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Originally Posted By Evil_Donkey:
+1 for "Aftermath" by Al Steiner...... It's got "adult situations" and ALOT of them... But if you get to the heart of that book its a really really good book about the SHTF/End of the world. It is set on the west coast and about survival..... VERY good read. Too much hard core erotica for my taste |
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Yeah... After awhile your thinking to yourself.... "DUDE.... Can you spend more time on staying alive and quit thinking with your penis the entire time?" LOL BUT... if you skip past the sex parts of "Aftermath" it's a very well done story of survival after the SHTF...
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"Prepping, to me, is much like a seat belt. I wear a seat belt every time I get behind the wheel. I do not expect to need it. I pray to God that I'll never need it. I'd be ignorant to ignore the possibility that it may save my very life." - Pat
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If you keep in mind the site the story was written for is a SEX story site and not a post-apocalyptic story site, it makes a bit more sense.
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Aftermath is one of my favorite stories & not just for the poon parts It is a very well written book and I read it every year or two. |
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We're currently having our semi-annual city book sale, one of the biggest ones in the country.
http://www.booksale.org/ I always try to hit the first and last days of the sale; first day for the stuff that'll disappear quick, and last day for the cheap remnants. I walked out with about 20 TEOTWAWKI books for my collection on the first day this last weekend. If anyone is looking for a particular hard to find SHTF novel or author , Foxfire book on the cheap, etc, let me know and I'll keep an eye open for you when I go the last day of the sale. |
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Originally Posted By MGNiko:
Aftermath is one of my favorite stories & not just for the poon parts It is a very well written book and I read it every year or two. I hope everybody who's offended by it won't be too offended by TSHTF. There's liable to be lots of sex and violence then, and it might be hard to keep their eyes closed for all of it. |
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Right now I am reading Wastelands, an anthology edited by John Joseph Adams and published by Nightshade Books. Twenty short stories about PAW societies. Half way through it and the stories are so-so.
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Last night I downloaded a sample of "Patriots".
The opening sequence read like something from the current headlines. I downloaded the whole eBook this morning.... |
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"We live in an era where nothing is a surprise and everything is an outrage." - Rush Limbaugh
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The Granddaddy of all EOTWAWKI books:
The Last Man by Mary Shelley http://books.google.com/books?id=qL8NAAAAQAAJ&dq=inauthor:Mary+inauthor:Shelley&lr=&as_brr=1 edit: since others have posted a list of their collection, i will do the same. I am sure I've missed a few that are scattered in the rest of my collection, but here goes. A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller, Jr A Gift Upon the ShoreM.K. Wren A Heritage of StarsClifford D. Simak A Hunters FireFloyd D. Dale A Hymn Before BattleJohn Ringo A meeting at CorvalisS.M. Stirling A Sweet Sweet SummerJane Gaskell A Time for DragonsGary Gentile After the BombGloria D. Miklowitz After the RainJohn Bowen AftermathCharles Sheffield AftershockChuck Scarborough AfterwarJanet Morris ( editor ) Against the Fall of NightArthur C. Clarke Against the Tide of Years S.M. Stirling Alas, BabylonPat Frank The Alien YearsRobert Silverberg All Fools dayEdmund Cooper Alongside NightJ. Neil Schulman AgviqMichael