Survivalist Christian author writes two stories in parallel, but not related, after an apocalypse. In one, some Florida folks band together to protect themselves from city dwellers gone rogue looter. In another, an American expat escapes Indonesian invasion of Northern Australia, whilst finding the romantic love of his life and Christ at the same time. Politics and technical aspects of the survivalist cult manifest themselves in this book. The detail is sometimes excruciating as he describes the bolt action of a particular rifle, for example. Those technical details overcome what might be a good story if dummed down a little bit. Both stories make good reading and could probably be separated into two books; but that might make the editor add more detail...uck. So, this book remains a mediocre effort. I doubt if I'll read any more of this author. ( )

When the U.S. economy fails and East and Southeast Asia are in turmoil Australia will have to cancel its environmental protection laws in order to sustain its own economy. A gang of thugs marching ragtag to loot a central Florida community can be stopped but only by a heavily armed and carefully briefed well motivated militia. The Indonesian berserker military Muslims with modern arms in full fall mostly to a few carefully placed but independent clever Christian individuals. Christians get to shoot their enemies and claim righteousness, and Christian men get the girls.

With careful prayer and a multiplicity of arms the right side will prevail and show great generosity within the cohort.

Expatriates: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse by James Wesley, Rawles, who spells his name with the comma there, is a stupid novel and not an interesting excursion into the possibilities of world economic failure or apocalypse.

Bah, humbug. ( )

Decent book on global collapse ( )