The Twenty-twenty Players: A Futuristic Account of the 2020 Presidential Election Year

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A sexy fast-moving cult novel, "The 2020 Players" was written in 2010 but amazingly it accurately predicts numerous future events. These include the rise of an Islamic caliphate; electronic interference in a Presidential election; a female Presidential candidate in 2016; a gay candidate in 2020; terrorism in France; extraterrestrial ambiguities; a crisis on the Mexican border; a new trade cooperative with China, the renegotiation of NAFTA, Media Madness, a Celebrity Presidency several more absolutely prescient predictions. Even with a few wild guesses thrown in, the author is astoundingly clairvoyant. The fast-moving plot presents many colorful characters including Presidential candidate Josh Struben and his wife, singer/activist Gina Struben; Chinese industrialist, Sun Feng; CIA Operative, Catherine Cauley; Islamic terrorist, Faraq Hussein; and Kenneth Brady, the bi-sexual host of the network news talk show, “The Brady Focus.” Other vibrant supporting characters invigorate the plot that covers the 12 months of January through December 2020. There is also a rich back-story that deals credibly with the intervening years between 2011 and 2020. The Twenty-Twenty Players are the characters who each undergo a major personal transformation during the title year. Not only do these four-dimensional characters jump out of the text to illuminate the storyline, but they also permit thoughtful access to their individual spirituality as they cope with conflict or accept opportunity. The final 6 months of 2020 are fast paced, and unpredictable. However when the story ends on New Years’ Eve, 2020, the reader feels hopeful and invigorated about the stretch of years yet to unfold. The Twenty-Twenty Players has appeal to anyone who has ever felt, love, sorrow, fear, regret, lust, hatred, or hope. But there are several more specific audiences who will find additional meaning as the plot unfolds. Political junkies will sink their teeth into debates about Globalism, American Exceptional