California Fall 5
(2026)(The fifth book in the In the October Fall World series)
A novel by Rick Tippins
The Delta won't shelter them much longer. A year after America was hit and the grid went dark, Cam has helped keep a ragtag community of survivors alive inside a riverside hotel. But the quiet along the water has become the kind that comes before disaster. To the east, a monster rules the farmland through fear and tribute, while behind the fences of the Livermore lab, a different kind of beast commands men and firepower. Now the two have struck a bargain, and the hotel—its women, its children, and Cam's own family among them—is the price they have quietly agreed to collect.
Through it all, Cam has remained determined to take his family back home to Tennessee. When an unexpected opportunity arises to get a train operational, though, not everyone is on board with the plan. Unfortunately, parting ways proves to be not only bittersweet but also deadly. Now, the survivors have one desperate play left—assemble everyone who can still run, reach Cam at the railyards before the noose draws tight, and put as much empty track between themselves and the men hunting them as the ruined country will allow.
Genre: Science Fiction
Through it all, Cam has remained determined to take his family back home to Tennessee. When an unexpected opportunity arises to get a train operational, though, not everyone is on board with the plan. Unfortunately, parting ways proves to be not only bittersweet but also deadly. Now, the survivors have one desperate play left—assemble everyone who can still run, reach Cam at the railyards before the noose draws tight, and put as much empty track between themselves and the men hunting them as the ruined country will allow.
Genre: Science Fiction
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