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| | {{cquote|The New York Times bestselling author of Patriots and ''[[How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It]] - Tactics, Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times''' and founder of [[The Survival Blog]] returns with his latest [[survival]] thriller and gives readers an unprecedented look into a [[Post Apocalyptic World|post-apocalyptic world]] resulting from an all-too-real disaster scenario. | | {{cquote|The New York Times bestselling author of Patriots and ''[[How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It]] - Tactics, Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times''' and founder of [[The Survival Blog]] returns with his latest [[survival]] thriller and gives readers an unprecedented look into a [[Post Apocalyptic World|post-apocalyptic world]] resulting from an all-too-real disaster scenario. |
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| − | When looting and rioting overwhelm all the major US [[cities]], [[Afghanistan War]] [[veteran]] Ray McGregor makes his way from [[Michigan]]’s Upper Peninsula to his parents’ [[cattle]] ranch in Bella Coola, [[British Columbia]], in remote [[:Category : Regions of Western Canada | western Canada]]. Joining him is his old friend Phil Adams, a [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] [[counterintelligence]] case officer based in [[Washington State]]. | + | When looting and rioting overwhelm all the major US [[cities]], [[Afghanistan War]] [[veteran]] Ray McGregor makes his way from [[Michigan]]’s Upper Peninsula to his parents’ [[cattle]] ranch in Bella Coola, [[British Columbia]], in remote [[:Category : Regions of Western Canada|western Canada]]. Joining him is his old friend Phil Adams, a [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] [[counterintelligence]] case officer based in [[Washington State]]. |
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| | Reckless banking practices, [[hyperinflation]], and [[big government|government]] [[negligence]] have led to an unprecedented socioeconomic collapse in [[America]] that quickly spreads throughout the world. [[Population density|Lightly populated]] Bella Coola is spared the worst of the [[chaos]], but when order is restored it comes in the form of a [[tyranny|tyrannical]] [[army]] of occupation. Ray and Phil soon become key players in the [[resistance]] movement, fighting the occupiers in a [[war]] that will determine not only their own personal [[survival]], but also the future of [[North America]]. | | Reckless banking practices, [[hyperinflation]], and [[big government|government]] [[negligence]] have led to an unprecedented socioeconomic collapse in [[America]] that quickly spreads throughout the world. [[Population density|Lightly populated]] Bella Coola is spared the worst of the [[chaos]], but when order is restored it comes in the form of a [[tyranny|tyrannical]] [[army]] of occupation. Ray and Phil soon become key players in the [[resistance]] movement, fighting the occupiers in a [[war]] that will determine not only their own personal [[survival]], but also the future of [[North America]]. |
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| − | Liberators depicts a world that is all too conceivable and terrifyingly familiar. Fast paced and packed with authentic information on outdoor survival, self-sufficiency, and small-unit [[tactic]]s, James Wesley, Rawles’s latest thriller will resonate with his dedicated fan base and encourage new readers to [[preparedness|prepare]] for anything from lesser disasters to the dreaded worst-case scenario.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Liberators-Novel-Coming-Global-Collapse-ebook/dp/B00INIXOX6 [[Amazon.com]] Product Description, Accessed December 18, 2014 </ref>}} | + | Liberators depicts a world that is all too conceivable and terrifyingly familiar. Fast paced and packed with authentic information on outdoor survival, self-sufficiency, and small-unit [[tactic]]s, James Wesley, Rawles’s latest thriller will resonate with his dedicated fan base and encourage new readers to [[preparedness|prepare]] for anything from lesser disasters to the dreaded worst-case scenario.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Liberators-Novel-Coming-Global-Collapse-ebook/dp/B00INIXOX6 [[Amazon.com]] Product Description, Accessed December 18, 2014</ref>}} |
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| | ==The author== | | ==The author== |
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| | ==Liberators is Part of the Patriots Series== | | ==Liberators is Part of the Patriots Series== |
| − | His first book, ''Patriots - Surviving the Coming Collapse'', a [[dystopian]] [[economic collapse]] [[novel]], was first released in 1998. It was first released as Internet shareware in the early 1990s, and later published in interim form as ''TEOTWAWKI: The End of The World as We Know It'', in the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref> The story is set in the near future and describes a period of hyperinflation and a socio-economic collapse. While it is a fictional story, it is essentially a survival manual dressed as fiction.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14119 WND Commentary Five novels of freedom] by Claire Wolfe, ''World Net Daily'', September 30, 1999</ref> It was re-released in December, 2006 in expanded form. One early reviewer of the novel commented: "While it is true that the protagonists appear to be part of the [[religious right]], it is clearly incorrect to stereotype them as intolerant racists or anti-government zealots."<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref>. The publisher's synopsis describes the novel as "distinctly pro-Christian, pro-preparedness, pro-gun ownership, and anti-racist." <ref>[http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-1425734073-0]</ref> | + | His first book, ''Patriots - Surviving the Coming Collapse'', a [[dystopian]] [[economic collapse]] [[novel]], was first released in 1998. It was first released as Internet shareware in the early 1990s, and later published in interim form as ''TEOTWAWKI: The End of The World as We Know It'', in the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref> The story is set in the near future and describes a period of hyperinflation and a socio-economic collapse. While it is a fictional story, it is essentially a survival manual dressed as fiction.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14119 WND Commentary Five novels of freedom] by Claire Wolfe, ''World Net Daily'', September 30, 1999</ref> It was re-released in December, 2006 in expanded form. One early reviewer of the novel commented: "While it is true that the protagonists appear to be part of the [[religious right]], it is clearly incorrect to stereotype them as intolerant racists or anti-government zealots.".<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref> The publisher's synopsis describes the novel as "distinctly pro-Christian, pro-preparedness, pro-gun ownership, and anti-racist." <ref>[http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-1425734073-0]</ref> |
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| | {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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| | * [http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/thoughts-on-patriots-surviving-the-comming-collapse Thoughts on Patriots Surviving the Coming Collapse], [[Jack Spirko]] of [[The Survival Podcast]] | | * [http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/thoughts-on-patriots-surviving-the-comming-collapse Thoughts on Patriots Surviving the Coming Collapse], [[Jack Spirko]] of [[The Survival Podcast]] |
| | * [http://www.totalsurvivalist.com/2014/08/book-review-liberators-by-jim-wesley.html Review at TotalSurvivalist.com] | | * [http://www.totalsurvivalist.com/2014/08/book-review-liberators-by-jim-wesley.html Review at TotalSurvivalist.com] |