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How I Spent the Apocalypse
I TOLD YOU SO!
These are the words that Katy longs to scream over and over at what’s left of the population after the apocalypse she’d been telling anyone who would listen, was coming.
Now it’s here and she’s set up to become the new king of the world and everything would be perfect...
If her stupid sons hadn’t decided she was as crazy as everyone else thought she was and moved away from the safety of their mother’s bunker into the city, and if the very reporter who
had made her name synonymous with “crack” pot didn’t wind up pounding on her door as the world around them blew away.
YES, THE END OF THE WORLD CAN BE FUNNY
(If you’re ten feet underground with 50 years of supplies)
These are the words that Katy longs to scream over and over at what’s left of the population after the apocalypse she’d been telling anyone who would listen, was coming.
Now it’s here and she’s set up to become the new king of the world and everything would be perfect...
If her stupid sons hadn’t decided she was as crazy as everyone else thought she was and moved away from the safety of their mother’s bunker into the city, and if the very reporter who
had made her name synonymous with “crack” pot didn’t wind up pounding on her door as the world around them blew away.
YES, THE END OF THE WORLD CAN BE FUNNY
(If you’re ten feet underground with 50 years of supplies)
274 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 9, 2011
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About the author
Selina Rosen
115 books36 followersSelina Rosen’s short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies including Sword & Sorceress, Witch Way To The Mall, Turn The Other Chick, the two newest Thieves’ World anthologies, Aoife’s Kiss, and Here Be Dragons.
Her novels include How I Spent The Apocalypse, Black Rage, Queen Of Denial, Strange Robby, and Jabone’s Sword.
Her mystery novels, Bad Lands, and Bad City, the first two Holmes and Storm Mysteries, were co-written with Laura J. Underwood.
One of Selina’s recent projects was a novelization of the first Duncan and Mallory graphic novel that was co-written by Robert Asprin and Mel. White, tentatively entitled Duncan and Mallory I.
Selina was honored by Deep South Con/FenCon in Dallas this past September where she was awarded the Phoenix Award.
Check out her website for her continuing series, The House. It’s posted in episodes—approximately two per month.
In her capacity as editor-in-chief of Yard Dog Press, Ms. Rosen has edited several anthologies, including the five award-winning Bubbas Of The Apocalypse anthologies and two collections of “modern” fairy tales including the Stoker-nominated Stories That Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl.
Her novels include How I Spent The Apocalypse, Black Rage, Queen Of Denial, Strange Robby, and Jabone’s Sword.
Her mystery novels, Bad Lands, and Bad City, the first two Holmes and Storm Mysteries, were co-written with Laura J. Underwood.
One of Selina’s recent projects was a novelization of the first Duncan and Mallory graphic novel that was co-written by Robert Asprin and Mel. White, tentatively entitled Duncan and Mallory I.
Selina was honored by Deep South Con/FenCon in Dallas this past September where she was awarded the Phoenix Award.
Check out her website for her continuing series, The House. It’s posted in episodes—approximately two per month.
In her capacity as editor-in-chief of Yard Dog Press, Ms. Rosen has edited several anthologies, including the five award-winning Bubbas Of The Apocalypse anthologies and two collections of “modern” fairy tales including the Stoker-nominated Stories That Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl.
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May 28, 2016
This was surprisingly good. I feel like I'm ready to survive the apocalypse. As much as this book was written with humor, it actually gave quite a bit of good advice of what to do in a catastrophe.
Crazy Katy, as shes called by her neighbors, has been predicting the apocalypse, for years. As she has been putting every penny she makes into building the perfect compound, other people continue destroying the planet. After a nuclear war in the middle east, the fall out brings devastating storms and an arctic winter only a few well survive. One of them is a news-lady, who came to interview Crazy Katy when the storms started up.
To be honest this book was weird, but I really enjoyed it anyway, it's so different from what I normally read. The author must of done quite the research to know all the survival methods and a fantastic imagination in building Katy's bunker-compound.
The only negative is Katy could go off into a tangent on how we destroyed the world, things got a bit preachy. But to be honest probably at least half the stuff she said sounded true so...
This book has humor, adventure, and a bit of a romance. It was an enjoyable read and a well written Kindle Unlimited book. I will be reading more of this author in the future.
