What would happen if most Americans became deaf almost overnight? Chaos? Anarchy? Deaf author John F. Egbert's MindField is a thrill ride with a premise taken right out of today's headlines. A terrorist cell ignites an aerosol dispersion of what is believed to be deadly bacteria-spinal meningitis. It spreads from a small Montana town to nearly 30 states, eventually affecting more than three million people - an epidemic of nation-threatening proportions.
However, the problem isn't death - it's hearing loss. The physical symptoms of the disease disappear after three weeks. The only remaining tragedy is all those who are stricken become permanently deaf - a common side effect of spinal meningitis.
The U.S. is turned inside out, now a country where millions of inhabitants cannot hear. An underground government is formed deep beneath the NORAD facilities in Colorado. A catastrophe of unimaginable proportions - or is it?
MindField is a fast-paced, plot-driven suspense novel with a pleasant, surprising and incredibly potent message about the way we might live our lives if we all had to listen with our eyes and hearts, and how the world might be a much better place for it. [John F. Egbert; (2006) 298 pages; soft cover]
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