Childless: A Novel

by James Dobson, Kurt Bruner Narrated by Bernard Setaro Clark

Overview

The second installment in the riveting new trilogy from Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner transports readers to a not-too-distant future when the young and healthy strain under the burden of a rapidly aging population.

Everyone is nervous about how Judge Victor Santiago will rule. The case involved the tragic demise of a loving mother and her disabled son. A common medical procedure has somehow created havoc across the legal and economic landscape. The president's popular Youth Initiative is losing momentum. Political and economic fortunes are at stake. That's why someone, somewhere, would rather put the judge in his grave than risk a wrong decision.

Tyler Cain, a once respected police detective turned sleazy private investigator, has been pulled into the middle of events way above his pay grade. He hopes the case will restore some measure of dignity. But does he have what it takes to find the potential assassin before time runs out?

He seeks help from Julia Davidson, a newly married journalist, who finds herself torn between the influence she craves and the husband she loves. She wants significance. But he wants a child. In Fatherless, Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner depicted a time in which present-day trends come to sinister fruition. This eagerly awaited follow-up vividly imagines what happens when the abiding joys of parenthood are exchanged for the gradual deterioration of a CHILDLESS world.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

11/15/2013
The year is 2043, and America is struggling under the weight of its aging and sickly population. The country awaits a ruling by Judge Santiago on whether the elderly population should be euthanized to make room for the young. The battle rages on both sides of the debate, and soon the judge is receiving death threats. The second volume in the authors' dystopian trilogy (after Fatherless) explores the question of what is better for society, "making it easier for young people to marry and raise children and foster a society that welcomes the wisdom and support of our elderly…[or] pressure them toward the grave." VERDICT As founder of the socially conservative Focus on the Family organization, evangelical Christian author Dobson has his many fans, and this volume might also interest readers interested in examining these ethical dilemmas.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170147434
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Edition description:	Unabridged

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