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”

Welcome to the Holocaust Engine

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on August 13, 2020February 21, 2024Categories Holocaust Engine series, UncategorizedTags , , , , ,

The armies of hell are loosed upon paradise, and nothing can stand in their path. It begins with disease… A brain-rotting virus, which leaves its victims disoriented and hyper-violent, rages out of Cuba into the Florida Keys. The bewildered government destroys the mainland bridge and places the islands under quarantine. Inside this cordon, the population descends into chaos, as rival factions battle over dwindling resources, buildings become fortresses, boats lash together as defensible islands, and whole neighborhoods wall off into … Continue reading “Welcome to the Holocaust Engine”