It was a calm spring day like any other, until the phone rang. "Alas, Las Vegas", his brother's voice said solemnly, using their code for 'the big one is here'. Mark stood on the veranda and stared at the phone in his hand, his heart pounding. All of Mark's life his grandpa had prepared him for this, but now his grandpa was gone. His brother, Randy, was gone too, serving in the Air Force. Hours after Randy's wife and children flee Las Vegas to the family's ranch an EMP takes out the power grid and cripples transportation. In the chaos that follows they hear rumors of a Chinese invasion. Mark has to protect the ranch and the nearby small town, from the outside world and each other.
Inspired by the classic, "Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank. Destined to take it's place among the classics of post-apocalyptic literature!
This book is not and will not be a series, but it does have a cliff-hanger ending and will have one sequel, which is just in the beginning stages of being written (April 2016)
Coming soon: an alternate ending that takes the place of the cliff-hanger ending, for those who don't want to buy book two. It will be placed at the end of the book, separated and with a caution. It'll also serve as a sneak-peek into Part two for people looking forward to the rest of the story. For those who already bought the book, we will post a link to a free place with no advertising where you can go and read the first chapter of Part two, to wrap up the cliff-hanger ending. That link should be up here by mid-May 2016.