Good TEOTWAWKI Books?

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World War Z by Brooks - a great, realistic battle against world wide zombies. Just out and bought it Saturday.

Great fun.

I like zombies and aliens and nukes better than political civil wars - too depressing. Zombies are more fun.
 
The previously mentioned "America, The Coming Collapse", by James Wesley Rawlins (?) is an excellent read. Ohhh, it has the prerequisite survivalist strong hold in the mountains, ect., ect., ect. But, what's more, it actually has a build up to the "Balloon" that has a very erie "modern day" feel to it. The collapse of Wall Street predicated by a weakened dollar among other things, with a domino effect into economic chaos. It's not too far fetched folks!!!! You may have to dig around to find a copy, but I assure you it will be worth your time. If you're disappointed, I'll buy it from you. Oh yeah, it's subtitled "The End of the World As We Know It", hence the commonly refered to group of subject matter, TEOTWAWKI. Another fairly good read, if for no other purpose than a fictious roller coster ride, is "The Survivalist" series by Jerry Ahern. I do find the earlier volumes to be somewhat better than the latter ones. Another series I believe Mr. Ahern is also the author of is called "The Mercenary". While I understand the "delicate" nature of mentioning such a series on this particular site, it is nonetheless good reading material. happy reading :D.
 
I'm a big fan of Michael Z Williamson's work, Freehold and The Weapon are really thought provoking quasi distant future TEOTEWAKI novels, much like Niven's The Prince, etc. The core is relevant to people today, although they are also fine science fiction novels, much like classic Heinlein.
Post apocalypse as a theme for novels kind of went out in the early 90's, and back in the 80's most of it was no better than Deathlands, which as a Gold Eagle imprint has suffered mightily, starting off well, morphing into the post apoc equvalent of your "adult western" and now fighting for footing as legitimate lower tier science fiction.
Lucifer's Hammer is a classic, and I've managed to aquire a used hardcover to keep.
There's one I can't remember, about a charter captain on a trimaran who escapes DC after a nuclear attack, and eventually they end up somewhere in South America... We had it on the boat when I was part of a charter crew in the 80's, and it really depressed me.
 
"Patriots, Surviving The Coming Collapse" by James Wesley Rawles

Mr. Rawles is a member over at FALFILES, and will sell you a copy.
I got mine from him at a local gunshow,autographed.
 
book called 'virus'.

spoilers below!!!!!!!




about computer guided lazer satalites with ai. usa controled em untill someone put a bug in em and the ai decided that any flying manmade object over 2 meters in length was a potential threat to it. so it shot down every aircraft on earth with its lazers and kept em all grounded permanently. strange book.
 
Another absolutely GREAT read is "Unintended Consequences" by John Ross. This book is a work of fiction, unfortunately to some of us and fortunately for others. However, it does use some factual history as part of the storyline. Be warned, it's BIG; @8.5"x11"x2" and it becomes EXTREMELY difficult to put down the more you read. The storyline is based on the life of a man (Henry Bowman) beginning in early childhood and the government abuses he witnesses as he matures. Finally, as an adult, he draws a line in the sand, and makes a stand. Although a work of fiction, most of this book "could be" pulled from todays headlines. It's truly THAT good folks!!!!!!! You will be angered, saddened, supportive, sickened, happy, righteous, and feel violated yourself by the time you finish. If you only read one more book this year, make it this one. Just for you doubters and flamers; NO, I do not work for, nor receive any compensation in any way, shape, form or fashion for my recommendation. My "payment" if you must, is knowing this is being read and the ideas in it are being shared. Read on; God Bless America and all the Henry Bowman's in it :D
 
rmmoore,,, I really hope that that book becomes what I thought the first time I read it,,, "THIS LOOKS LIKE FUTURE HISTORY IN THE WORLD i WANT TO LIVE IN"

What a wonderful world, if we had a few Henry Bowmans in it.
 
I just finished Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank and enjoyed it immensely. I think the next book in this genre that I'll read is going to be Farnham's Freehold by Robert Heinlein. I've really enjoyed the other Heinlein books that I've read and want to give this one a shot.
 
UtahMiniRevolver: Bill Johnstone, author of the "Ashes" novels, died a few years ago. His publisher is "keeping him alive" to continue his "brand" with new fiction written by house authors.
 
The black and white version of "The Omega Man" or "I am Legend" was "The Last Man on Earth" (1964) starring Vincent Price.

