"It was New Year's Eve. As the ball dropped in Times Square, Americans were preparing for a new year and a bright future. Instead they found themselves fighting for their lives as the fuse had been lit that sent the country into chaos. With political rancor at an all-time high, the war of words escalated, and a political war erupted. Americans were caught in the crosshairs of societal unrest and a shadowy group stoking the fires of discontent burning in America. Words were replaced by weapons as neighbor turned on neighbor, and powerful forces stopped at nothing to reshape a nation in turmoil. America had become embroiled in something more than a clash of ideologies. She now faced a battle in which the blood of patriots and tyrants would be shed. As Americans struggled to survive, they sought a place of safety where they could ride out the coming storm. However, even if they can overcome the threats confronting them, will they bear witness to an America hell-bent on destroying itself? This is a story of a nation divided, on the cusp of a second civil war, and what that portends for our future. Remember, all empires collapse eventually, and America will be no exception."--Publisher description.
A nation cannot be civil without civility.To some, civility cannot be restored until power is regained.A Civil War was a necessary evil, but make no mistake, it was evil.What do we, as human beings, owe to one another? And, what does it mean to be civilized when civilization is collapsing all around you?Author Bobby Akart once again masterfully tells a tale of a nation on the edge of societal collapse. For decades, Americans had found themselves increasingly at odds with one another - politically, socially, and culturally.The Second Civil War will not pit Americans against one another over territory. It will be a fight for the heart and soul of our nation in which everybody will lose.ABOUT THE DOOMSDAY SERIESWith political rancor at an all-time high, the war of words escalates and a political war erupts. Americans are caught in the crosshairs of societal unrest and a mysterious society sworn to protect the constitution against those who threaten it, at all cost.America has become embroiled in something more than a clash of ideologies. She is now facing a battle in which the blood of tyrants and patriots will be shed. This is a story about a nation divided and what that portends for the future.BOOKS IN THE DOOMSDAY SERIESApocalypseHavenAnarchyMinutemenCivil WarMORE BOOKS BY AUTHOR BOBBY AKARTTHE BOSTON BRAHMIN SERIES, a political thriller seriesTHE BLACKOUT SERIES, post-apocalyptic survival fictionTHE PANDEMIC SERIES, a medical thriller seriesTHE LONE STAR SERIES, post-apocalyptic survival fictionTHE YELLOWSTONE SERIES, a survival thriller series
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The River: In this "end-of-the-world novel more like a rapturous beginning" (San Francisco Chronicle), Hig somehow survived the flu pandemic that killed everyone he knows. His gripping story is "an ode to friendship between two men...the strong bond between a human and a dog, and a reminder of what is worth living for" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). Hig's wife is gone, his friends are dead, and he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, Jasper, and a mercurial, gun-toting misanthrope named Bangley. But when a random transmission beams through the radio of his 1956 Cessna, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life exists outside their tightly controlled perimeter. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return and follows its static-broken trail, only to find something that is both better and worse than anything he could ever hope for.
Dark, powerful forces, willing to stop at nothing.A conspiracy deep-rooted throughout our institutions.A cyber attack. An EMP. Drone warfare.Americans caught in the crosshairs.Doomsday had begun.Author Bobby Akart once again masterfully tells a tale of a nation on the edge of societal collapse. For decades, Americans had found themselves increasingly at odds with one another - politically, socially, and culturally. In DOOMSDAY: APOCALYPSE, book one in the Doomsday series, it was New Year's Eve. As the ball dropped in Times Square, Americans were preparing for a new year and a fresh start. Instead they'll found themselves fighting for their lives as a fuse has been lit that sent the country into chaos.A targeted EMP attack on several Mid-Atlantic states. A cyber attack disrupts transportation in Washington, D.C. Drones unleash dirty bombs and chaos in New York City. Chaos ensues at a packed concert venue in Atlanta. And, a seemingly unrelated plane crash in the small southern town of Mobile, Alabama adds to the confusion.In DOOMSDAY: HAVEN, the series continues as the gloves come off and a war erupts. The nation's political leaders failed to see the signs, and now ordinary Americans are caught in the crosshairs as a second civil war looms on the horizon. As Americans struggled to survive, they sought a place of safety where they could ride out the coming storm. However, even if they can overcome the threats confronting them, will they bear witness to an America hell-bent on destroying itself?This is a story of a nation divided, and what that portends for our future. Remember, all empires collapse eventually, and America will be no exception. Political suspense collides with post-apocalyptic thriller fiction as the Doomsday series continues with Haven.ABOUT THE DOOMSDAY SERIESWith political rancor at an all-time high, the war of words escalates and a political war erupts. Americans are caught in the crosshairs of societal unrest and a mysterious society sworn to protect the constitution against those who threaten it, at all cost.As Americans struggle to survive, they look for a place of safety where they can ride out the coming storm. Even if they overcome the threat, will they bear witness to an America hell-bent on destroying itself?America has become embroiled in something more than a clash of ideologies. She is now facing a battle in which the blood of tyrants and patriots will be shed.This is a story about a nation divided and what that portends for the future. Political suspense collides with post-apocalyptic thriller fiction in the Doomsday series. OTHER BOOKS IN THE DOOMSDAY SERIESBook One: Doomsday: ApocalypseBook Two: Doomsday: Haven Coming January 2019Book Three: Doomsday: Anarchy Coming February 2019Book Four: Doomsday: Minutemen Coming March 2019OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHORTHE BOSTON BRAHMIN SERIES, a political thriller seriesTHE BLACKOUT SERIES, post-apocalyptic survival fictionTHE PANDEMIC SERIES, a medical thriller seriesTHE LONE STAR SERIES, post-apocalyptic survival fictionTHE YELLOWSTONE SERIES, a survival thriller series