Crazy Katy, as shes called by her neighbors, has been predicting the apocalypse, for years. As she has been putting every penny she makes into building the perfect compound, other people continue destroying the planet. After a nuclear war in the middle east, the fall out brings devastating storms and an arctic winter only a few well survive. One of them is a news-lady, who came to interview Crazy Katy when the storms started up.
To be honest this book was weird, but I really enjoyed it anyway, it's so different from what I normally read. The author must of done quite the research to know all the survival methods and a fantastic imagination in building Katy's bunker-compound.
The only negative is Katy could go off into a tangent on how we destroyed the world, things got a bit preachy. But to be honest probably at least half the stuff she said sounded true so...
This book has humor, adventure, and a bit of a romance. It was an enjoyable read and a well written Kindle Unlimited book. I will be reading more of this author in the future.
October 14, 2014
I've read a lot of books both fiction and non-fiction regarding the apocalypse, how to prepare, what may happen, etc. I was pleasantly surprised that not only was this a good fictional story, but I learned some new tricks that I could use in survival scenarios. Not everyone would be as "lucky" as Lucy to be at a well stocked and fortified bunker with a woman who knows just about everything needed to survive.....on top of the fact Kayte is an awesome butch lesbian. Kayte considers herself crazy but I think in some ways she was one of the few sane people around. That's pretty much my definition of crazy, though, when a person doesn't fit the ideals of the majority. I recommend this book not only for the entertainment value but also the thoughtful tips presented by the author.
August 22, 2016
Ugly cover art aside, this book was surprising well thought out and very detailed for a post-apocalypse story. The main character and only POV Katy, was fun to read. She has a unique sense of humor that contrasts well with the mayhem the planet is going through. The romance is nothing special, but written well enough that had me smiling at parts. Fans of post apocalypse stories should give this a read.
February 10, 2017
My second book by Rosen, and just like the first one I read, I was initially reluctant to give the book a try. I had this one on my possibilities list for a longish while, and had tried the sample a few times.
Beginning kept putting me off. Mostly because the book is set up with, what I assume are transcripts from pod-casts which have tips on how to survive an apocalyptic situation. Then story stuff. So there I was trying to see if I wanted to try a book and kept running into this survival tip thingie. And that kept tripping me up. I kept not wanting to read that, not wanting to skip to story without having tried podcast, etc. Eventually I just got the book and read it. I admit that I did so directly because of the other book I have read from this author. Completely different genre and subject matter, but I also had a tough time trying to convince myself to try the book but ended up loving it, so . . . I just plucked up my courage and read this one.
It was an interesting enough book, I suppose. A woman has made a nice living through subscribers to podcats in which she gives tips on how to survive stuff. Like the apocalypse. She isn't doing those podcasts for the money, though, but because she deeply believes that the world is about to end. And has believed this to be the case since she was a small child (her parents love of disaster movies, she notes, might have played a part). The money, though, has helped make her own arrangements for survival that much more . . . (insert word here I can't think of). Basically she would have lived in a certain area, with supplies, and in strongly defensivesable (against the weather and like) dwelling. The money just helps her add a few things.
Right. So, if all goes right with the world, and to a certain extent she would have much preferred this outcome, she would have been the crazy paranoid woman doing these podcasts until she fell over dead from old age. Without an Apocalypse occurring, I mean. Well, that isn't what happened.
What happened was, and here's one of my problems of the book, horrible humans existed. Well, I tried to figure a way to make that sentence work, didn't. Point is that the author has the same rant over and over again in the book about how everyone are so damn much materalistic, and if we just hadn't been involved in the middle east for oil, and stuff, the world would have been a much better place. Also, religion kills. And is stupid. It's not that the ranting doesn't have a certain amount of sense to it, it's that it comes up non-stop constantly. Throughout the book. I mean, I get it. The world went 'pfft, humans disease, must get rid of them' *the planet thinks then wiggles really really hard*. And it did so because humans dumb. Just stop telling me over and over again, okay?
Right, well, I meant to say "what happened was that Pakistan and India traded some nuclear missiles, causing the dominoes to fall over and the world went all apocalyptic and stuff, with earthquakes and volcanoes being set off by the nuclear exchange and massive waves of dust crowded the skies, and caused issues". Right after those missiles flew through the air, Katy (the 'crazy' one) had proclaimed, through her podcasts, that the world was about to end now. So, take your survival kits and hole up. Probably too late, now, to flee.