Armstrong Among MadmenJim Starlin, Daina Graziunas The Andromeda StrainMichael Crichton ArielSteven R. Boyett Armageddon 2419 A.D.Philip Francis Nowlan Armageddon’s ChildrenTerry Brooks ArmorJohn Steakley Ashes AshesRene Barjavel AtlantisGreg Donegan Ballroom of the SkiesJohn D. MacDonald BeastsJohn Crowley Between the Strokes of NightCharles Sheffield Beyond ArmageddonWalter M Miller Jr ( editor ) Beyond the Burning LandsJohn Christopher The Black DeathGwyneth Cravens, John S. Marr Black MondayBob Reiss Body Armor: 2000Joe Haldeman ( editor ) Bone DanceEmma Bull The Breaking EarthKeith Laumer Califia’s DaughtersLeigh Richards Cally’s warJohn Ringo, Julie Cochrane The Calling of BaraSheila Sullivan CarriersPatrick Lynch Cataclysm :Day the World DiedDon Pendleton Chapterhouse DuneFrank Herbert Chicago RedR.M. Meluch Childhoods EndArthur C. Clarke Children of DuneFrank Herbert City of IllusionsUrsula K. LeGuin ConquistadorS.M. Stirling Costigan’s NeedleJerry Sohl Countdown to MidnightH. Bruce Franklin ( editor) The Country of the Blind Michael Flynn Damnation AlleyRoger Zelazny Dark DecemberAlfred Coppel Darkening IslandChristopher Priest DavyEdgar Pangborn Dawns Uncertain LightNeal Barrett, Jr The Day After Doomsday Rena Vale The Day New York Went DryCharles Einstein The Day the Oceans Overflowed- Charles L. Fontenay The Day of the DronesA.M. Lightner Daybreak-2250 A.D.Andre Norton Dead MornPiers Anthony, Roberto Fuentes Deadly ImageEdmund Cooper DeathdayWilliam C. Dietz Deep FathomJames Rollins Deus Ex MachinaJ.V. Brummels DhalgrenSamuel R. Delany Dies the FireS.M. Stirling DomainJames Herbert DoomsdayFred Warshofsky Down There in the DarknessGeorge Turner Down to a Sunless SeaDavid Graham The DroughtJ.G. Ballard The Drowned WorldJ. G. Ballard DuneFrank Herbert DustCharles Pellegrino The DyingLeslie Horvitz EarthriseWilliam C. Dietz Earth WinterRichard Moran Earthwreck!Thomas N. Scortia Ecotopia EmergingErnest Callenback The EdictMax Ehrlich EmpireOrson Scott Card The Empire of IceRichard Moran The End of the DreamJohn Brunner ErewhonSamuel Butler Eternity RoadJack McDevitt Evolutions ShoreIan McDonald Exiles TrilogyBen Bova Exit EarthMartin Caidin Fallen AngelsLarry Niven, jerry Pournelle, Michael Flynn False DawnChelsea Quinn Yarbro Farnham’s FreeholdRobert A. Heinlein Fire LanceDavid Mace FireworksJames A. Moore The First to AwakenGranville Hicks FootfallLarry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Footprints of ThunderJames F. David The Forever HeroL.E. Modesitt, Jr The Forever WarJoe Haldeman Future PrimitiveKim Stanley Robinson ( editor ) The Gate to Women’s CountrySheri S. Tepper Gorgon ChildSteven Barnes The Green RainPaul Tabori GreybeardBrian W. Aldiss Gust FrontJohn Ringo The HarvestRobert Charles Wilson HeatArthur Herzog Heavy WeatherBruce Sterling Hell’s FaireJohn Ringo Hello AmericaJ.G. Ballard Here Abide MonstersAndre Norton Heretics of DuneFrank Herbert Hiero’s JourneySterling E. Lanier The Hot ZoneRichard Preston IceAnna Kavan Ice!Arnold Federbush Ice and IronWilson Tucker The Ice SchoonerMichael Moorcock Ice QuakeCrawford Kilian Ill WindKevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason The ImmortalsTracy Hickman In The DriftTerry Carr ( editor ) Island in the Sea of Time S.M. Stirling IrisWilliam Barton. Michael capobiango IronmasterPatrick Tilley The Last BreathEugene Carl Shaffer The Last Hope of EarthLan Wright The Last ShipWilliam Brinkley The Last World WarDayton Ward Level 7Mordecai Roshwald Logans RunWilliam F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson Logans WorldWilliam F. Nolan The Long Afternoon of EarthBrian Aldiss The Long TomorrowLeigh Brackett Long Voyage BackLuke Rhinehart The Long WinterJohn Christopher Looking BackwardEdward Bellamy The Lost ContinentEdgar Rice Burroughs Lost HorizonJames Hilton Lucifers HammerLarry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Make Room! Make Room! Harry Harrison MalevilRobert Merle The Man Who AwokeLawrence Manning The Marked ManCharles Ingrid The