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The Raffle
The Complete Novel Parts 1 – 4
by Randy Smith
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May 2027: The United States is now The New United States, a security-obsessed, isolationist state policed by humanoid robots. After over a decade living in a post-apocalyptic, prison-like Los Angles, a man plays The Raffle to gain entry into The New United States. He hopes to reunite with his wife and daughter who flew east before the fateful attack on LA on July 4, 2016, but when security is emphasized over freedom, what will navigating The New United States entail if he wins?
A Word from the Author
For five years I was commuting between Los Angeles and New York every two weeks because my wife, who I had met on a blind date in NYC, was living there. I was always very thankful of our incredible transportation in this country that allowed our marriage to survive while we were thousands of miles apart. But, then I thought…what if? What if something “separated us?” And so, the seeds of The Raffle Series were sown.
I explored the possibilities of numerous fictional catastrophes. Ultimately, I decided on multiple catastrophes converging at once: an overall powerful religious cult/terrorist group with access to biological weapons, a crazed rogue nation and drones.
Were we really ready for the Internet? Do we really know the long-term effects of Wifi technology and the electric radiation surrounding us? Will A.I. have souls? And how fractured is our nation right now because of the various social media platforms and their modern-day bully pulpits? All of these are themes I am fascinated with and explore in The Raffle Series.
(Randy Smith, September 2019)
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