Take a Look Around: A Tour of www.holocaustengine.com

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 14, 2020Format GalleryCategories Holocaust Engine series, Our process, Survival, The Writer's Life, Thought ExperimentTags , , ,

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 … Continue reading “Take a Look Around: A Tour of www.holocaustengine.com”

The perfect tool or a perfect waste

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 7, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Survival, Thought ExperimentTags , , , , , ,

Any disaster book has to explore the tools, skills and essential needs required to survive. Sometimes you have the perfect tool for the job and other times you’re lost in the woods with a writing journal and no pen. Our thought experiment for today is: What is the one item that you consider absolutely essential in a survival situation? AND What is the one item you consider absolutely useless in a survival situation? (extra credit if you add on why … Continue reading “The perfect tool or a perfect waste”

David Rike’s Top 5 Books about apocalyptic disasters

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on August 23, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Holocaust Engine series, Our process, Survival, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , ,

#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 … Continue reading “David Rike’s Top 5 Books about apocalyptic disasters”