I also enjoyed the "Dies the Fire" series by S.M. Stirling. Just try not to pay attention to his photo on the flyleaf. ;) (Though if I judged every book by the pretentiousness of the author's photo, I'd never read anything:rolleyes: )
 
Some not quite TEOTWAWKI books.

Orphans of the Sky by Heinlein
March Upcountry by John Ringo starts a good series about soldiers stranded ona strange planet.
Mother of Demons by Eric Flint - about colonists to another planet who find disaster and have to figure out how to survive. Aliens also. :)

Tunnel in the Sky by Heinlein, The Postman, and 1632 are all good reads.
 
okay, not really TEOTWAWKI in the traditional sense but it kinda is.

I am trying to find a series of books I read as a young man, in the mid 80's, height of the cold war.

The basic premise of the books some other government took over and rode roughshod over basic freedoms. They even had spy devices taht were designed to look like robins all around everywhere. People got 're-educated' and certian schoolchildrent went to special programs to teach them to be good little informers, would march around in uniform and be in control of the other kids, etc etc.

Anyways, a kid and a few friends form a resistance cell, and paint resistance symbols around town (white rose) and attempt to subvert the new government in subtile ways, for example, one kid is a photographer and he takes pictures that are double edged for publication in the daily news....like a uniformed person in spotless white gloves pointing at garbage making harried kids pick it up....and behind you can see a white rose spraypainted on the buildings.

Of course, 1 kid has a dad that is in a real resistance cell, and there is always a spot where the adults really need something and the 1 kid overhears it, and the kids for some reason are able to get access to it in some odd way (like the test files are kept in the same room as the blueprints to city hall's old tunnel system...)

so anyone else read thsoe books, anyone else recall what they were called?
 
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Very glad to see this Thread revived! There are a lot of good books referenced and recommended within. I've encountered a few good ones since my last post here. Try these out: Enemies Foreign and Domestic, and Domestic Enemies, both by Matthew Bracken. Each is an independant work, although it is better to read them "in order" of historical events. EFaD should be first followed by DE. This is another treatise into fiction, which given the Patriot Act among other things, could very well be pulled from todays headlines. Actually, there are several references to modern events found within. Since these books were "written and published" in 2003 and 2006 respectively, there is a chilling "flavor of today" in them. STRONGLY recommend them to anyone who has illusions of the possible outcomes of Anti-Terrorism laws :cuss: !!!!!!
Another book I'm currently reading is Molon Labe, by Boston T. Party. Having just started, it's building up from a slow beginning, but I think it will be worth it. Especially since I live in Wyoming where this book's subject matter is focused :D . Anyone out there finished it?

With the Anti-gun/FREEDOM Dems (not all of them) coming into power this week, it makes these books even more chilling to the core. Remember what the new Speaker of the House, Nancy Poloski, said the day after the elections: "We are ready to Govern." Funny thing, I thought they were elected to SERVE :banghead: . Anyone question what she and her ilk are "preparing" to do??????? And now, they unfortunately have a legacy of power to abuse thanks to the PA and PA-2. I sincerely hope I am mistaken, but I'm not holding my breath!
 
Okay, okay. Perhaps I made a slightly premature assumption, the "probable" new Speaker of the House, Nancy Poloski :barf: !!!! I await the flogging.
 
Is WW Johnstone dead? I did not think he was and I did not find anything about it.

As far as post armegeddon stories go, The Stand and Swan Song are very good.
 
[Since it has not been listed: "Dies The Fire" and "The Protector's War" by S.M. Stirling. The last in the series is out now in hard back. Should be available in about a year in soft back.]

S.M. Stirling also wrote "Adrift on the Seas of Eternity" and two other books whose titles escape me right now. The trilogy chronicles what happened to the people of Nantucket Island during "The Event".
 
Here's a vote against Earth Abides. It had a really stupid main character. The guy was basically a liberal arts major, and had just as much get up and go and practical know how as you would expect. They sat around with their thumbs up their asses while going back to stone age technology.
 
Just want to say thanks for all the new reading ideas. I haven't made it to the library for awhile as I've been reading all the TEOTWAWKI stuff at the Frugal Squirrel website. Enough there to keep you going for a few months.:)
 
Hoji: YES, Johnstone is dead. His publisher has no other "hot" author, and is pulling a Weekend with Bernie scam, producing more novels under his (dead) name, with the knowledge of his $$family$$.
 
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