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The spell of London ReviewIn Balance of Power, Richard North Patterson follows up on his previous novel, Protect and Defend, by presenting another story about a political hot button issue. Instead of abortion, this time the topic is guns. Unfortunately, the politics wind up being more important than the plot and the result is a book that is merely above average, not really great.
The story focuses on recurring character Kerry Kilcannon, the charismatic President saddled with an opposition Congress. After members of Kilcannon's wife's family are killed in a mass murder with a high-powered gun, Kerry - already an advocate of gun control - steps up the pressure to restrict access to certain weapons. Opposing him are the Sons of the Second Amendment (SSA)- an obvious substitute for the NRA - who are extreme in their views and willing to resort to any level of dirty tricks to win.
There is a semblance of political balance here, but there are no doubts where Patterson's sympathies lie. And while these views often parallel my own, that doesn't make me enjoy this book any more. Instead, this book often seems to be little more than a slanted political debate. While not all the pro-gun people are villains, all the villains are pro-gun.
Anyone who is pro-gun is likely to hate this book and it's not good enough to win anyone over. Certainly, when compared to another recent political novel that I've read - Michael Crichton's State of Fear - Patterson's novel shines. Both emphasize politics over plot (although with distinctly different viewpoints), but at least Patterson's characters are more than talking heads. Indeed, Patterson is a good enough author to make this a high-three star effort, but it is nonetheless a weak book for him.
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