I’d never listened to anything by R.E. McDermott before but have listened to Kevin Pierce’s performances many times before. He’s such a great narrator. I love this genre so I tried this series. Wow what a ride. Everything in this novel series feels like this could happen anytime. Much of the strife and discord in the U.S. are already alive and well today. All it would take for much if what is in this series to happen is one bad event… all within the realm of possibility. If I had one critique, it would be that there were so many moving parts and character lines that it became difficult to keep track of who is who and where are they… especially with many families with same last names. The author did a great job of bringing it all together in the end and Sorry about this, spoiler alert. Stop reading here.. I LOVE that his ending was heartwarming, patriotic, and the good guys win in the end.