Heart of the Assassin: A Novel

Category: Fiction

Publishing Information: 2009 by Scribner

ISBN: 1416537678

Binding: hardcover

The year is 2045 and a warrior battles to save America from an ì Islamic mastermind in this smart and violent futuristic thriller ì from New York Times bestselling author Robert Ferrigno.

Time is running out for the Islamic Republic and the Bible ì Belt, the two warring nations that arose when the former United ì States split apart after an economic collapse left tens of ì millions unemployed and desperate for leadership. Weakened by ì their endless conflict, both countries are now threatened by the ì expansionist dreams of the Aztlán Empire (formerly known as ì Mexico) to the south, which has steadily encroached deep into the ì regions once called California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. ì Riven by intellectual and social decay, both the Islamic Republic ì and the Belt are at the brink of collapse.

The only solution is to reunite the countries and regain ì America's former power and global standing. And there's only one ì man who can do it: Rakkim Epps, genetically enhanced shadow ì warrior and hero of the two previous books in Robert Ferrigno's ì astonishing Assassin Trilogy.

Time is also running out for Epps's archenemy, the Old One, ì the sly, immensely rich Muslim fanatic who seeks to create one ì world under his domination. Now more than one hundred and fifty ì years old, he is dying and unhappily knows it. His solution is to ì reunite the Islamic Republic and the Bible Belt his way, and his ì plan involves his voluptuous but deadly daughter, Baby, and none ì other than Rakkim himself. The Old One is aided by his sadistic, ì carbon-skinned enforcer, Gravenholtz, whom Rakkim failed to kill ì in an earlier encounter and who now wishes to kill Rakkim and ì those he loves.

Meanwhile, there is a rumor of a discovery of a sacred relic ì in the contaminated ruins of Washington, D.C., a radiation zone ì peopled by diseased zombies and daring treasure hunters. It is ì into this deadly wasteland that Rakkim must secretly travel and ì retrieve the icon if he is to defeat Gravenholtz, Baby, and the ì Old One, and have even a chance to unite the two halves of ì America.

A stunning stand-alone read, Heart of the Assassin is a feast ì of cinematic violence, brilliant plotting, and futuristic ì scene-setting. Completing Ferrigno's Assassin Trilogy, Heart of ì the Assassin confirms his position as a master of thriller ì fiction.

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