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Ascending Power

3/7/2020

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​Billy Strikeleather is returning home to the Chinati Indian Reservation after a washed up NFL career.  He returns to help his uncle, Sam with something that has been happening in the hot springs on the reservation.  In college, Billy earned a geology degree and suspects that the issues of the hot springs has something to do with the hydraulic fracturing nearby.  However, as soon as Billy and Sam reach the springs, they are shot at.  Billy does get a small sample from the spring and recognizes it as dysprosium, a rare earth mineral he studied in college that could have the ability to wreak havoc on the energy and big oil markets and give a payday to the Chinati people.  Billy's discovery begins a whirlwind of trouble as every player tries to get their hands into the dysprosium source for different reasons.


Ascending Power highlights the modern day David and Goliath struggle between energy corporations and Native Americans.  From the very beginning I was grabbed by the action, suspense and Billy's character.  I liked that Billy was struggling and was invested in using a skill other than football to save his town.  The narration begins from his point of view and I wanted to see the rest of the story through his eyes; however, in order to get the full view of the many different sides of the story, the point of view changed hands many different times.  With the numerous characters, I felt that not all of them were fully fleshed out and some became a stereotyped or caricatured version of themselves.  The suspense and many plot twists kept me reading and I'm glad that Billy story felt resolved.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

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