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Expatriates: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse

by James Wesley Rawles
Dutton. Oct. 2013. 336p. ISBN 9780525953906. $26.95. F
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It's Crunch time, the name of the utter economic collapse of the United States and other countries. As chaos ensues and America is reduced to a barter economy, fundamentalist Muslim nations embark on wars of conquest. A brutal United Nation-backed dictatorship has taken over the United States, but resistance begins to mount. Jumping in time from pre-Crunch to Crunch and locale to locale and told through a number of protagonists, Rawles's latest survivalist tale set in the midst of a global economic collapse (after Founders; Survivors; Patriots) offers an adventure that is chilling and intriguing.
VERDICT Although the constant jumping makes it choppy, this book is a fast and sometimes exciting read. However, three things might turn readers off. First, there is a lot of gun-tech, much in the style of Tom Clancy or Larry Bond. Second, this thriller is unabashedly told from a staunchly Christian perspective. Third, could the inept UN really take over the United States? Purchase for demand. The best-selling author and founder of SurvivalBlog.com is a retired military intelligence officer and a survivalist who lives at an "undisclosed location west of the Rockies."
Reviewed by Robert Conroy, Warren, MI , Sep 20, 2013
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