{"title":"Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eScience fiction from Ark Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-timerman","title":"The Timerman by Theodore Judson","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.ark-read-toggle .ark-read-less-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-more-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-less-label{display:inline}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.28em; line-height: 1.45;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn all-new novel set in the world of sci-fi cult classic \u003cem\u003eFitzpatrick’s War\u003c\/em\u003e. A moral spy must navigate a world of political manipulation and war in a postapocalyptic future with no electricity or computers, and a pseudo-Victorian hierarchy of unchanging stasis he is dutybound to uphold—no matter what the personal cost.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"ark-read-toggle\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-more-label\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-less-label\"\u003eRead Less\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTimerman’s Dilemma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the year 2444, what remains of a United States that was nearly annihilated centuries ago now dominates the globe. The Yukon Confederacy’s power comes not through technological progress, but by deliberately suppressing most forms of it. Orbiting Storm Machines flood the ionosphere with positrons, instantly neutralizing industrial electrical activity and electronics. Above them, Blinking Stars satellites relay code that grants flawless communications and near-omniscient surveillance to the Yukon military. These systems—guarded by the secretive order of Timermen—have frozen civilization in a controlled steam-and-gas era powered by brute manpower and constant labor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result? Stasis. The alternative? A new age of barbarism and death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Randel, brilliant botanist and decorated soldier, was born a bastard orphan on the streets of Grand Harbor—once San Francisco. Through genius and hard work, he’s made a fortune from his scientific discoveries and forged a place in society. Randel is recruited by the Timermen to infiltrate the court at Cumberland, the capital city. His task: penetrate the orbit of Lady Chelsea, the de facto ruler of the Yukon Confederacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChelsea is the dazzling and dangerous “Chrysanthemum Woman,” who seeks to reforge the old technologies, centralize power, and build a new empire of pleasure, spectacle, and dominance. She’s rumored to be hoarding a cache of ancient energy weapons, and Randel suspects she intends to burn the Old Lords’ aristocracy—and the Timermen’s stable order—to a literal crisp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the capital, Randel must navigate decadent salons, political conspiracies, and philosophical struggles while maintaining loyalty to the Timermen. But they are just as harsh and pitiless in their way as Lady Chelsea. Nevertheless, Randel believes the Timermen’s ultimate aim is true, and the fight becomes a good man’s heroic battle to come to grips with the brutal, implacable currents of history. From firefights in Mexico to a final showdown in Cumberland, Randel’s choice will determine whether the old order endures—or humanity burns again on the stake of technological excess and descends into a new Dark Age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798901160008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eReviews and Endorsements \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Judson blends tradition and radicalism, faith and science, grand strategy and human emotion, into a brilliant history of our own future. Like all readers of \u003cem\u003eFitzpatrick's War\u003c\/em\u003e, I've long awaited the announcement of a follow-up, and \u003cem\u003eThe Timerman\u003c\/em\u003e is a more than worthy successor to Judson’s earlier masterpiece.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Darryl Cooper, host of the \u003cem\u003eMatryr Made\u003c\/em\u003e podcast\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“In an era of bland, sanitized cookie-cutter sci-fi with shallow roots, Judson's energetic plotting and believable, sympathetic characters draw us quickly into a complex but artificially maintained steampunk-like Victorian age. With touches of Vernor Vinge's \u003cem\u003eThe Peace War\u003c\/em\u003e, Keith Robert's \u003cem\u003ePavane\u003c\/em\u003e, and sprinkled with \u003cem\u003eA Canticle for Leibowitz\u003c\/em\u003e, Judson’s \u003cem\u003eTimerman\u003c\/em\u003e is anchored in science fiction bedrock.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Travis J.I. Corcoran, author of \u003cem\u003eRed State Mars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Judson takes elements of history, steampunk, and religion and mixes them together to make a compelling story that presses through the imagination the need to contemplate issues of ethics, religion, and warfare.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—J.W. Wartick, Reconstructing Faith\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Although [he] deals with the grand sweep of history and the place of humanity in the universe, the author never loses sight of his characters.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Berthold Gambrel, A Ruined Chapel by Moonlight\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Like Heinlein, Asimov and other great writers in the genre, Judson never lets his message get in the way of the story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“The author's ability to suggest an entire culture from a few telling details makes this an engrossing read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eAbout the Author \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheodore Judson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Martian General’s Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e and cult classic \u003cem\u003eFitzpatrick’s War\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel that is set in the same world as his latest novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Timerman\u003c\/em\u003e. Judson is also a long-time high school teacher. He lives in southwestern Wyoming near the Wind River Range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"Ark Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52002464825633,"sku":"ARK-0008-PB","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/1550\/0321\/files\/ark-timerman-passage-graphic_b00c15e7-0770-4e31-be9f-c327bdb5d6ae.jpg?v=1787796848"},{"product_id":"fitzpatricks-war","title":"Fitzpatrick's War by Theodore Judson","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.ark-read-toggle .ark-read-less-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-more-label{display:none}.ark-read-toggle[open] .ark-read-less-label{display:inline}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.28em; line-height: 1.45;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe marvelous sci-fi classic of a postapocalyptic future without electricity or “thinking machines,” in an all-new edition! Part memoir, part historical commentary—and all a thought-provoking, ambiguous chronicle of a future packed with heroism, duplicity, and the grand actions of men in momentous times.