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Rainer Link

The Activists: A Novel Kindle Edition

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Rats and Frauds Beware—Activists Are Coming to Save Democracy
Four young activists, Izzy, Zoom, Roxy, and Fritz, make it their mission to agitate against the decay of democracy. In their travels to New York, Washington DC, and through the heartland, they confront our political frauds and the fools who voted for them. When they become the target of violence in a rural town, they engage the community and find creative and entertaining ways to shake citizens out of their narrow-minded lethargy.

Rats and frauds beware. The activists in this political fairy tale participate in a variety of whimsical events: A figure reminiscent of the Pied Piper entices frauds to march as rats into the Potomac River; an artist paints a portrait of the wannabe dictator and incorporates the hues from a donkey’s ass; and ticks find their way onto the scalps of white nationalists.

The Activists confronts the turmoil in America with satire, bits of magic, drumming, art, rhyming, and political theater. Similar to the Parkland activists and the likes of Greta Thunberg, the novel’s protagonists are passionate about the future and take action. If you want political change, you will find this novel stimulating and amusing.

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July 7, 2020
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Author Rainer Link achieves a magical balance in the witticisms of dialogue and the intricacies of the political plot at play. Mature young adults who are just becoming politically active are sure to click into the humor and message of the work, whilst older readers can reignite their fire for change. Overall, The Activists is a highly accomplished read from a talented writer, combining multi-layered genres to create a compelling and current socio-political tale. A recommended read for one and all.

- Reviewed By K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite

About the Author

Rainer Link rejuvenates from the daily fatigue caused by our political turmoil by countering with imaginative tales that snarl and bite. How better to stay sane than to upend the madness with satire sprinkled with bits of magic. A husband, father, and grandfather, and concerned about the future of America, he believes the new generation must come to the rescue. May activists multiply and pursue solutions to our current political malaise. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BT4NWW7
Publisher ‏ : ‎ River Grove Books (July 7, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 7, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4863 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,574 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,675 in Satire
- #2,800 in American Humorous Fiction
- #3,069 in Political Fiction (Kindle Store)

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A husband, father, and grandfather, and concerned about the future of America, he believes the new generation must come to the rescue. May activists multiply and pursue solutions to our current political malaise.

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Political satire and an interesting read

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020

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The Activists is set in New York and Washington D.C. in America. There are four teenage activists at the heart of this story: Izzy, Zoom, Roxy, and Fritz – three females and a male. The first narrator tells about a costume ball in the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. where about twenty elite benefactors have been invited to meet aristocracy from the government. The four activists are at the ball, in disguise.

This is a political fairytale.

They transpose themselves into the past, but are more interested in the present and the future, to shake up, to agitate, politicians. Their aim, during their summer holidays, is to defend democracy. Protect the environment, challenge the status quo. Like Greta Thunberg clones. They are young acitivists. What are they planning?

What happens when a Pied Piper figure, instead of leading rats out of a city, is enticing people to march into the Potomac River? What happens when they take a mini-van to explore the American heartland? What happens when they meet like-minded activists, and how will it end?

Not many people like political satire. This is about political turmoil and the imagination of the author to create likely scenarios to address the ‘current political malaise’ involving the engagement of the new generation of youth. The tone is passionate, but also comical in parts.

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A Book for our Current Times

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2020

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Rainer Link has very successfully captured the political drama of our times, but also given us an inspirational story for what people can do about it. The characters are very relatable, a mixture of youthful idealism and hardscrabble experience. Even though it is a political novel, it reads as a great piece of fiction with a fast moving storyline. Hope to see more from this new author.

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Nathalie Pvk

"PIE" TO CHANGE AWARENESS

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020

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A SUPER WELL WRITTEN NARRATION OF CREATIVITY AND HUMOR
THAT TOOK ME TO AN AWARENESS OF HOW WE CAN CHANGE.

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A. Freechild

Fun and fantastical

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020

I just started reading this book but it's the most enjoyable thing I am reading out of the 4 books I am juggling by far.

The weirdest parts of our current political reality blend with fantastical and whimsical scenes and characters.

It's certainly black and white in it's initial painting of Washington power brokers. Nevertheless it's a relief to be able to imagine and dream of how young creative folks can change the political dialogue in a way that's light and fun.

Thank you Rainier Link!

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Hilary T. Frye

What rude beast?

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020

The Activists is a riveting story and a provocative roadmap of our current political situation. Magick this morass away! Many poignant observations of the human condition.

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Contrived

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2020

I found this novel hard to read. Not because of big words or hard concepts, but because the narrative is boring & many of the adventures were left dangling.

I would not recommend this book to anyone.

I recieved this eBook in a Goodreads giveaway and am in no way obligated to give a positive review.

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Shawn B. in Georgia

If you've ever seen a comedian for whom you felt pity because he bombed

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022

You will understand well how this flies as satire. It seems to be written from a rare combining of equal parts silly and stupid with boring and irrelevant.

Received it from a friend.

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John Crea

Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2020

A nicely spun yarn with the good guys (the Activists) marching the bad guys (you know who they are) into oblivion. I wish I could have been there along with the narrator. Well-written and timely.

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