BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Like a modern fairytale, a Crown Prince marries a beautiful girl named Artemis who becomes the heart of the royal family. But this idyllic and happy union is threatened by dark, sinister forces that try to manipulate the princess. Is Artemis really a fairytale princess so many believe her to be or just a puppet that will bring down the entire country? Discover the intriguing answers in The Artemis Phenomenon by author Herbert G. Geist.
Arcadia is a peaceful kingdom, until the Crown Prince marries a girl unable to deal with her new position in life. In The Artemis Phenomenon, Princess Artemis becomes the target of media frenzy, whose coverage range from adoration to disdain and back to adoration and vice versa. The news media continually exploits her position, distorting news, thus, making the princess a foil for the Taliban to seize the country and turn it into an Islamic horror state.
This book deals with the manipulation of public perception by the media, which in the story is capitalized by terrorists to convert a peace-loving country to a place of fear and horror. The author was inspired by the media coverage of Princess Diana, before and after a death caused by obsessive paparazzi. Diana is also a goddess in Roman mythology whose Greek counterpart is Artemis, hence the title, The Artemis Phenomenon.
Elements of high farce, political satire and conspiracy thriller are masterfully interwoven by the author to produce a salutary tale of the power of the media to control and manipulate the lives of us all. Such manipulation in distorting the news no matter how simple, can lead to horrible consequences.
The Artemis Phenomenon -- by Herbert G. Geist
A Fairy Tale That Might Have Happened
Publication Date: September 28, 2006
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