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 Evil_Donkey
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Posted: 9/14/2009 8:50:13 PM
[Last Edit: 1/25/2010 10:57:55 AM by Evil_Donkey]
I personally loved "One Second After". Great read. THEN I followed it up with "The Patriot".... Which to me is a really good base book on how to prep for a SHTF situation. I recommend BOTH... But if your married have your wife read "One Second After" FIRST as it is a good way to get her started thinking about ways to be better prepared.
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Posted: 11/18/2009 11:46:59 PM
Originally Posted By 0degreesK:
Stephen King "Cell" I'm about 1/3 of the way through this. I got it thinking it would be a simple, modern horror story (cell phones are the means of the disaster) which it is, but it's getting into some areas that would interest you guys... though, even me, a person who's relatively new to this area, cringes at King's lack of familiarity with firearms. I'm not sure how it ends, though, but it's definitely a major SHTF scenario, and, so far, heading in the direction of TEOTWAWKI. Unfortunately King can't seem to wrap up his stories well. I didn't think Cell was anywhere near as good as the Stand as a SHTF book.. |
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Posted: 12/28/2009 9:29:30 AM
Anyone know of a post-massive earthquake story, fiction or non-fiction, that occurs in California or the West Coast. I would really like to get a perspective on what possible consequences could develop and the extent of damage. Something similar to The Rift but more West Coast specific. Thanks.
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Posted: 12/28/2009 11:17:49 AM
[Last Edit: 12/28/2009 11:19:12 AM by GySgtD]
Originally Posted By trg-s338: Anyone know of a post-massive earthquake story, fiction or non-fiction, that occurs in California or the West Coast. I would really like to get a perspective on what possible consequences could develop and the extent of damage. Something similar to The Rift but more West Coast specific. Thanks. Not about earthquakes, but Lucifer's Hammer and Deep Winter both occur on the left coast. The former is a classic that is available at any decent bookstore, and the latter is an internet download. FWIW, I intend to pick up a copy of The Battle after Armageddon later today. Not a TEOTWAWKI book per se, but more of a SHTF kinda book. At least, that's what I understand. |
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Posted: 12/28/2009 1:31:38 PM
Originally Posted By trg-s338:
Anyone know of a post-massive earthquake story, fiction or non-fiction, that occurs in California or the West Coast. I would really like to get a perspective on what possible consequences could develop and the extent of damage. Something similar to The Rift but more West Coast specific. Thanks. Aftermath, by Al Steiner is set in California(specifically the Auburn region east of SF). It's a comet story, sort of similar to Lucifer's Hammer, but a bit more "adult". It's at www.storiesonline.net |
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staringback05
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Posted: 1/4/2010 10:26:04 PM
couple of months ago i finished failsafe and on the beach....
both are very good older books...post nuclear books |
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Posted: 1/10/2010 1:11:00 AM
Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but I just finised "One second after". It's about a massive EMP attack on the U.S. and the after effects. Great book.
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Posted: 1/12/2010 7:00:53 PM
Here's a sleeper if you can find a copy. "The Devil's Advocate" by Taylor Caldwell. No has nothing to do with the movie. Written in '53, it provides you with an America ran by the far left, and the resulting effects. Fiction and kind of an Atlas Shrugged type of read.
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Evil_Donkey
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Posted: 1/25/2010 11:02:08 AM
+1 for "Aftermath" by Al Steiner...... It's got "adult situations" and ALOT of them... But if you get to the heart of that book its a really really good book about the SHTF/End of the world. It is set on the west coast and about survival..... VERY good read.
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Posted: 1/25/2010 8:12:52 PM
I picked up 'One Second After' and another book that this board might find interesting if it doesn't already know about it.
'World War Z' - by Max Brooks It's an oral history of the fictional Zombie War written from the perspective of the guy tasked to write the 'Zombie War Commission Report' (think 911 Commission Report). After he writes the official report he sets out to give a less political take on the war with survivors telling what they actually experienced in their own words from Patient Zero all the way to afterwards. Really interesting idea for a novel and very well researched in the areas of an apocalyptic virus. |
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hootch13
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Posted: 1/28/2010 9:12:55 PM
I've read one second after, patriots, world war z, & zombie survival guide. The previous list is huge; can someone narrow it down some? Looking for books along the same lines as I've previously read. Thanks.
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Posted: 2/7/2010 9:19:31 AM
World War Z
Max Brooks Not really a great informational book, but it's an awesome read and if youve read the zombie survival guide, it offers more of the same great stuff. |
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Posted: 2/9/2010 1:18:43 PM
[Last Edit: 2/9/2010 1:21:44 PM by davebone42]
I liked the story of "One Second After" but the editing was terrible. I get pulled out the story when I read a stupid editing mistake. I thought "Patriots" was much better and I loved how the author went into great detail on the supplies and knowledge that group gathered. I kept a little pack of sticky pads with when reading so I could mark pages that I wanted to find later.