Martian ChroniclesRay Bradbury Maximum IceKay Kenyon MemoriesMike McQuay Mister TouchMalcom Bosse MockingbirdWalter Tevis MoonfallJack McDevitt Nature’s EndWhitley Strieber, james Kunetka NervesLester Del Ray The Nitrogen FixHal Clement No Room For manRalph S. Clem, Martin Harry Greenberg (editors ) Not This AugustC.M. Kornbluth The Nuclear CatastropheBett Pohnka, Barbara C. Griffin O-ZonePaul Theroux October the First is Too LateFred Hoyle On the BeachNevil Shute Orion Shall RisePoul Anderson Other AmericasNorman Spinrad ( editor ) The Parasite WarTim Sullivan The Past Through TomorrowRobert A. Heinlein The Peace WarVernor Vinge People of the SkyClaire Bell Perfect PeopleRobert Lieberman Phantom RegimentsRobert Adams ( editor ) The PlagueAlbert Camus Plague WarJeff Carlson Plague YearJeff Carlson Pockets of ResistanceWill Sundown The PostmanDavid Brin Pulling ThroughDean Ing The Puppet MastersRobert A. Heinlein Pure BloodMike McQuay The Purple CloudM.P. Shiel Queen City JazzKathleen Ann Goonan Re-BirthJohn Wyndham Red AlertPeter Bryant Red ShadowsYvonne Navarro Revolt in 2100Robert A. Heinlein Rings of IcePiers Anthony Riverworld series##Philip Jose Farmer The RoadCormac McCarthy The Ruins of EarthThomas M. Disch ( editor ) Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman-Walter M. Miller, Jr The Scourge of GodS.M. Stirling The Sea is Boiling HotGeorge Bamber The Sheep Look UpJohn Brunner Shudder ChildWarren C. Norwood Single CombatDean Ing Some Will Not DieAldis Budrys The Steel, the Mist, and The Blazing Sun- Christopher Anvil The Stone WarMedline E. Robins The Sunrise LandsS.M. Stirling SupernovaRoger MacBride, Eric Kotani Survival 2000 series:James McPhee Blood Quest Frozen Fire Renegade War Survival MarginCharles Eric Maine Survival WorldFrank Belknap Long SurvivorsJohn Nahmlos The Sword of the SpiritsJohn Christopher Thunder of TimeJames F. David The Time ConnectionThomas F. Monteleone The Time of the Great FreezeRobert Silverberg Time StormGordon R. Dickson The Time Swept CityThomas F. Monteleone Tomorrow!Philip Wylie The Trinity Paradox*Kevin J Anderson, Doug Beason TriumphPhilip Wylie Twilight of the CityCharles Platt Under the City of Angels Jerry Earl Brown The Vampire Earth series E.E. Knight VandenbergOliver Lange Vault of the AgesPoul Anderson VectorHenry Sutton Voices of HopeDavid Feintuch Voyage from YesteryearJames P. Hogan Walden TwoB.F. Skinner WandererDonald E. McQuinn War and PeaceStanley Schmidt ( editor ) War DayWhitley Strieber, James Kunetka A War of ShadowsJack L. Chalker WarriorDonald E. McQueen WastelandsJohn Joseph Adams ( editor ) Watch the RhineJohn Ringo, Tom Kratman Waters of DeathIrving A. Greenfield The Way the World Ends James Morrow When the Devil DancesJohn Ringo When Worlds CollideEdwin Balmer, Philip Wylie Where The Late Birds SangKate Wilhelm Wild CountryDean Ing The Wild ShoreKim Stanley Robinson The Wind From Nowhere J.G. Ballard WintermindMarvin Kaye. Parke Godwin Winters DaughterCharles Whitmore WitchDonald E. McQuinn Wolf and IronGordon R. Dickson The Wounded PlanetRoger Elwood, Virginia Kidd ( editors ) Year of the CloudTed Thomas, Kate Wilhelm The Year of the Quiet Sun Wilson Tucker Yellow EyesJohn Ringo, Tom Kratman 8.4Peter Hernon 40 Minute WarJanet & Chris Morris 1633 ( and sequels )Eric Flint 43,000 Years LaterHorace Coon * Not PAW. Time travel ## Not PAW, but interesting story |
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Just finished 'the passage" by justin cronin, 800 + page book, very well written and has alot of survival, end of the world type basis.
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This was kind of an unusual find. Helping the kids sort through books to read over the summer, came across one my 13-year old daughter had ordered through the school book club (you know, the little flyer things they bring home every few weeks). It was "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Both my 13 and 10-year old girls had read it, and I opened it up and read the first few pages.
Now I can't hardly put it down! Storyline is an asteroid strike on the moon, shifting the moon's orbit, and the ensuing calamity. It's actually quite good, and very readable even for an adult. It's told from the perspective of a teenage Pennsylvania girl's journal, and goes into the grocery, fuel and other shortages that are the regular fodder for most SHTF books. But again, it's pretty good, and the best part is it held the interest of both my girls. I was wondering why they never seem to question why we have such a large pantry! This book is the first in a trilogy. Ordering the others today. ETA:a link |
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"What luck for the rulers that men don't think." -- Adolf Hitler, April 1945
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There's another series of books written for teens, called Firebrats, by Barbara and Scott Siegel. It wasn't too bad, but kind of hard to find. Also, younger readers might find the book Into the Forest, by Jean Heglund interesting.
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Just finished "The Long Emergency" by James Howard Kunstler. If you haven't read it, you really should. More than any of the other things that are a bit fantastic like EMPs, etc., Peak Oil will be a future challenge to the entire society as we know it, within the next 20 years.
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I read The Long Emergency and liked it overall, but I didn't like the part where he said other areas might have problems with anarchy, but he figures his area should be safe(immune to that, I guess), and he seems to have a liberal bias against guns, but other than that I thought the book was good.
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Yeah, I agree, it's funny how he thinks his neck of the woods will be the best place to be. I personally don't think the South will be as horrible as he points it out to be as there is still a lot of agricultural know-how and land down here, plus winter up north won't be too pleasant under the circumstances imagined in that book, IMHO. Larger cities are, of course, going to be a bad place to be regardless of where in the country it is. The book definitely has a lot of merit left to it still, even though he's quite biased. Too many people are either ignorant of peak oil or are to "jiminy cricket" in their thinking that some miracle technology is going to pop up and save us at the last minute (like in a good hollywood flick). The future will not spare those who aren't willing to look at what's coming at them and do something about it.
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Two that I do not think were mentioned:
The original EOTWAWKI book is the Bible. I think it coined most of the apocalyptic terms. Good read. Big cliff hanger at the end ... Also, I remember a series back in the 80s called The Survivalist. As a kid I enjoyed it. I remember it being weird with the frozen sleep/aging deal but still enjoyed it. Also read many of those mentioned. Just finished Alas, Babylon a couple days ago. Loved it for what it was considering when it was. Reading Patriots actually led me to ar15.com folks who brought me to this site so you know I got love for that now even though it got a little fluffy at times. Pulled an all nighter on The Road earlier this year. I got a little boy so that became first person real quick. Amazingly talented writer. Haunted me. Tonight it's Clockwork Orange and then One Second After. After reading all these books I can tell you one thing for sure......... no matter how prepared I am, life is going to suck if the shit hits the fan. |
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The revolution is inevitable
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I remember the ads from when I was a kid. Always wanted a copy for that reason (Otherwise I hate graphic novels.) Dr Craig in NZ was supposed to send me a zerox copy but i never got it. There was also a cartoon strip in Eagle Magazine.
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Originally Posted By Shays:
Yeah, I agree, it's funny how he thinks his neck of the woods will be the best place to be. I personally don't think the South will be as horrible as he points it out to be as there is still a lot of agricultural know-how and land down here, plus winter up north won't be too pleasant under the circumstances imagined in that book, IMHO. quote] What part of the country was he advocating for |
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"I picked the place I live in for a reason. I feel confident that I am in a good place. It will hardly be untouched by the Long Emergency, but we are surrounded by excellent farmland here and I think my little corner of upstate New York may remain generally civilized."
That's what he wrote. I disagree, and wouldn't consider ANY part of New York a good place to be in bad times. |
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Originally Posted By FourDeuce:
"I picked the place I live in for a reason. I feel confident that I am in a good place. It will hardly be untouched by the Long Emergency, but we are surrounded by excellent farmland here and I think my little corner of upstate New York may remain generally civilized." That's what he wrote. I disagree, and wouldn't consider ANY part of New York a good place to be in bad times. Really.... and what exactly do you know of Upstate? Has some of the best fishing in the world, abundant large/small game hunting, wild fruits and vegs, wild mushrooms, thousands and thousands of square miles of forest. |
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Originally Posted By GloryBigs:
Originally Posted By FourDeuce:
"I picked the place I live in for a reason. I feel confident that I am in a good place. It will hardly be untouched by the Long Emergency, but we are surrounded by excellent farmland here and I think my little corner of upstate New York may remain generally civilized." That's what he wrote. I disagree, and wouldn't consider ANY part of New York a good place to be in bad times. Really.... and what exactly do you know of Upstate? I know that it's way too close to New York City and several other cities for my taste. Has some of the best fishing in the world, abundant large/small game hunting, wild fruits and vegs, wild mushrooms, thousands and thousands of square miles of forest. So do lots of other areas not located near millions of other people. |
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Metro 2033 is an excellent read
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Can't say if it is "good" yet,as I just started it, but I just bought " Liberation Being the Adventures of the Slick Six After the Collapse of the United States of America" by Brian Francis Slatery. I wont be too upset if its bad, since I bought it off the discount rack at the clearance bookstore.
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I never thought about it before but I recently re-read Robinson Crusoe and itis a great SHTF book. It really focuses on the measures needed to be undertaken to produce self sustainability for a long duration. After the research and planning I have done for my prepping, it has me taking a new look at the same story.
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Started re-reading Patriots: surviving the coming collapse by J. W. Rawles. The first time through I had a hard time putting it down. It is not the best literary work I've read, but it is good. The story doesn't flow that smoothly and the characters could be developed a bit more. But it is very believable. Not sure about the ending though, but who knows. Still lots of great info in the book. I highly recommend it.
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Originally Posted By midmo:
This was kind of an unusual find. Helping the kids sort through books to read over the summer, came across one my 13-year old daughter had ordered through the school book club (you know, the little flyer things they bring home every few weeks). It was "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Both my 13 and 10-year old girls had read it, and I opened it up and read the first few pages. Now I can't hardly put it down! Storyline is an asteroid strike on the moon, shifting the moon's orbit, and the ensuing calamity. It's actually quite good, and very readable even for an adult. It's told from the perspective of a teenage Pennsylvania girl's journal, and goes into the grocery, fuel and other shortages that are the regular fodder for most SHTF books. But again, it's pretty good, and the best part is it held the interest of both my girls. I was wondering why they never seem to question why we have such a large pantry! This book is the first in a trilogy. Ordering the others today. ETA:a link Do they still read "The Girl Who Owned a City" in school? |
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I'd love to read Unintended Consequences but I just can't read it on the computer. Makes my eyes bleed. When I try to read it on my phone I get real tired of dragging the screen right and left so that doesn't work. I'd like to have a copy but have you seen what they want for it lately? HOLY CRAP!
I've read Patriots and Lights Out of course. Really liked both of those. The last 2 weeks (vacation) I've read- Apocalypse Law, John Grit (father and son story that kinda pulled at the heartstrings) The Birth of the Peacekeepers, Ricky Sides (cheesy... but whatev.. it was a summer read, ya know?) The Walk (quick read) The Jakarta Pandemic, Steven Konkoly (actually still working on this one) The Raggedy Edge (lots of flaws but entertaining) I'm hooked on reading on my Kindle for iphone. Man... it's the only way to go! Dr's office, waiting on the kids, in bed, lunch? I ALWAYS have a book to read! It's excellent. |
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Just read, A LAND OF ASH. It's a collection of short stories about the Yellowstone Caldera erupting. Very good.
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I miss you Dad. 2/2/31- 11/8/07.
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Just picked up Patriots and One Second After...
Having a very hard time putting Patriots down.... But just enough will power to post to ARFCOM |
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A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter Miller is a classic.
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Reading Patriots at the moment, really enjoying it.
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I miss you Dad. 2/2/31- 11/8/07.
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Already Mentioned but I really love the Patriots :)
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Don't know if its been mentioned already, I'm not going through 8 pages of reading lists, but I just finished the "American Apocalypse" series by Nova. Its pretty good, gets a little hokey toward the end of the second book, but its entertaining.
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"Let an earthquake crumble it, let the fires rage, let it burn to fucking ash and then let the waters rise and submerge this whole rat-infested place."
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Got suckered into reading "Patriots" by the posts here, and even a year after having read it, the very thought of that book still pisses me off...
I find it completely asinine that the so-called "Patriots" in this book have the nerve to claim to be "the good guys" while ambushing, disarming, interrogating, strip-searching, & basically accosting every single PASSERBY on a PUBLIC roadway at gun-point, to which they afterward may rob or summarily execute at whim. So much utter BS this book contains... . |
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Originally Posted By FlDiveCop71:
Got suckered into reading "Patriots" by the posts here, and even a year after having read it, the very thought of that book still pisses me off... I find it completely asinine that the so-called "Patriots" in this book have the nerve to claim to be "the good guys" while ambushing, disarming, interrogating, strip-searching, & basically accosting every single PASSERBY on a PUBLIC roadway at gun-point, to which they afterward may rob or summarily execute at whim. So much utter BS this book contains... . Not to mention the fact that the rest of the book reads more like a SHTF grocery list than an actual story. |
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Originally Posted By Hurricane01:
Originally Posted By FlDiveCop71:
Got suckered into reading "Patriots" by the posts here, and even a year after having read it, the very thought of that book still pisses me off... I find it completely asinine that the so-called "Patriots" in this book have the nerve to claim to be "the good guys" while ambushing, disarming, interrogating, strip-searching, & basically accosting every single PASSERBY on a PUBLIC roadway at gun-point, to which they afterward may rob or summarily execute at whim. So much utter BS this book contains... . Not to mention the fact that the rest of the book reads more like a SHTF grocery list than an actual story. That, and I went when they started praying in ancient Aramaeic. I'm reading the new book now, and it doesn't go off on as many tangents, but man is it preachy. Kinda felt the same way about the Shattered series. Maybe there really are people that act/talk that way, but I've sure never met any. |
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Originally Posted By Hurricane01:
Originally Posted By FlDiveCop71:
Got suckered into reading "Patriots" by the posts here, and even a year after having read it, the very thought of that book still pisses me off... I find it completely asinine that the so-called "Patriots" in this book have the nerve to claim to be "the good guys" while ambushing, disarming, interrogating, strip-searching, & basically accosting every single PASSERBY on a PUBLIC roadway at gun-point, to which they afterward may rob or summarily execute at whim. So much utter BS this book contains... . Not to mention the fact that the rest of the book reads more like a SHTF grocery list than an actual story. I read this book four years ago and this SHTF shopping list was exactly what I needed at the time. Now four yrs later, and having prepped for the same amount of time, I still use Patriots as a reference source. Not only a good read but a very practical one for newbies. |
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Originally Posted By resteva:
I read this book four years ago and this SHTF shopping list was exactly what I needed at the time. Now four yrs later, and having prepped for the same amount of time, I still use Patriots as a reference source. Not only a good read but a very practical one for newbies. ...........Not sure if serious. |
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Some very good and cheap kindle reads are the SHTF fiction by Jacqueline Druga. Its perhaps more chic-lit friendly. Less wooden characters. Fewer ex-green berets (although some, of course).
Also, while I mention it, whats up with SHTF fiction having a protagonist who is ex-special forces or military intelligence? Its ridiculous how many of these stories involve uber-soldiers or american ninjas. I think there is a weird niche for SHTF fiction a la Robinson Crusoe... something that focuses on survival in terms of food, not scavenging. Something that doesn't have its climax a battle between the ninja delta force agent and his motley friends versus the mutant zombies bikers. And while I'm feeling critical, its very odd to me that many stories start from a place of sincere adulation for the constitution and downright libertarian ideals... and up in a communitarian at best, dictatorial feudalism at worst (with aforementioned spec forces ninja drafted to be the president-for-life george washington of the survivors). Not of lot of democracy at the end of the world, I guess. Realistic, but it still seems odd. Part of the appeal of the SHTF genre, if such a thing exists, is that its a return of the halcyon pioneer days. I dunno, our rural roots, fewer people and the challenge to be industrious. But the focus of stories is always on the shoot em up western. |
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Patriots is excellent. Recently read One Second After and it stood my hair on end and gave me a lot to think about how people will survive post TEOTWAWKI... a lot of people aren't going to make it. I just recently finished reading A Distant Eden... the Army decides to reduce forces and musters out a squad of special forces types who run around Texas bringing law and order as well as covering for their main group. A quick read and highly entertaining.
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Just finished 77 days in september. Really good read.
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" Yes, Milk is food for kings and is the foundation for a stable society."
