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Patriots

Written by: James Wesley Rawles
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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In this post-apocalyptic thriller, a group of American friends search for safety following disaster, but danger is hunting for them.

America faces a full-scale socioeconomic collapse—the stock market plummets, hyperinflation cripples commerce, and the mounting crisis passes the tipping point. Practically overnight, the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure fall, and wholesale rioting and looting grip every major city.

As hordes of refugees and looters pour out of the cities, a small group of friends living in the Midwest desperately tries to make their way to a safe-haven ranch in Northern Idaho. The journey requires all their skill and training since communication, commerce, transportation, and law enforcement have all disappeared. Once at the ranch, the group fends off vicious attacks from outsiders and then looks to join other groups that are trying to restore true constitutional law to the country.

Patriots is a thrilling narrative depicting fictional characters using authentic survivalist techniques to endure the collapse of the American civilization. Listening to this compelling, fast-paced novel could mean the difference between life and death one day.

©1990, 2009 James Wesley Rawles (P)2022 Ulysses Press

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Rawles' other books are prefereable

Let me preface this review by stating I am sort of a prepper myself, and I've read Rawles' "How to Survive the End of the World as We Know it", which is great, so I approached this title with an open mind.

But I just could not get more than halfway done for the following reasons:

1) The narrator Dick Hill should stick to reading in his normal voice - he tries to do different accents (Mid-west, Mexican, even Scottish), and it just doesn't work, it's cringy and hard to listen.
2) The character dialogue seems very forced and unnatural.
3) The characters' personalities also seem forced and unnatural.
4) There is way too much detail not relevant to the plot in any way (several minutes describing blood type compatibility, for example).
5) The author continually, and for no apparent reason, switches between referring to the characters' first and last names, which gets confusing.
6) Rawles' book "Survivor" is essentially the same book, with the same issues (#1-5).

In summary, if you're looking to be entertained, and are not interested in prepping, you'll be disappointed. If you're into prepping and would like to be entertained, you'll be disappointed.

Read "How to Survive the End of the World as We Know it" by Rawles if you're into prepping.

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