The Rising Order: Book 1
Publication Date: October 3, 2023
Flynn faces an impossible choice—save her family and friends or save the lives of thousands of innocent people.
Flynn Zarytsky, recruiter for the Chicago mega-tech company Magnetic, comes face-to-face with true terror amid a horrific mass shooting by homegrown terrorist organization REDS. Wolf, a REDS soldier, has her in his sights, then decides to spare her life. But in doing so, he may have ensnared her in a fate worse than death.
REDS’ master plan is to make society pay for its greed and to establish a new order. Wolf sees manipulating Flynn in her role at Magnetic as the perfect way to infiltrate the tech company and use its reach to unleash catastrophic devastation on the city of Chicago and topple civilization. He never expected Flynn could chip away at his resolve and question REDS’ mission. And she never dreamed she’d be a pawn in a dangerous game that forces her to leave the citizens of Chicago vulnerable to slaughter so that her loved ones can live.
The Rising Order is a gripping read for fans of Homeland and the Divergent series looking for an adult take on the lead-up to a dystopian society.
If you’ve ever taken a philosophy class, the concept of sacrificing one to save many is among the hotly debated topics.
Whether by fact or happenstance, author Claire Isenthal sets the stage for two perspectives to collide in The Rising Order.
What drives people to commit atrocious acts of violence against innocent people? What happens when one of those traumatized innocents must choose to cooperate amid threats of death to family and friends?
Told in alternating perspectives featuring an enforcer from a homegrown terrorist organization and a woman employed by a tech company who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
To say the content is disturbing would be an understatement. However, the author includes a content warning about the inclusion of violence accompanying mass shootings. While difficult to read, the story offers interesting context surrounding an issue that impacts everyone, regardless of location.
The Rising Order delivers a dynamic terrorism thriller that brings two opposing characters to life, setting the stage for the next installment.
Claire Isenthal lives in the suburbs of Indianapolis with her husband, their two children, and their mutt. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Purdue University, and is an account executive at a Fortune 500 tech company. She has worked in digital marketing for over ten years. The Rising Order is her first novel, and she is in the midst of writing its sequel, The New Order.
