Guns at the Abyss, a historic novel of suspense, romance and political intrigue, follows one woman's attempt to prevent the spreading cataclysm of events that ignite World War I. 
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne triggers allied Germany to flex its military muscle across Europe. Unpatriotic protests foment among German socialists - flaunted brazenly by Rosa Liber, a charming but unstable activist. She schemes to paralyze monocratic German authority before millions die heedlessly in the Great War.

Guns at the Abyss is a novelistic political stage show replete with a realistic cast of government bureaucrats, dignitaries, military leaders and soldiers, patriots and radicals, actual city and street names, parks and buildings, true-to-life details of period dress, decoration, pomp, charm, period viewpoint, sexuality, and voyeurism.

      John Sammon’s soulful searching drama provides an enlightening reckoning on the hollowed abyss of humanity from unchecked power, exploitation, and war.