A Desperate Journey In a World Gone Insane When a massive solar flare fries the electrical grid, Captain Jordan Hughes’ problems are just starting. Stranded far from home with a now-priceless cargo of fuel and a restless crew, Hughes weighs his options as violence worsens ashore and the world crumbles around the secure little world of his ship, the Pecos Trader. ‘Wait and see,’ is not an option. Hughes has to get his ship and crew home, but FEMA arrives with other plans. Resisting the demands of an increasingly corrupt and self-serving federal bureaucracy, Hughes leads a ragtag band of sailors, preppers, and dissident military personnel on an incredible voyage to reunite them all with home and family – only to find their real journey is just beginning. COMMENTS FROM READER REVIEWS (Read full reviews below) Post-apocalyptic fiction is my genre of choice. McDermott gives us a new setting, filled with heroic ship captains, the Coast Guard, and battles on rivers. I look forward to his sequel. -- A. Carroll – 5 Stars A home run! While not usually a fan of post apocalyptic fiction, I found the entire scenario very believable. -- Eric Groody – 5 Stars I'm hooked on post apocalyptic fiction and this is by FAR the best I've read recently. -- Steven Wigdzinski – 5 Stars Post-apocalyptic fiction done well is a true pleasure. I enjoyed every page and anxiously await the next installment. -- Finback – 5 Stars One of the better post apocalyptic novels around, with a believable cast of characters and solid plot and sub-plots. The details are well supported and accurate. It makes the reader want more. -- David Tarasevich – 5 Stars A brilliant opening salvo in McDermott's first foray into post apocalyptic fiction. A page turner. -- TriggersMate – 5 Stars This book tells the story of the end of the world as we know it (TEOTWAWKI). No zombies, aliens, or plagues. A massive solar storm causes the world’s power grid to overload and … lights out ... permanently. I’ve only read one other "end of the world" book that I found as believable and that was One Second After. -- F. New – 5 Stars I signed up for Kindle Unlimited to access more post-apocalyptic, dystopian fiction. McDermott delivers a well-written, well-researched, and well-paced entry for the genre. I was very appreciative to find deft literary craftsmanship in a Kindle Unlimited post-apocalyptic novel, and I don't mean a simple lack of typos. Sentence structure, style, and diction all make this novel seem written by a pro. -- Kimw – 4 Stars There are a fair number of post-apocalyptic novels; many with zombies, some without. Mr McDermott avoids the worst of the cliches, to bring us a page-turner with several separate, interwoven threads, all involving very much alive characters. -- Andrew Heenan – 5 Stars I'm a survivalist fiction fan. Can't wait for the sequel. -- Love to Read in ME – 5 Stars
