What do you think?
Rate this book
American Apocalypse Wastelands
As millions struggle to survive in the wasteland that the United States has become, a young man fights to maintain its founding promise in this riveting post-apocalyptic thriller.
Starvation, violence and death run rampant in the remains of our once-proud country. Federal troops, commissioned to protect the homeland, have turned their guns on the lawless population. Citizens find shelter in government safe zones while ruthless gangs enforce their will outside the camps.
When the military transforms Washington’s life-saving food bank into a gun collection center in order to disarm all but the soldiers themselves, riots ensue. Weary of the militaristic government’s intent to render the citizens defenseless, America’s remaining patriots begin a mass migration out of the camps in search of refuge.
American Apocalypse Wastelands tells of a young man discovering the role he must play to defend himself, others and his country as everything around him crumbles. It is a revised edition of American Apocalypse II: Refuge.
Starvation, violence and death run rampant in the remains of our once-proud country. Federal troops, commissioned to protect the homeland, have turned their guns on the lawless population. Citizens find shelter in government safe zones while ruthless gangs enforce their will outside the camps.
When the military transforms Washington’s life-saving food bank into a gun collection center in order to disarm all but the soldiers themselves, riots ensue. Weary of the militaristic government’s intent to render the citizens defenseless, America’s remaining patriots begin a mass migration out of the camps in search of refuge.
American Apocalypse Wastelands tells of a young man discovering the role he must play to defend himself, others and his country as everything around him crumbles. It is a revised edition of American Apocalypse II: Refuge.
- GenresPost Apocalyptic
440 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2010
About the author
Nova
151 books26 followersI am a writer among other things. I wrote, "Police Battalions of the Third Reich" and the "American Apocalypse" series.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
January 18, 2014
Not sure how I feel about the supernatural stuff in this one. will see where the next one goes
September 18, 2017
The first book in the series was very good - it was action packed, made your adrenaline flow, and kept you at your Kindle reading it all in as fast as you could. As a follow-up to Book One, I started it the day after - and was very disappointed. If you did enjoy book one, I'd recommend leaving those good memories where they are and not suffer through a disappointment like I did.
While the basic outline of the plot is still there, it seems wasted on the screwball thoughts and actions of Gardener killing, or thinking of killing, everyone in his path. Usually a little blood and guts spice up a story, but I think it went a little overboard, and the story stagnated and got off track on many occasions.
Just when you think it can't get any more unrealistic, the author introduces a new character who thinks she is a goddess, and can somehow speak telepathically to many people simultaneously as well as see in to the future with clarity. I am guessing this is some shift from a post-apocalyptic scenario to the fantasy genre. What a letdown.
While the basic outline of the plot is still there, it seems wasted on the screwball thoughts and actions of Gardener killing, or thinking of killing, everyone in his path. Usually a little blood and guts spice up a story, but I think it went a little overboard, and the story stagnated and got off track on many occasions.
Just when you think it can't get any more unrealistic, the author introduces a new character who thinks she is a goddess, and can somehow speak telepathically to many people simultaneously as well as see in to the future with clarity. I am guessing this is some shift from a post-apocalyptic scenario to the fantasy genre. What a letdown.
October 14, 2024
The series was okay but when the author started introducing Nordic gods it jumped the shark.
November 1, 2011
This one was a puzzler. When I picked it up from the library, I didn't realize that it was the second book of a series. Mind you, a good series would let a new reader come in at this point and catch them up without alienating the people who did read book one. This book does not do this.
Book two starts in the aftermath of a fight that gives the impression of being pretty much in the middle of nowhere. No, it's on the outskirts of DC. The viewpoint character's narration makes him sound like a teenaged gangbanger. Except you do eventually find out he went 7 schools during his highschool years, he used to work for a mortgage company, then ended up homeless. But he's a quickdraw champion.
The other main characters are Max, a military vet, Night, an asian woman, and Ninja, a teenager obsessed with tech. That's about as much characterization as they get.
The government is basically collapsing, so they decided to get out of the DC 'Zone'. But they only really got about 50 miles, to a small town where Gardener (the... protagonist) has what I think were friends. There, they become the police for the small town trying to survive.
My main problem was that the protagonists weren't what you would call heroes. In fact, I would call them psychopaths. Gardener, especially, prefers to just shoot everyone. "Oh, you made a pass at my sorta girlfriend, so I'll just shoot you and take all your stuff." His body-count by the end was painful.
Finally, you get a Norse goddess showing up out of nowhere, completely changing genres.
All in all, it just didn't work for me.
Book two starts in the aftermath of a fight that gives the impression of being pretty much in the middle of nowhere. No, it's on the outskirts of DC. The viewpoint character's narration makes him sound like a teenaged gangbanger. Except you do eventually find out he went 7 schools during his highschool years, he used to work for a mortgage company, then ended up homeless. But he's a quickdraw champion.
The other main characters are Max, a military vet, Night, an asian woman, and Ninja, a teenager obsessed with tech. That's about as much characterization as they get.
The government is basically collapsing, so they decided to get out of the DC 'Zone'. But they only really got about 50 miles, to a small town where Gardener (the... protagonist) has what I think were friends. There, they become the police for the small town trying to survive.
My main problem was that the protagonists weren't what you would call heroes. In fact, I would call them psychopaths. Gardener, especially, prefers to just shoot everyone. "Oh, you made a pass at my sorta girlfriend, so I'll just shoot you and take all your stuff." His body-count by the end was painful.
Finally, you get a Norse goddess showing up out of nowhere, completely changing genres.
All in all, it just didn't work for me.
October 22, 2013
The second, thus far, in a series of books about a possible outcome of an economic collapse. I'l keep my spoilers to a minimum for those who may wish to read this book/series. It's a great example f a new branch of the post-apocalyptic genera. The new "Economic Collapse" books seem to be similar to a Road Warrior style, Damaged Man against the world with a modern twist. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down.
September 10, 2010
A continuation of AA1 with similar gripes, but the depth of character building and environmental descriptions really make you feel part of the book. It's the major reason I continued and finished the book. AAIII and AAIV are on Nova's blog. Just Google "American Apocalypse". Over all, a pretty good read.
Read
March 9, 2012This is American Apocalypse II; refuge.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews