Dystopian Fiction - A five book series of a family coping in a world where most of the world's population is wiped out by a strange plague.
A darn good read; hard to put down! Very plausible plot, especially in light of our current experience with the COVID virus and tyrannical government in Washington.
BOOK-1 (March 2011)
A plague of suspicious origin wipes out ninety-five percent of the world’s population. Is it natural or manmade? There are no immediate answers and most communication and government at all levels is effectively wiped out. Nate Williams' wife and daughter die of the disease leaving him with his thirteen-year-old son, Brian, to survive on their small north Florida farm. In the bedlam of lawlessness and starvation, roving bands of hungry, desperate men attempt to kill them and steal their meager supplies. Deni, a benevolent stranger comes to their aid when a gang of prison escapees raids their home. In the end, it is the father, desperate to save his son, that may give two families and the stranger an opportunity to build a new life in a post-apocalypse world.
BOOK-2 (November 2011)
Former Army Ranger Nate Williams and his thirteen-year-old son try to survive on their small farm with no government to provide law and order. They take in refugees so they may all have a better chance to survive. Together, they farm the land and struggle to feed themselves while guarding against murderous raiders who choose to tsteal and plunder rather than work for survival. Personal bonds are steeled in a post-apocalyptic world where a friend is defended with your life, a foe fought to the death, and refusing to be a victim demands killing without hesitation. The son must rely on his father to build a new moral compass in a land of violence. “Dad and I don’t quit on each other, and we don’t quit on our friends.” But despite best efforts, some are lost and others grievously wounded.BOOK-3 (November 2012)
Nate and Brian take in refugees from nearby towns and toil to survive on their farm. With the help of the National Guard, Nate and his son recover much of their food and tools that were lost to roving raiders. Other than the National Guard's appearance the government remains absent from their lives. Nate and friends are able to build an alliance with other surviving groups to improve their lives and increase safety by mutual assistance and cooperation. They live under the constant threat of attack in a lawless land and constant worries over food supplies. Friends are gained and lost as tragedy hammers them again and they face decisions of serious consequencesBOOK-4 (November 2013)
Nate and Brian have survived over a year in this lawless world, while becoming entangled in the troubles of others, putting their lives in danger to help bring peace to their county. The Army finally moves in and establishes controll with a heavy hand, but lives are saved with their food and medical services. Along with the Army, Deni and other old friends return, and new enemies appear, threatening a tenuous peace and the beginnings of law and justice.BOOK-5 ( August 2014)
Nate, Brian, Deni, and friends continue their struggle to survive in a lawless post-apocalyptic land. Nate reluctantly acts as temporary sheriff, and the people of the community work together to fight hunger and the remaining violent criminals. While investigating the murder of a friend they uncover a government conspiracy that draws the attention of powerful, corrupt men in Washington and they become hunted fugitives. The military does what it can to stand between the people and an unconstitutional government that has been hijacked by wealthy men willing to do anything to consolidate power and rule post-plague America. Even if America survives as a nation, will it be under liberty or tyranny?
