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Jack Hance

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in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States

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Thriller, Fiction, Fantasy

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Lee Child, Dean Koontz

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Jack Hance is a pen name created by the author for novels in this genre, one of several in which he writes. He is a former English teacher who lives in central Florida. He is a devoted prepper committed to surviving a social disaster he hopes never materializes. He hopes you enjoy his novels.

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Average rating: 4.51 · 4,533 ratings · 193 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	School’s Out (EMP Survival in a Dying World, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 790 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survival School (EMP Survival in a Dying World, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 546 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Back to School (EMP Survival in a Dying World, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 522 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Graduation Day (EMP Survival in a Dying World, #4) 4.65 avg rating — 439 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Way Home (Enduring in a Cruel and Darkened World, #1) 4.53 avg rating — 351 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Protect Your Own: A Levi Walsh Adventure 4.58 avg rating — 322 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Sea Day (Lost in an Infected and Dying World, #1) 4.53 avg rating — 325 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Port in a Storm: Lost in an Infected and Dying World - Book Two 4.60 avg rating — 255 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Road Warriors: A Levi Walsh Adventure 4.62 avg rating — 214 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defending Home (Enduring in a Cruel and Darkened World, #4) 4.66 avg rating — 199 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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And Now For Something Completely Different (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #9.7)

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I suspect this is the last Elizabeth Cage book, but I hope I am wrong. This series is similar to others from Jodi Taylor - the stories repeatedly make me laugh with their British humor, keep me busy googling phrases, like digestive biscuits, Battenbe ...more
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I suspect this is the last Elizabeth Cage book, but I hope I am wrong. This series is similar to others from Jodi Taylor - the stories repeatedly make me laugh with their British humor, keep me busy googling phrases, like digestive biscuits, Battenbe ...more
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Jack Hance made a comment on Minnie Rita McKinney’s review of Graduation Day (EMP Survival in a Dying World, #4) " Minnie, I’m glad the series finished stronger for you. Jack "
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Jodi Taylor wrote so many of these St. Mary’s stories, she must have enjoyed them. I know I do, and I’m getting worried because I don’t want to finish all of them and go cold turkey on Max! So many inside jokes, and while the history - accurate, usua ...more
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“If you want to learn more about the EMP threat, I encourage you to read the books that got me started with this topic. The Final Day, by William R. Forstchen, and the two novels that followed it are outstanding, and well worth the effort and expense to read.”
― Jack Hance, Graduation Day

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