Overview

In the not-too-distant future the decline of The United States of America decides to speed up as the converging crises of debt-based currency, climate change, and resource depletion wreak havoc. States, and entire regions begin the process of seceding from the U.S. At the same time conspiring elements from within the highest levels of the US government and military decide to launch an unprovoked, nuclear first-strike on China. Hoping to not only wipe-out China as a nation, their plan is for the smaller Chinese retaliatory strike to destroy the conspirator's perceived enemies, within the U.S. Many cities such as Portland, Oregon survive the nuclear strike, only to devolve into complete chaos, due to the breakdown of the electrical grid, commerce, and communications systems. A massive die-off of the American population begins... Enter Paul Severn, his wife and their two cats. Severn, a retired US Army Intelligence Officer, skilled motorcycle survivalist, and collapse theorist had gone off the grid years earlier. He had seen the writing on the wall for decades, customizing his property in southwest Washington State as a self-sustaining, defendable operation. A timely novel of potential coming collapse, filled with detailed how-to information on many preparedness subjects. Especially for those who love cats...