The World Burns Books
Tension grips the country as the nuclear talks with Iran start to go poorly. This is largely ignored by the populace, and the threat of war goes unheeded. Blake has lived his life through hard work and his blog—Back Country J. He's an off-grid homesteader, blogger, and author. He has the life that preppers dream of, and he never knows it. As an on-again-off-again handyman, he learns how to fix everything in his life except loneliness, until he meets Sandra. Sandra is an army veteran who has caught his attention, and she’s also the preacher's daughter. Sparks fly the first time they meet, and the shy hermit asks her out on a date. Follow the couple as they try to survive raiders, hunger, and human nature when the balloon goes up after an EMP is set off.
Back Country J, Blake Jackson is back in the second episode of The World Burns Series The Cayhills make the perfect addition to The Homestead, and there is a wedding to plan. The group starts to salvage what they can from the burned out world. A new danger arises and one of the Homestead group is injured. Outnumbered and outgunned, they have to use and learn new skills to move silently through the world and avoid its many dangers.
To complete their self sufficiency, Blake and Sandra take a team to check out the area and acquire some livestock. Things aren't always as easy at they seem on the surface. Neal and Patty escape the inner city in Michigan to flee. An odd acquaintance gives Neal an inheritance that may just save his life. Can the computer specialist cope with the grid going down? People must learn and adapt to survive in wreckage left behind when America's grid goes down and lives become meaningless. Their only hope is to hold on to their humanity, safety and security.
A 17 year old in Alabama is forced into making a snap decision that he'll have to live with for the rest of his life. He knows just enough to survive, but it tests his resourcefulness. David looks deep within his soul and sets out to prove to the Jackson's that he's not the monster everyone thought he was, and wants to win their trust. He helps Sandra make a plan to get some retribution for the family and new friends losses and prevent a threat to the homestead from a rogue military unit. This is the fourth installment in The World Burn's series.
Blake, ever the entertainer is feeling restless while healing. In this new post apocalyptic world, he can no longer blog, but he can use the radio. Can he convey his thoughts and ideas to help others without having pictures and diagrams on how to do things? He hopes to find out. Supplies are running low for Michael, John and the Kids. It's been some time now since the bombs fell, taking out the power grid in America. Do they risk leaving the safety of their secluding hiding spot in the middle of the Talladega National Forest or slowly starve? Survivors are being rounded up and placed in FEMA camps by NATO forces. Supplies are running low for even the NATO troops holding the American's prisoners and pressure is building within the nation. Something has to give.
A raw and gritty standalone novel in The World Burns Saga. Can be read on it's own or as a companion after The World Burns 5: The World Bleeds! Life after an EMP puts the USA in the dark ages is not an easy one. Life is dangerous and difficult enough without humans preying on each other. Don, an alcoholic and a gamer girl called 'Z' make an odd introduction together and find themselves thrust into a survival situation neither of them are prepared to endure. A ghost from Don's past surfaces, one who's responsible for his pain and suffering. Can both Don and Z endure in a world that has gone crazy, when all they want to do is keep on living?
The homestead has become a pillar of a new growing community. Through the broadcasts, the new supposed interim 'Governor', John Davis learns of them and visits the homestead so he and his troops can inspect and redistribute both materials and personnel. Since the homestead has started taking in survivors of the EMP and helping everyone they can, they've grown in both size and numbers of the community. The interim Governor does not realize he's bitten off more than he can chew with Back Country J, nor did he realize that every able bodied member of the community is now learning the skills needed for survival and self-reliance. When push comes to shove, does Blake and Sandra give in to the Governor's demands if he is in fact legitimate? What are the consequences if they don't? In Alabama, Michael and King set off on foot for the next closest FEMA camp in Louisiana over John's half-hearted objections. Michael is hell bent on finding Lukashenko and doing whatever it will take to free his mother. There's a small problem though; Murphy of Murphy's Law took a backseat on their adventures. Who will Murphy turn his wrath on?
The government, long hidden inside of hidden military bunkers is now starting to come out of hiding to deal with threats, both foreign and domestic. The threat of misinformation and the remaining survivors general unease, force the President to come out of hiding and break his silence. Weeks after Sandra's near abduction, Blake and Sandra are arrested, to be tried for treason. There's just one catch, somebody they thought had been removed from the playing field had in fact survived. With the new information, the threat now coming overland from Mexico and into the Southern United States, the nation needs to pull together. This is the last of the series that deals directly with Blake and Sandra at the Homestead. Subsequent books will be about the invasion, and how the nation as whole tries to pull itself back together.
A man stranded during leave in his hometown in Texas finds work with his best friend and roommate in an adjoining town. Neither of them know they will get sucked into a conflict nobody expected. The New Caliphate is moving towards Texas in mass, just as warned. The country scrambles to put together a response with what little personnel left on hand. King and Michael's companions and family make it to the Homestead where Sandra and King hint at a surprising history. Blake can't help but feel a little left out. In this dystopian, post apocalyptic America, the survivors struggle to not only survive, but to fight back. With elements of the Government coming out of hiding, can the republic survive the invasion?
After the destruction of Laughlin Air Force Base, John Norton leads a group of American Patriots against the forces of the New Caliphate. Unable to stop their relentless march alone, they harass the troops as more of the military check in and the militia do all they can to prevent genocide. They help other's whenever possible, but the darker side of humanity is starting to rear it's vileness again. At the Homestead, Sandra continues to help train new militia members as the civilian and military forces start coordinating a defense. Blake has kept busy, working with FEMA and Governors helping them kickstart relief efforts in a more humane manner and fix the upcoming problems of winter. The new Governor throws a monkey wrench at Blake and has to reminded him that he's almost finished with his sentence handed down by the President. Michael and King are still traveling together. Working as sappers and guerrilla fighters, they slow the advance of the invasion. Both men are the forward eyes and ears of Sandra's operation, so it comes as no surprise when they find the shocking truth about who's been working with the New Caliphate in the United States.
The New Caliphate has marched north towards the heart of the country, almost unstoppable. Michael and King attempt to get the proof needed to prove involvement by US government forces and force the president to permanently bench the DHS. The Caliphate has a devious plan, though - a way to neutralize the President's launch codes and take out the central government's nuclear capabilities. The secret lies within the bunker that the odd couple of King and Michael have had under observation. A plan is cooked up to infiltrate the DHS base, get the proof needed and cripple if not eliminate the threat from within entirely. The timing is tight, and if they don't move fast enough, the Caliphate will get the codes. Sandra’s contact, A Col. Grady is working to stop a global nuclear conflict before it’s too late. His last act before his arrest is to ensure the homestead can defend itself. But defend itself from who? Are darker forces at work? Is the war on the USA from within or without? Find out in the 10th episode of The World Burns, The World Counters!
Michael and King work to take control of the bunker that housed the traitorous DHS agents, while John and King figure out who can be trusted. Col. Grady's sudden dismissal has left the president in a lurch. When he needs him, Grady has gone to ground as he promised to avoid the fallout from Chinese bombers. An old warrior, a man who was once mistaken for John Norton, crawls out of the darkness to join the war against all Americans. His is a battle for decency, peace, and sanity. Can the Devil Dog, formerly known as Dick Pershing, pull off one or two more apparent suicidal missions and help end the madness? Will Blake, Sandra, and Chris survive to the happy ending we all hope they have? And what of the baby? This is the final episode in the serialized storyline of, The World Burns.