P.S. I thought I should mention that I made the mistakes to show what I mean when reading "OSA" |
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Posted: 2/17/2010 3:22:55 PM
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Must confess I didn't go through all six pages, but The Last Centurion by John Ringo is an outstanding book that was written around 2007 with the assumption of a democrat President being elected in '08 ( a Hillary Clinton type in this case). The guy really seems to know his shit and it is a highly entertaining story written blog style (which takes some pages to get used to). I didn't put it down until I was done with it.
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Bodie
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Posted: 2/21/2010 2:37:45 PM
Just started book 8 of "THE SURVIVALIST" by Jerry Ahern, have 1 to 14 so far, I believe there are at least 20 in the series!. Great 80's Cold War Pulp Fiction
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Posted: 2/24/2010 10:16:34 PM
just started reading the newest revision of "patriots" and i think it is the best version ever so far! -fed
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Posted: 3/5/2010 9:28:52 PM
Not all the stories are EOTWAWKI, but many are post apocalyptic.
There Will Be War series edited by J.E. Pournelle Some really outstanding excellent military, sci-fi stories and poetry there. |
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HeartsAndMinds
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Posted: 3/5/2010 9:48:56 PM
I read a Sci-Fi book when I was younger that I am trying to identify. Very post apocalyptica.....What I can remember of the story is this:
Earth is attacked by Aliens (NOT Battlefield Earth) who set up the planet as a game preserve for ET animals. They use humans specially bred as "hounds" to chase the creatures. Normal human/survivor gets captured by these and forced to become one of the pack. Anyone remember this and an author? |
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Zaphod
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Posted: 3/11/2010 12:41:42 PM
Originally Posted By Evil_Donkey: I personally loved "One Second After". Great read. THEN I followed it up with "The Patriot".... Which to me is a really good base book on how to prep for a SHTF situation. I recommend BOTH... But if your married have your wife read "One Second After" FIRST as it is a good way to get her started thinking about ways to be better prepared. Go buy BOTH those books! That's what I'm doing. My wife is more paranoid than I am about this stuff, it's just that I know a little more about it. Now, if I just had the money.....  |
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Zaphod
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Posted: 3/11/2010 12:43:19 PM
Originally Posted By FourDeuce: Originally Posted By trg-s338: Anyone know of a post-massive earthquake story, fiction or non-fiction, that occurs in California or the West Coast. I would really like to get a perspective on what possible consequences could develop and the extent of damage. Something similar to The Rift but more West Coast specific. Thanks. Aftermath, by Al Steiner is set in California(specifically the Auburn region east of SF). It's a comet story, sort of similar to Lucifer's Hammer, but a bit more "adult". It's at www.storiesonline.net "8.4" is based on the New Madrid fault. Not California, but still interesting. That is, without all the "drop a nuke in the hole to stop the quake" bullshit.  |
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Zaphod
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Posted: 3/11/2010 12:44:20 PM
Originally Posted By Bodie: Just started book 8 of "THE SURVIVALIST" by Jerry Ahern, have 1 to 14 so far, I believe there are at least 20 in the series!. Great 80's Cold War Pulp Fiction Don't forget "The Guardians" by Eric Austin.  |
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Posted: 3/15/2010 3:07:09 AM
Originally Posted By GreglFaggins:
Must confess I didn't go through all six pages, but The Last Centurion by John Ringo is an outstanding book that was written around 2007 with the assumption of a democrat President being elected in '08 ( a Hillary Clinton type in this case). The guy really seems to know his shit and it is a highly entertaining story written blog style (which takes some pages to get used to). I didn't put it down until I was done with it. http://www.thelastcenturion.com/images/cover2.jpg I'm 1/2 way through this book. I must say, it is waaaaaay better than I expected. |
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Posted: 3/16/2010 8:07:38 PM
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Go-Go Girls of The Apocalypse by Victor Gischler is a great read. Not 'realistic' or 'veiled POA' SHTF - but a great, gun heavy, fun, quick reading, post apocalypse novel. He has some other good (non-SHTF) books as well.
+1 for a lot of the books listed here, but especially Alas Babylon. Read all of Frank's books, they're all great, and "How to Survive the H-Bomb, and Why?" is an awesome read (and 1950s time-capsule) that talks about some things I've never read in any other post-nuke-survival books - if you can score an old copy on Amazon. It's a little in the vein of Dean Ing's "Chernobyl Syndrome" which, along with "Pulling Through" are a great SHTF books, (one guide, the other fiction). If you liked Patriots, look for Rawles' screen play "Pulling Through" online (same name as the Dean Ing novel). |
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Hulka73
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Posted: 4/1/2010 6:51:44 PM
World War Z, Zombie Survival Guide.......which one do you read first? Or doesn't it matter?
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Posted: 4/1/2010 6:57:39 PM
Originally Posted By Hulka73:
World War Z, Zombie Survival Guide.......which one do you read first? Or doesn't it matter? Doesn't matter. They aren't related to each other.(Other than by author) |
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