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"ark-read-toggle\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-more-label\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ark-read-less-label\"\u003eRead Less\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOur World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the twenty-sixth century, and the world is a very different place. Gone are the United States and Canada, replaced by the socially rigid, authoritarian Confederacy of the Yukon. Gone is the electronic age—destroyed in the apocalyptic Storm Times, which devastated the globe and decimated the world’s population in the late twenty-first century. It is now, once again, an age of steam, an age of lighter-than-air craft, an age of feudalism and knighthood, an age of conquest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsaac Prophet Fitzpatrick, Consul and Supreme Commander of the Yukon Confederacy, is tall, handsome, dashing and noble. He’s also the man who conquered the world in the name of the Yukons—and destroyed half of humanity in the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFitzpatrick’s closest companion, Sir Robert Mayfair Bruce, elevated from the ranks and brought into Fitzpatrick’s inner circle, owed everything to his mentor and commander. Yet some call the memoir Bruce left behind the work of a lying traitor. Perhaps its author was indeed a disloyal and degenerate scoundrel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr maybe he was the only man brave enough to tell his world the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWith a two-page, full-color frontispiece spread of the gorgeous first edition cover art by Tom Kidd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798901160251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eReviews and Endorsements \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“It is by turns funny, mordant, heroic, and deeply insightful, and as I say, it will make you think. . . . the ancient attendant, perhaps irresolvable, moral questions around which this book revolves will visit us again.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Worthy House\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Theodore Judson takes elements of history, steampunk, and religion and mixes them together to make a compelling story that presses through the imagination the need to contemplate issues of ethics, religion, and warfare. . . . He explores heady themes with wit and precision.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—J.W. Wartick (Reconstructing Faith)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Although [he] deals with the grand sweep of history and the place of humanity in the universe, the author never loses sight of his characters.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Berthold Gambrel (A Ruined Chapel by Moonlight)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Judson’s use of the twin viewpoints allows him to make points about subjects as diverse as history and heroes, academia and ambition, love and shame. Yet like Heinlein, Asimov and other great writers in the genre, Judson never lets his message get in the way of the story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“As Bruce's tale unfolds, the author skillfully demonstrates how fallible men become heroes through a deliberate distortion of their deeds. The author's ability to suggest an entire culture from a few telling details makes this an engrossing read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eFitzpatrick's War\u003c\/em\u003e, ingeniously incorporating two contrasting points of view as a memoir edited by an opinionated historian with numerous annotations and footnotes, is a speculative masterwork that will appeal to a surprisingly wide range of readers. For fans of historical fiction and military-powered science fiction as well as those who enjoy postapocalyptic novels, \u003cem\u003eFitzpatrick's War\u003c\/em\u003e will impress—and enthrall.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“A very effective novel disguised as a memoir. The cumulative effect is quite involving and convincing, making this novel definitely worth a look from fans of military and alternate history.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLocus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“By writing this two-layered future history, Judson has accomplished a remarkable feat: presenting the memoirs of a generally good man steered into being an accomplice to horrors that make the mind boggle. 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If you ever wanted Robert Heinlein to punch you in the teeth and question your testosterone levels, \u003cem\u003eRed State Mars\u003c\/em\u003e is for you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Upstream Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Corcoran looks at how our current cultural tendencies will diverge given the opportunities and constraints of colonizing a new world. I was caught up in the squabbles of those rugged individualists, and hoping they'd pull together in time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Karl K. 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It gives us what a good story should: a perspective on ourselves and a view of where we might go from here. I am delighted, inspired, and even hopeful having read this book. It seized me, it pushed me, it scintillates with the possibilities of the future.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Daniel M. Bensen\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Readers who enjoyed \u003cem\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eProject Hail Mary\u003c\/em\u003e will appreciate the way science and engineering shape the plot. This is not a story where technology exists purely as window dressing. The political stakes are high, the military threat feels serious, and the characters are placed in situations that force them to grow, compromise and fight for what they believe in. 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But Travis Corcoran isn’t just an author: he’s an elected official who knows those challenges all too well and builds tension with the heroes carefully watching who’s talking to whom to figure out how a vote may go. And as for the battle scenes, there are some terrific fights on the ground and in space, climaxing with perhaps the most audacious attack you’ll read in a novel this year and a thoroughly satisfying conclusion.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Daily Wire\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eAbout the Author \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravis J.I. 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Instead, Vic is a nondescript middle manager at Samson Trucking, forced to answer to HR Karens and running a failing logistics operation in a crumbling world. He’s a widower who takes solace in reading about the past, particularly his beloved Roman history. Vic figures he’s just about \u003cem\u003edone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the world isn’t done with \u003cem\u003eVic\u003c\/em\u003e. Shortages and riots intensify as a politically insane Washington stamps down on the American heartland. Then comes Covid-X.