Endorsements:
“The somewhat startling theme is of how to pay for society’s needs and reduce income tax all during an international banking crisis … This novel deserves a high rating for its boldness and success in giving an otherwise rather academic topic a somewhat surprising appeal. I was sceptical that the subject could be given the justice it deserves through a novel, but I was wrong.”
C.E. Bazlington, Amazon review
“John Stewart’s second political novel is, on one level, a tale of the ‘good man’ in politics: in the vein of Being There, say, or Good as Gold. It is beautifully written, Stewart’s prose is graceful indeed. Entertaining and thought-provoking.”
The Compulsive Reader
“John Stewart’s second political novel is, on one level, a tale of the ‘good man’ in politics: in the vein of Being There, say, or Good as Gold. John Duncan, the President of the United States, and hence the most powerful man in the world, has an epiphany which leads him to a realization of what is wrong with society, the economy and government. This realization, and Duncan’s insistence on truth-telling, brings him into conflict with established interests; and it brings him also to the thought and ideas of the American economist Henry George (1839-1897), particularly his notion of ‘location value’. It is beautifully written, Stewart’s prose is graceful indeed. Entertaining and thought-provoking, it will undoubtedly serve to spark interest in the work and thought of Henry George.”
Paul Kane, Compulsive Reader
“This is an unusual book in that it is enjoyable and entertaining fictional reading which simultaneously outlines simple but feasible economic solutions to the USA’s problems. It is surprisingly appropriate at this moment to the dilemma which is being faced by the world and the American people in particular. John Stewart shows extraordinary powers of subtle perception of character. The courage and words of this fictitious president are quite moving at times. The book left me quite uplifted at the end. Excellent.”
Hm Harper, Amazon
“John Stewart’s book represents a new approach to economic analysis: it’s a science-fiction adventure where extra-terrestrials have all the answers. Visitors is a remarkably easy read for a book of such wisdom, and refreshingly relevant in a literary world in which so few novelists are any longer prepared to take on the big social issues of the day. As Einstein observed, “The world cannot get out of its current state of crisis with the same thinking that got it there in the first place”. John Stewart, his alien visitors and the people whose lives they touch, know this all too well. Rarely can such a profound message have been delivered in so stimulating and entertaining a fashion.”
The Guardian, April 2008
