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It was a conversation over a few martinis with a stranger in a San Francisco bar that kick-started Chris Hoover's book.
Hoover told the businessman about his obsession with 9/11, and what he believes to be the “truth” behind the event.
“I started talking about 9/11. He said, ‘Chris, when you first sat down I thought you were a complete wack-job ... but you've obviously done a lot of research ... my question to you is: What are you going to do about it?”
So Hoover, a Summit County resident who lived in Virginia Beach at the time, went home and thought. That was more than 10 years ago.
“I have this really vivid imagination. The rest, as they say, is history,” Hoover said.
Hoover wove his theories, some real life experiences and a fictional story together to create a book: “Imagine Freedom: Imagine a Future Without Fear.” The novel, a decade in the making, has just been released and will be celebrated tonight with a book signing at the Fifth Avenue Grill in Frisco.
“When people ask me about my book I say it starts as a conspiracy theory about 9/11 and morphs into a 2012 prophecy,” Hoover said. “But there's a lot more in-between.”
Main character Reed Allen is an ex- New York City street fighter turned Navy Seal turned writer about the Oklahoma City bombing and 9/11. The FBI target Reed and his girlfriend Sierra, and after being abducted and tortured, the couple is finally rescued by a pro-Constitution underground movement named Imagine Freedom. The two endure a series of events to fight for their cause: a stand-off in the mountains in Montana, a forced exile to the remote jungles of Costa Rica and an attack against a corrupt government, which leads to a worldwide revolution. While in Costa Rica, Reed meets a shaman who tells him a dream he had over 20 years ago is actually tied to ancient Indian legend, and that Reed's arrival is confirmation that a mystical prophecy will soon manifest.
The story is actually “as much of a journal as it is a book,” Hoover said — it was partly inspired by a dream he had over 20 years ago.
Hoover, who works a day job as a consultant for a digital marketing group, would love to see “Imagine Freedom” become a bestseller, or even the basis for a movie. The book has already been slated for future sale at The Next Page in Frisco and Tattered Cover in Denver, and he has already started the beginnings of a sequel.
“It's the biggest accomplishment of my life,” Hoover said.
Hoover told the businessman about his obsession with 9/11, and what he believes to be the “truth” behind the event.
“I started talking about 9/11. He said, ‘Chris, when you first sat down I thought you were a complete wack-job ... but you've obviously done a lot of research ... my question to you is: What are you going to do about it?”
So Hoover, a Summit County resident who lived in Virginia Beach at the time, went home and thought. That was more than 10 years ago.
“I have this really vivid imagination. The rest, as they say, is history,” Hoover said.
Hoover wove his theories, some real life experiences and a fictional story together to create a book: “Imagine Freedom: Imagine a Future Without Fear.” The novel, a decade in the making, has just been released and will be celebrated tonight with a book signing at the Fifth Avenue Grill in Frisco.
“When people ask me about my book I say it starts as a conspiracy theory about 9/11 and morphs into a 2012 prophecy,” Hoover said. “But there's a lot more in-between.”
Main character Reed Allen is an ex- New York City street fighter turned Navy Seal turned writer about the Oklahoma City bombing and 9/11. The FBI target Reed and his girlfriend Sierra, and after being abducted and tortured, the couple is finally rescued by a pro-Constitution underground movement named Imagine Freedom. The two endure a series of events to fight for their cause: a stand-off in the mountains in Montana, a forced exile to the remote jungles of Costa Rica and an attack against a corrupt government, which leads to a worldwide revolution. While in Costa Rica, Reed meets a shaman who tells him a dream he had over 20 years ago is actually tied to ancient Indian legend, and that Reed's arrival is confirmation that a mystical prophecy will soon manifest.
The story is actually “as much of a journal as it is a book,” Hoover said — it was partly inspired by a dream he had over 20 years ago.
Hoover, who works a day job as a consultant for a digital marketing group, would love to see “Imagine Freedom” become a bestseller, or even the basis for a movie. The book has already been slated for future sale at The Next Page in Frisco and Tattered Cover in Denver, and he has already started the beginnings of a sequel.
“It's the biggest accomplishment of my life,” Hoover said.