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVic emerges into a fallen world. Institutions are wiped away. The road belongs to predators. And the confused and delusional wait for a rescue that will never come. Now, as mounted raiders sweep across the ruins, sacking towns, taking slaves, and feeding on the remains, Vic reluctantly realizes that \u003cem\u003ehe’s\u003c\/em\u003e the man that history demands. It’s going to take a man with a plan. It will take a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to bring back civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s going to take a new American warlord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798901160800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 3, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eReviews and Endorsements \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“There are a lot of novels about surviving the apocalypse, but \u003cem\u003eAmerican Warlord\u003c\/em\u003e is about rebuilding a shattered world with American grit and determination, from the perspective of the reluctant leader who rises to the occasion and makes the tough calls. It’s bad ass.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Larry Correia, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling creator of the \u003cem\u003eMonster Hunter International\u003c\/em\u003e series and author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Paladin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Once again, Kurt Schlichter has authored a page-turning thriller full of action, strong characters, and even a touch of humor. It's also unfortunately timely, and disturbingly instructive. Highly recommended!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Glenn H. 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This book reaffirms why normal Americans are the solution.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dana Loesch, host of the \u003cem\u003eDana Show\u003c\/em\u003e, best-selling author, and Second Amendment advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter, the voice of unapologetic conservatism, gives us a roaring tale of collapse and redemption. Vic Kincaid embodies the fighting spirit of real Americans: learned, lethal, and wry as hell. M4s crack and Roman lessons apply as Schlichter reaffirms an American truth: normal patriots save civilizations. Outstanding.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jesse Kelly, host of the Jesse Kelly radio show\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Most post-apocalyptic fiction asks how one man, or a man and his family, survive the wasteland. Kurt Schlichter—a retired infantry officer—asks a much more interesting question: how can American civilization survive and rebuild? His answer, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Warlord\u003c\/em\u003e, is simultaneously a thrilling adventure novel and a handbook on leadership, logistics, and fighting spirit for patriots.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Travis J. I. Corcoran, author of \u003cem\u003eRed State Mars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“A commander who uses strategy from John Boyd’s OODA Loop, Roman army discipline, teamwork, and logistics, and an ability to train and lead killers who believe in saving their civilization. Schlichter puts you through your paces!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rob Maness, radio host, author, and retired Air Force colonel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter has presented a scenario that is eerily similar to current events and a bit too plausible for comfort. It’s a great tale of survival with some hard lessons learned by ‘everyman’ Vic as he sorts out his place in a fallen world. Schlichter reminds us that we will all need to embrace our inner Warlord. It's a great story with some fantastic lessons for us all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joe Dolio, author of the best-selling \u003cem\u003eTactical Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e preparedness series and U.S. Marine Corps veteran\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Kurt Schlichter, long a favorite of mine, has crafted a dystopian thriller with a way out, as well as a self-reliant deliverance from those constant ‘do-gooder elites’ we all wish would just stop already! The secret is a return to the first principles and practices of actual common-sense free people. 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This is mandatory reading for anyone who loves liberty and refuses to surrender.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Tim Young, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Greatness\u003c\/em\u003e columnist, \u003cem\u003ePatriot Radio\u003c\/em\u003e host and commentator\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 18px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 2px solid #b94b42; display: block; width: 100%; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); column-count: 1;\"\u003e“Schlichter and I were Guardsmen in the '92 L.A. 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You feel as though you are looking at creation through some vast chimney.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—C.S. Lewis in \u003cem\u003eThe Abolition of Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.28);\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; padding: 16px 2px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\"\u003eAbout the Author and Contributors \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e⌄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 2px 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlaf Stapledon\u003c\/strong\u003e (1886-1950) was the author of many of novels and nonfiction books, among them \u003cem\u003eLast and First Men\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStar Maker\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOdd John\u003c\/em\u003e. Stapledon is considered one of the fathers of visionary science fiction, heir to H. G. Wells, and a major influence upon writers such as science fiction authors Arthur C. Clarke, Winston Churchill, and Nobel laureate Doris Lessing, as well as many American science fiction authors and scientists, including physicist Freeman Dyson. C. S. Lewis notably thought Stapledon “cracking good,” but was shaken by and reacted strongly to Stapledon’s dark vision. Stapledon’s novels are known for their sprawling scope, imaginative breadth, and philosophical depth, exploring themes of evolution, human consciousness, and the destiny of mankind across cosmic timescales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoffrey Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e is an evolutionary psychologist and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Mating Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMating Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMate\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVirtue Signaling\u003c\/em\u003e. He is an associate professor at University of New Mexico, and his research has been featured in \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as in documentaries on Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, and the BBC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBradley J. Birzer\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and professor of history at Hillsdale College, as well as a noted J.R.R. Tolkien scholar. He is a founder of online journal \u003cem\u003eThe Imaginative Conservative\u003c\/em\u003e. Birzer is the author of \u003cem\u003eJ.R.R. 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