a Muslim and ex-Fedayeen shadow warrior. Epps must risk everything to save the life of Sarah Dougan, the young historian he loves.

It becomes known that it was in fact Muslim extremists who launched the attacks, including the dirty bomb in Mecca. A fourth, more powerful bomb (later found in China) was scheduled for detonation but the small group of Muslim extremists assigned the task succumbed to radiation poisoning before it could be put into play.

Once the truth was exposed, the parties stepped back from the brink and sought to find a common ground from which to start a more trusting, more open-minded dialog. Thomas "Redbeard" Dougan, Sarah's uncle, dies in the aftermath.

At the epilogue, Rakkim is in a mosque, performing his salat, or ritual prayer. There is a final showdown between Darwin, the "evil" assassin and Rakkim, with both of them almost dying. Rakkim finishes the showdown by killing Darwin with a knife throw to the face, but the rest of the ending sets up the conditions for the sequel.

Delar av berättelsen är uppenbarligen inställda i Utah, som är en del av Mormons territorier. Det publicerades dock inte förrän 2006.