America faces a battle upon which the blood of tyrants and patriots will be shed. Doomsday had swept the country. Best selling author Bobby Akart once again masterfully tells a tale of a nation on the edge of societal collapse. For decades, Americans had found themselves increasingly at odds with one another - politically, socially, and culturally. In DOOMSDAY: MINUTEMEN, the Doomsday series concludes as the conspiracy reveals itself, and those responsible for leading the nation to the brink of a civil war are exposed. Will a new, unexpected leader emerge to bring the country together, or at least, to stop escalations of tensions between the two sides? Will America collapse from within before it's too late? The Second Civil War will not pit Americans against one another over territory. It will be a fight for the heart and soul of our nation in which everybody will lose. ABOUT THE DOOMSDAY SERIES With political rancor at an all-time high, the war of words escalates and a political war erupts. Americans are caught in the crosshairs of societal unrest and a mysterious society sworn to protect the constitution against those who threaten it, at all cost. America has become embroiled in something more than a clash of ideologies. She is now facing a battle in which the blood of tyrants and patriots will be shed. This is a story about a nation divided and what that portends for the future. BOOKS IN THE DOOMSDAY SERIES Doomsday Apocalypse Doomsday Haven Doomsday Anarchy Doomsday Minutemen Doomsday Civil War
A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • An absorbing, deeply felt book about our anxious present tense—and coming to grips with the future, by the author of the award-winning To Be a Machine. “Deeply funny and life-affirming, with a warm, generous outlook even on the most challenging of subjects.” —Esquire We’re alive in a time of worst-case scenarios: The weather has gone uncanny. A pandemic draws our global community to a halt. Everywhere you look there’s an omen, a joke whose punchline is the end of the world. How is a person supposed to live in the shadow of such a grim future? What might it be like to live through the worst? And what on earth is anybody doing about it? Dublin-based writer Mark O’Connell is consumed by these questions—and, as the father of two young children, he finds them increasingly urgent. In Notes from an Apocalypse, he crosses the globe in pursuit of answers. He tours survival bunkers in South Dakota. He ventures to New Zealand, a favored retreat of billionaires banking on civilization’s collapse. He engages with would-be Mars colonists, preppers, right-wing conspiracists. And he bears witness to places, like Chernobyl, that the future has already visited—real-life portraits of the end of the world as we know it. What emerges is an absorbing, funny, and deeply felt book about our anxious present tense—and coming to grips with what’s ahead.
Since prehistory, bunkers have been built as protection from cataclysmic social and environmental forces, and as places of power and transformation. Today, the bunker has become the extreme expression of our greatest fears- from pandemics to climate change and nuclear war. And once you look, it doesn't take long to start seeing bunkers everywhere. In Bunker, acclaimed urban explorer and cultural geographer Bradley Garrett explores the global and rapidly growing movement of 'prepping' for social and environmental collapse, or 'Doomsday'. From the 'dread merchants' hustling safe spaces in the American mid-West to eco-fortresses in Thailand, from geoscrapers to armoured mobile bunkers, Bunker is a brilliant, original and never less than deeply disturbing story from the frontlines of the way we live now, an illuminating reflection on our age of disquiet and dread that brings it into new, sharp focus. The bunker, Garrett shows, is all around us, in malls, airports, gated communities, the vehicles we drive. Most of all, he shows, it's in our minds.
For decades, Nuclear Armageddon hanged over us like a mighty sword. Some said it would be the war to end all wars. They were wrong. The real battle against extinction was just beginning. International bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, delivers up-all-night thrillers to readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide. "Masterful and suspenseful!" This is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with many nuclear bombs detonated around the planet. It was no longer a topic of conversation around the dinner table as in years past.Nobody was prepared, including the world's governments. Yet the threat was always real and the devastation was predictable. "Bobby's uncanny ability to take a topic of what could happen and write an epic story about it is short of preternatural!" The damage was incalcuable. Millions died at the points of impact. Nuclear Winter spread across the globe. A rapidly cooling climate shocked humanity and all living things ... to their death. Akart's new Nuclear Winter series depicts a world on the edge of nuclear Armageddon. Nuclear Armageddon became reality and ordinary Americans are paying the price. "I never would have believed that Mr. Akart could outdo himself! Well, he has! This series is quite possibly the best he has ever written." This is more than the story of nuclear conflict. It's about the devastating effects wrought by Nuclear Winter. Our possible future is seen through the eyes of the Albright family whose roots stretch back to the early settlement of the Florida Keys. While they fight for survival, they trek across a rapidly deteriorating landscape wrought with danger from both the elements and their fellow man. It was not our fight, but it became our problem. "I am speechless. By far the most edge of your seat, acrylic nail biting book ever. E V E R." Bobby Akart has delivered intense, up-all-night thrillers that have you whispering just one more chapter until the end.