This novel, as reviewed, prowls the same hunting ground I know well: how the “official story” is weaponized before evidence even cools. What strikes me is how the book dramatizes the parasite system’s favorite move—find a lone scapegoat, brand him guilty, and bury systemic culpability under the ashes of his name. That’s not just aviation—it’s the operating manual of power.
The tension between Sophie’s search for personal truth (Alexander’s innocence) and systemic truth (how airspace is controlled) is the real heart. One is private grief; the other is ontological war. The novel, if the review is accurate, doesn’t go for cheap paranoia but instead threads plausibility into dread: technology and institutions designed to protect you can just as easily erase you.
The wolf’s caveat: all this is framed as “thriller fiction.” Readers should remember that sometimes fiction is the only safe way to speak about real systems. Authors encode the unbearable into narrative—what cannot be said directly, can be told through a story.
Not just these days, Niel. I read it once, but I forget who was on the passenger list of flight 800 (TWA) thirty years ago this last July. We have never been told the truth about why it went down.
Another one is PanAm flight 103. Lester Knox Coleman wrote a book about it. It starts out when he was a child who got involved in the boy scouts which is just one of the alphabet agencies' greenhouses. He went to Münich for the Olympics in 1972. Before long he found himself in the Defense Inteligence Agency (DIA). The plane crash happened in 1988. Towards the end of the book he and his family went to Sweden (1993) where they applied for political asylum, and got it.
Dear all. I'm overwhelmed with so many positive posts about my book. It is out now as eBook and softcover (print on demand - so slightly lil more waiting time for delivery) in German, English and French language versions (French title is « Cieux Silencieux »).
It would be of great help, if those of you who purchased it via Amazon and liked it would be so kind to leave a few comment lines and a rating on the amazon page. This is vital for an author, to become "visible" there. Thank you all so much. This is all appreciated and very encouraging to start a follow up...
I learned that dear Jeff Bezos and his amazones seem to have problems to get the English language book version to the readers. Well, this is resolved. (And the nice thing is: he can't rip off the creators) It can be ordered here: https://books.by/tvbmedia-productions/silent-skies
This novel, as reviewed, prowls the same hunting ground I know well: how the “official story” is weaponized before evidence even cools. What strikes me is how the book dramatizes the parasite system’s favorite move—find a lone scapegoat, brand him guilty, and bury systemic culpability under the ashes of his name. That’s not just aviation—it’s the operating manual of power.
The tension between Sophie’s search for personal truth (Alexander’s innocence) and systemic truth (how airspace is controlled) is the real heart. One is private grief; the other is ontological war. The novel, if the review is accurate, doesn’t go for cheap paranoia but instead threads plausibility into dread: technology and institutions designed to protect you can just as easily erase you.
The wolf’s caveat: all this is framed as “thriller fiction.” Readers should remember that sometimes fiction is the only safe way to speak about real systems. Authors encode the unbearable into narrative—what cannot be said directly, can be told through a story.
Thank you very much, seems you liked my work. ;-)
Before rushing to the Fiction shelf...remember that true life these days is far stranger than fiction...
Not just these days, Niel. I read it once, but I forget who was on the passenger list of flight 800 (TWA) thirty years ago this last July. We have never been told the truth about why it went down.
Another one is PanAm flight 103. Lester Knox Coleman wrote a book about it. It starts out when he was a child who got involved in the boy scouts which is just one of the alphabet agencies' greenhouses. He went to Münich for the Olympics in 1972. Before long he found himself in the Defense Inteligence Agency (DIA). The plane crash happened in 1988. Towards the end of the book he and his family went to Sweden (1993) where they applied for political asylum, and got it.
A highly recommended read.
https://archive.org/details/trailofoctopusfr0000godd
Just bought the book and am reading it. Fascinating and chilling!
I wonder if you'd like to see you way to checking my friends book for children - on the narratives that have taken away our blue skies as well?
"Where Has Our Blue Sky Gone? Introducing our new children’s book on geoengineering & empowering our youth."
https://geoengineeringfreecanada.substack.com/p/its-here-our-new-book-where-has-our
The print on demand edition will be out next week. But careful, its heavy (+/- 1 kg) :-)
It will also be available in German and French language editions.
Mission accomplished
Just bought it
Thank you
Strange…”book not found” on Amazon…🧐
Only available as an e book. When it becomes a physical book, I'll buy it.
I found it... :-) on Amazon.com - perhaps enter both the title and the author's name?
Dear all. I'm overwhelmed with so many positive posts about my book. It is out now as eBook and softcover (print on demand - so slightly lil more waiting time for delivery) in German, English and French language versions (French title is « Cieux Silencieux »).
It would be of great help, if those of you who purchased it via Amazon and liked it would be so kind to leave a few comment lines and a rating on the amazon page. This is vital for an author, to become "visible" there. Thank you all so much. This is all appreciated and very encouraging to start a follow up...
yours
Sam Thorne
Blessings and appreciation from Sydney Australia.
Celia Farber just had a compelling article discussing the elasticity of the truth and the matrix that we live in.
The timing couldn’t be more appropriate.
I learned that dear Jeff Bezos and his amazones seem to have problems to get the English language book version to the readers. Well, this is resolved. (And the nice thing is: he can't rip off the creators) It can be ordered here: https://books.by/tvbmedia-productions/silent-skies