Good shtf Book Suggestions

[jhs1969]

@PackerfanXD

I read Patriots and loved it. Subscribing for some others.

Anyone have a link to Patriots, I may want to check it out.

[Travis_B]

@jhs1969

Anyone have a link to Patriots, I may want to check it out.

http://www.amazon.com/Patriots-Surviving-James-Wesley-Rawles/dp/156975599X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298076779&sr=8-1

[jwfuhrman]

@HES

I think that last sentence is a great analysis of it over all. Im sure by now you are seeing some of the “swipes” at Patriots that are taking place.

yep, im just over half done with it. They just got into the fight with the “gang” that came across the perimeter fence and Mark Turner faced down the 4 of them with just his 1911

[Irish]

@jwfuhrman

yep, im just over…

You should add a spoiler alert to your post. Not everyone’s read the book or gotten that far along

[jwfuhrman]

Not gonna add details, but Im to a point in the book(3/4 done) where I definitely didn’t see the things going on now happening… very interesting twist, and a damn good book

[HES]

Ok any more suggestions? I’m in the mood for a fiction EOTWAWKI book. Already read Patriots, Lucifer’s Hammer, Light’s Out, One Second After, Day by Day Armageddon (I & II), Alas Babylon.

[recon]

http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831/ref=pd_sim_b_6

[HES]

Yeah I hit that one too. Im thinking that I have burned through all of the entertaining fiction out there that is worth reading on the subject.

[EchoMirage]

quarantine, dead city, apocalypse of the dead

[Jellybean]

@cowpuncher

I’ve read most of the books listed in this thread. While I agree that Rawles’ literary abilities are abysmal, I still use Patriots as an introductory book for non-preparedness minded folks. I just tell them it’s an idealist checklist disguised as poor fiction, and you better be able to ignore the bible-thumping…

The problem is, for a first-timer, I have a feeling it’s just going to reinforce the BS about the “evil phsycotic assault rifle toting anti-gov. militant survivalists all hiding out in their bunkers just laying in wait to take potshots at passing hippies and pro-choicers”.:jester: Or something along those lines. You know what I mean.
If it were me, I’d start 'em off with something a little more benign, like a general preparedness “how to” guide…

@JCKnife

…For kids, something with good survival info and skills without the scary TEOTWAWKI stuff is My Side of the Mountain. My kids and I read it together from time to time.

Wow. I actually saw the movie that was made of that back when I was a kid. Gave me all sorts of jolly ideas about running off to live in the wild…:laugh:

@EchoMirage

no shit. so i really need to know all about a hippie mailman delivering junk mail to further the story of a comet hitting the earth? or what his beard looks like?

I’m with you there.
No I haven’t read this particular book, and I get the whole character development thing. But this type of ridiculously in-depth meandering nonsense has ALWAYS pissed me off. Details, yes. But I just don’t give a damn about what brand of coffee the character likes, what color tie he wore to work and the minute details of why he picked that specific color, the color of everyones underwear at the office, so forth and so on.
Blah!:bad:

@jwfuhrman

Just got Lights out, about 1/3 of the way thru it. At first it felt a little to much like that God awful excuse of a book “Patriots” what with the “Ranch”. But now, its a damn good book. Really enjoying it. Alot along the lines of One Second After, just a different part of the country and how that area was effected and how they dealt with it.

Sounds like another one to add to the pile…
One second after was really great. I picked it up immediately after hearing about it here, and got so hooked I blew through it in 8 hours or so. A nice change of pace, especially after a certain other book that’s been mentioned here…

[jhs1969]

“Lights out”, anyone have a link or the name of the author.

[Travis_B]

@jhs1969

“Lights out”, anyone have a link or the name of the author.

http://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-David-Crawford/dp/0615427359

The hyperlink cuts it short, but the author is David Crawford.

[jhs1969]

@t42beal13t

http://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-David-Crawford/dp/0615427359

The hyperlink cuts it short, but the author is David Crawford.

