First off, yes I am the author's husband. So take my review with however many grains of salt you feel you must. 

Dark Glen is set in a future where the government, and society, have gone completely off the rails. It follows the attempts of people who stand firm in their desire to live life following traditional family values and the constitution. The reader will not find hate speech (except maybe at the seriously wicked politicians). They will find a positive outlook for everyone in their community. This small community is made up of people from several social, religious, cultural and racial backgrounds.

They meet with another community of decidedly different people; creations of scientists interested in what they could do without considering if they should. I found it to be very imaginative, refreshing and creative. We get an ensemble versus a single hero. Cooperation, ingenuity and realism. Basically the author's vision of what a rebuilding could be when people decide to rebuild rather than continue to destroy. Several early readers commented on the story's predictions of current events when written a year ago.

There is a trigger warning, mainly because of some negative feedback Sonya received from early readers. That's okay, but keep in mind Dark Glen is not a political manifesto. It is a work of speculative fiction looking at one possibility. For me it fills the bill of what I like to read; post-apocalyptic, fantasy and escapism. I truly think that if the reader looks at the story that way, they will find a highly enjoyable book. Trying to turn it into a socio-political treatise will probably lead to frustration. Enjoy!

Mike