Bill Schweitzer's Reviews > Rebels and Saints: Catching Freedom

Fitting Conclusion to an Enthralling Dystopian Series

I’d been waiting anxiously for the conclusion to this engaging series, and it did not disappoint. Gibson does a masterful job of pulling several disparate story lines together, weaving the tales of several characters into a spell-binding chronicle of a not-so-distant future where lasses-faire economics have allowed one giant corporation, ironically named GreenCorps, to control virtually everything in the United States. The result has been crushing poverty, starvation and water-shortages for the bulk of the population, while GreenCorps executives live lives of obscene wealth and debauchery.
The resistance to the GreenCorps stranglehold has split into two factions, The Saints, who hide out in remote areas to grow their own crops and attempt to live at peace, and The Rebels, who actively oppose GreenCorps by building their own resistance, spreading the viable seeds from hidden bunkers, and encouraging GreenCorps workers to join their cause. The individual stories are fraught with danger and adventure, as well as heart-warming romance. To give away the conclusion would be telling, but this series is not to be missed. If you haven’t read the first two books of this series, Switching Tracks, and The Long Haul, start there, if you’re a fan of dystopian thrillers spiced with a healthy dollop of romance, this series is for you!