Flight of Fools
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A fantasy novel about reality...
Brensin, a hero back from exile, assembles a ragtag team in his quest to save the country. There is Masothelio, the mage. There is Jin, the thief. There is Gullin, the bard. There is Rainn. Together, they scale the mountain, escape from the dragon, find the magical amulet, and return just in time for Brensin’s assassination on page 9.
The others scramble.
Branded as a criminal, Gullin falls into poverty but, through hard work and a in-demand skillset, starts making ends meet.
Betrayed, Masothelio vows to take a more active role in the future of the country.
Isolated, Rainn joins a growing political movement that welcomes him with open arms in order to turn him on others.
Meanwhile, Jin finds that she can never truly escape the reality that has been made for people like her.
A political satire about escapism...
Flight of Fools is about the political state of America in 2022.
It is about how the Breitbart Doctrine does not go far enough. Yes, you can change someone’s politics by changing their culture. But you change their culture by altering their perception of reality.
It is about how a strong right-wing media ecosystem has skewed the reality of a full third of America, creating a culture of fear that can then be fanned into political violence.
It is about how immune that fear is from rationality because of how eagerly its participants feel it. They have escaped reality and do not want to come back. Their new world makes them feel good. It gives them a purpose. It has become their identity.
It is about how that purpose is far more sinister than they realize.
It is about how willing they were to trade their stark reality for this dream world. They have worked so hard for so long, and have not seen the fruits of their labor get siphoned to the top by the powerful. When a scapegoat is provided that they can handle, they pounce.
