Jeremiah, a self-styled, modern-day prophet, inspires millions of his followers to move to New America, a utopian colony centered in South Dakota and surrounding states. They buy land, establish businesses, create new cities and take over the machinery of government-including the National Guard and State Police. With financing from abroad, Jeremiah s mercenary army seizes a fleet of stealth bombers and occupies a nuclear power plant near Washington, D.C. Jeremiah s demand that the federal government recognize New American as an independent state creates a military and constitutional crisis. The forces that oppose Jeremiah include his old nemesis, former FBI agent Steve Wallace, and his wife, Laura Delaney, an ex-television journalist who is the object of Jeremiah s obsession. * * *

Lovers of conspiracy theories will enjoy this fast-paced novel. -"Booklist."