America: the Obliged Civil War dives deeper into political war

From Bookly: 

The sequel to America: the Obliged takes Kentuckian-turned-all-american-hero Derrick Reddon across a globe trotting expedition that dwarfs the fabled caravan to Omaha in the first book. From England to Zurich to Salt Lake City, it's a dizzying tale about how a house of cards can fall in a domino-like effect. But what can be lost in the chaos of a civil war at home? As Derrick is out globe trotting, his son Uriah is at home, manifesting his own destiny to take over the family name in his own right. A protector. A family man. And maybe soon: a warrior. 

America: the Obliged Civil War devours where its predecessor merely nibbled. Blood. Gore. Violence wrapped tightly into a sci-fi dystopic that triumphantly returns the beloved cast of characters and finally draws the red lines against their personalities, culminating in a riveting (if not gut wrenching) climax that builds like a finale of an orchestrated opera. 

If one was to pick apart Civil War the same way one would it's predecessor you will find that O'Discin was skillful in building platitudes in telling the next story in his saga. Set a year after the events of ATO, Civil War showcases a weary nation struggling to survive against the breadth of its own weight. Often asking the same question throughout: who actually has the best of intentions for America now that her old guard has fallen? And who, exactly, is really in charge? 

O'Discin frequently asks (and answers) the questions often throughout Civil War, but his answer is one you'd expect: he answers out both sides of his mouth, begging the reader to guess which side has the better of it. 

And that, perhaps, is the point. Where both sides are correct, they are both wrong, politically. 

It's this method that O'Discin reaches deeper into sci-fi and dabbles in familiar territory, rehashing the nibbles of anthrax and malevolent (if not corny) droids and devours the concepts in a delicious fashion at long last. 

If you were lukewarm to ATO, you may have to give the next dish a try. If you loved ATO, you may risk being engorged with this feast. 

America: the Obliged Civil War drops November 2026 but readers in the O'Discin Book Club can catch sneak peeks this Summer including a full read of the book's colorful prologue.