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Originally Posted By FIRE310:
Just finished 'the passage" by justin cronin, 800 + page book, very well written and has alot of survival, end of the world type basis. Book just came out this past week I believe. This book is awesome! I read this when it first came out and really enjoyed it. This is the first of 3 books he's writing and the second installment comes out in Oct. I read the preview of the first chapter and if the rest of the book is as good, the second one might be even better. It sounds a little strange from the book description but it will not disappoint. |
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Been on a reading spree as of late, figured I'd add to this thread. Finished the following.
77 Days in September –– good read, just enough action to keep you going, much less than other books. Author does a good job of looking at what Joe Average would go through, compared to the former military/Tier 1 operators in a lot of other books, see below. Also, a good discussion of how a lot of what we know, or are used to, will be challenged and beliefs put to the test. The Earth Abides - interesting premise, but I only made it about half way through. The book becomes a philosophical examination of everything from education to over population. I usually read after the kids go to bed and by this time of night, I really don't want to slog through philosophy 101 again. Lucifer's Hammer - takes a while to set the stage, but a great read. Interesting take on what a community could do to survive and how people could quickly revert to previous fuedal forms of government, arranged marriages, etc. One Second After - good take on an EMP. I liked Lights Out better, however. The hero here was retired military, which is crucial to the plot line. Another good examination of how a community will have to drastically change and revert back to previous forms of governing to survive. Holding Their Own - overall a good book. Not as well written as some of the other books. The plot line goes from zero to TEOTWAWKI and leaves a lot out. The main character is high speed, low drag and manages to always come out on top and just happens to have the proper tool/weapon stored in the back of his truck - need a smoke grenade, it just happens to be hangin' on to his uber tactical vest. I've previously read Alas Babylon, probably one of the best (a long w/ Lucifer's Hammer) written, Deep Winter, Cold Camp, and at the other end of the writing spectrum Rawle's book Patriots. I have loaded in my kindle account the follow up to Holding Their Own and am currently reading New World: Chaos. |
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Here's two that haven't been mentioned in this thread.
Both were kindle purchases and money well spent for a good story. Cordyceps by Ian Duncan - Zombie like SHTF story. Wool by Hugh Howey - It's a 5 book series. Post APOC scenario. Excellent character development and intriguing concept that I haven't come accross yet in my reading. |
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I just finished Mountain Man by Keith Blackmore.
Overall it was an enjoyable read and hard to put down. I finished it in roughly 4 hours on my kindle. It is a Zombie book but they seem to be more of a side thing once the story really develops. I liked it for many things but it touched on some of the topics we regularly discuss/dbate. Alcohol, depression, toilet paper, floss, etc. I'm loading up Safari - Book Two |
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Originally Posted By morglan:
Originally Posted By Hurricane01:
Originally Posted By FlDiveCop71:
Got suckered into reading "Patriots" by the posts here, and even a year after having read it, the very thought of that book still pisses me off... I find it completely asinine that the so-called "Patriots" in this book have the nerve to claim to be "the good guys" while ambushing, disarming, interrogating, strip-searching, & basically accosting every single PASSERBY on a PUBLIC roadway at gun-point, to which they afterward may rob or summarily execute at whim. So much utter BS this book contains... . Not to mention the fact that the rest of the book reads more like a SHTF grocery list than an actual story. That, and I went when they started praying in ancient Aramaeic. I'm reading the new book now, and it doesn't go off on as many tangents, but man is it preachy. Kinda felt the same way about the Shattered series. Maybe there really are people that act/talk that way, but I've sure never met any. Yep finished Patriots about a week ago and just did not care for it. Looking for a new read and might try Lucifers hammer. |
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Check out Shawn Chesser's Surviving the zombie apocalypse series: Trudge, Soldier on, and In Harms way. Pretty good read IMO, the 4th in the series is due out this fall sometime.
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Anyone read "The Passage"?
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So you are saying God hates these endangered ducks?
No, I am just saying that if God liked ducks they wouldn't be endangered. |
Originally Posted By Dace:
Anyone read "The Passage"? I read it, long but good. I hear they are doing another, a prequel maybe? |
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-Hi, my name is RuKuS, and I'm a ARcoholic.
-Oh, I am sorry, I thought this was a forum where people give their opinions, exchange ideas and give/ask for help. My mistake. |
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