Thank you, a new one on my list.

[Travis_B]

@jhs1969

Thank you, a new one on my list.

Not a problem. You’ll definitely enjoy it.

[RiggerGod]

@JCKnife

For kids, something with good survival info and skills without the scary TEOTWAWKI stuff is My Side of the Mountain. My kids and I read it together from time to time.

Another book worth looking at for the kiddies is Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. It’s the story of a young man surviving a small plane crash up in the wilds of in Canada. I read it as a kid and remember it being pretty good at the time. I believe it won a Newbery book award. There are even some sequels if you kid is a fast reader. Take a look

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416936475/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=188MWSR1X26V1ZFJFVAT&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

[omega21]

My Side of the Mountain - wow! Haven’t thought about that book in years! I think I’ll go try and find it again.
Read Patriots and mostly agree with others’ comments here, although I enjoyed the story as implausible as it was.
According to Wikipedia (you know, the source of all true and scientific knowledge):
“Also in April 2009, Rawles announced that he had signed a contract with the Atria and Pocket Books Divisions of Simon & Schuster to write two sequels to Patriots. Rawles described the project: “Unlike traditional sequels, the storylines of these novels will be contemporaneous with the economic collapse and invasion described in the first novel. There will be some overlap of characters, but most of the action will take place in different locales. My goal is to use these two books to write about a lot of different tactics, techniques, and technologies for survival.” Release of the two sequels is scheduled for 2010 and 2011.[30]”

Anyone know what the deal is here? I havn’t heard anything about sequals.

[Naxet1959]

@omega21

My Side of the Mountain - wow! Haven’t thought about that book in years! I think I’ll go try and find it again.
Read Patriots and mostly agree with others’ comments here, although I enjoyed the story as implausible as it was.
According to Wikipedia (you know, the source of all true and scientific knowledge):
“Also in April 2009, Rawles announced that he had signed a contract with the Atria and Pocket Books Divisions of Simon & Schuster to write two sequels to Patriots. Rawles described the project: “Unlike traditional sequels, the storylines of these novels will be contemporaneous with the economic collapse and invasion described in the first novel. There will be some overlap of characters, but most of the action will take place in different locales. My goal is to use these two books to write about a lot of different tactics, techniques, and technologies for survival.” Release of the two sequels is scheduled for 2010 and 2011.[30]”

Anyone know what the deal is here? I havn’t heard anything about sequals.

Ask and ye shall receive:
Friday, June 3, 2011
Notes from JWR:
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Starting Sunday June 5th, the new Radio Free Redoubt podcast will begin airing weekly. Please note that this is not my own podcast (so the views expressed do not necessarily reflect my own), but the folks who produce it seem sincere and level-headed. The podcast should provide a great forum for exchanging ideas–both for folks who already live in the American Redoubt, and for those that plan to relocate there.

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Between now and mid-July, I’m wrapping up the writing of the second sequel to my novel “Patriots”. The already-completed first sequel (“Survivors”) is scheduled for release in October of 2011, and the second sequel (working title: “Citizens”) is scheduled for release in October of 2012.

My follow-on project will be a weighty tome on firearms and other tools for survival. That should be published, Deo Volente, in 2013. So for the next 18 months, a greater portion of my writing in SurvivalBlog will be about tools and firearms. Today’s first article is an example.
This can be found at survivalblog.com

Also, don’t buy Lights Out… I have a copy on PDF that I can send for free…

[omega21]

Thank you Naxet1959 - Appreciate it!

[Packman73]

@omega21

Thank you Naxet1959 - Appreciate it!

x2!!

[Travis_B]

@Naxet1959

Also, don’t buy Lights Out… I have a copy on PDF that I can send for free…

C’mon! Support the author and reward him for his efforts to inform us with a great storyline. He took down all the digital copies for a reason. I think most of us can spare a few bucks to buy this book instead of getting a PDF copy for free.