The Holocaust Engine

The Holocaust Engine by David Rike and Stephen Patrick

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September 14, 2020 /

With the release of “The Holocaust Engine”, here is a guide to our corner of the web. This post should help you get started with what you may find here and why you should take a look around or subscribe to keep up with our updates.

http://holocaustengine.com/ has three goals:

  • Provide a home for news and insights related to “The Holocaust Engine”, our thriller trilogy set in Key West, FL.
  • Provide a platform for deeper dives into the book for those readers who want to learn more
  • Provide a place for to share inspirations and and insights related to writing and the process that guides the development of this series and the authors’ writing processes.

Whether you find what you’re looking for or you want something more, please let us know in the comments or simply like/share as you wish.

Evolved Publishing

September 10, 2020 /

One of the toughest parts of being a writer is finding a path from the lonely, blank page to your reader.

One of the easiest has been working with our publisher and editor. Lane Diamond and his team at Evolved Publishing gave the Holocaust Engine a home and have been terrific partners on our journey.

We’ve mentioned our love for Kabir Shah’s artistry. Lane is another powerful ally, a coach and master editor, who helped polish and refine our words into the final product that comes out next week.

In addition to our story, take a look around the full catalog. There are stories, books, and audiobooks for every taste and genre and a few that defy easy explanation. Once you dive in, you may not want to come up for air.

Here’s a quick view of what you may find:

Why Key West?

September 3, 2020 /

A brief look into the setting of The Holocaust Engine:

For David, “The Holocaust Engine” started as a dream/nightmare.  In my dream it was an island off of the coast of California, but I haven’t been to California in ages.  The storyline needed an area that could be easily cut off due to its geography and we already had a trip planned to Florida.

For Stephen, Key West is a stewpot of the weird, the strange, the eccentric and more than a few thing that defy explanation or even language. Equally important is the chance to turn a veritable “Paradise on Earth” into a living Hell.

What about you? What do you think of Key West as a setting? Any personal stories to share? Who knows, your favorite spot may find its way into the series.

The countdown begins!

August 31, 2020 /

We’re synchronizing our watches for Sept 14th as we count down to the official release of The Holocaust Engine.

To help channel our excitement, we’ll be dropping daily hints about the book, a bit about us and some other fun topics to play with.

Drop by www.holocaustengine.com and share your feedback, comments and other ideas. You can also share them on our FB page , and our book’s Goodreads page.

And it won’t stop when the book drops…. but we’ll leave that for Sept 15th.

Please stop by, leave a comment, like, subscribe or just say hi.

David Rike’s Top 5 Books about apocalyptic disasters

August 23, 2020 /

#5 The White Mountains, by John Christopher  (Alien Invasion), young adult, but an absolute classic in the field.  I read it, 4th grade, maybe fifth, and it was my favorite book for years. 

#4 The Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (disease) how timeless is this book?  When I bought it, it had a cover with a guy sporting an 80’s mullet.  It wasn’t until the end of the book that I realised it had been written MUCH (1949).   

 #3 A Canticle for Lebowitz, Walter R. Miller Jr., (nuclear) beautifully written.  Emotionally devastating.  Nuclear holocaust books that call for an emotional investment that they never earn (On the Beach) are a dime a dozen.  Canticle earns it. 

#2 The Passage Justin Cronin (viral vampires), it couldn’t sustain it in the next two books, but the first book is a masterclass in the fast crash, end of the world as a disaster, run, run, run! fast paced action thriller.  Wonderfully wrought characters. 

#1  Lucifer’s Hammer Larry Niven/Jerry Pournelle (meteor strike)I don’t even think there’s a close second.  This book simply gets everything right.  The action, the characters acting in a realistic way, the plot threads that twist brilliantly before drawing to a satisfying conclusion.  Largely forgotten now, It spawned a host of copycats in the literary field which in turn spawned a pair of Movies. This one is the gold standard!

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