While readying her area for the coming storms, as in pulling her windmill down into the ground and shielding it, and covering her solar panels, a reporter and camera man turn up. The same two who always come out to interview the crazy woman. Katy is somewhat willing to talk to them because 1) their constant observation and cracks about her being crazy actually boosted her own subscriber base; 2) the reporter woman is hot; 3) this one is more one that unfolded as events occurred - talking to them for a few minutes allowed her to tell CNN's viewers to hunker down and expect the worst.
Then the worst occurs. Katy's all safe and snug in her hidey-hole. Annoyed, though, because her idiot sons didn't follow her advice and hightail it to her place before the storms started. So, all safe and secure, when she hears a knocking on her door. It was not a raven saying Lenore, but a woman, the reporter from before. Somewhat changed in appearance, it must be noted, since the wind and storm has blown, and or torn most of her clothing to shreds. She's whimpering. And wishing help. Mostly, entrance. While babbling about how she had run from where her car, and camera man, just got picked up by the wind, to be lost somewhere up there.
So, Katy breaks one of her own rules and allows this reporter to enter. I've a strong suspicion that this reporters name is Lucy, but I'm do not have 100% recall these many days after having read the book. And everywhere Katy goes, walking through her place, she turns and there's Lucy, stuck to her like a frightened woman needing reassurance that other humans still exist.
So. The apocalypse occurs. Lucy and Katy are in Katy's place. Massive waves of snow blanket the area. Long long winter. Other people turn up to inhabit the small bunker Katy built. Tensions built. The longish winter continues.
An interesting book. I felt slightly disconnected from the story, though, for unknown reasons. There were some funny moments. Some moments of 'please stop ranting already, or, if you must rant, change to a different rant, please', some moments of love, and affection in the post-apocalyptic world.
Beginning kept putting me off. Mostly because the book is set up with, what I assume are transcripts from pod-casts which have tips on how to survive an apocalyptic situation. Then story stuff. So there I was trying to see if I wanted to try a book and kept running into this survival tip thingie. And that kept tripping me up. I kept not wanting to read that, not wanting to skip to story without having tried podcast, etc. Eventually I just got the book and read it. I admit that I did so directly because of the other book I have read from this author. Completely different genre and subject matter, but I also had a tough time trying to convince myself to try the book but ended up loving it, so . . . I just plucked up my courage and read this one.
It was an interesting enough book, I suppose. A woman has made a nice living through subscribers to podcats in which she gives tips on how to survive stuff. Like the apocalypse. She isn't doing those podcasts for the money, though, but because she deeply believes that the world is about to end. And has believed this to be the case since she was a small child (her parents love of disaster movies, she notes, might have played a part). The money, though, has helped make her own arrangements for survival that much more . . . (insert word here I can't think of). Basically she would have lived in a certain area, with supplies, and in strongly defensivesable (against the weather and like) dwelling. The money just helps her add a few things.
Right. So, if all goes right with the world, and to a certain extent she would have much preferred this outcome, she would have been the crazy paranoid woman doing these podcasts until she fell over dead from old age. Without an Apocalypse occurring, I mean. Well, that isn't what happened.
What happened was, and here's one of my problems of the book, horrible humans existed. Well, I tried to figure a way to make that sentence work, didn't. Point is that the author has the same rant over and over again in the book about how everyone are so damn much materalistic, and if we just hadn't been involved in the middle east for oil, and stuff, the world would have been a much better place. Also, religion kills. And is stupid. It's not that the ranting doesn't have a certain amount of sense to it, it's that it comes up non-stop constantly. Throughout the book. I mean, I get it. The world went 'pfft, humans disease, must get rid of them' *the planet thinks then wiggles really really hard*. And it did so because humans dumb. Just stop telling me over and over again, okay?
Right, well, I meant to say "what happened was that Pakistan and India traded some nuclear missiles, causing the dominoes to fall over and the world went all apocalyptic and stuff, with earthquakes and volcanoes being set off by the nuclear exchange and massive waves of dust crowded the skies, and caused issues". Right after those missiles flew through the air, Katy (the 'crazy' one) had proclaimed, through her podcasts, that the world was about to end now. So, take your survival kits and hole up. Probably too late, now, to flee.
While readying her area for the coming storms, as in pulling her windmill down into the ground and shielding it, and covering her solar panels, a reporter and camera man turn up. The same two who always come out to interview the crazy woman. Katy is somewhat willing to talk to them because 1) their constant observation and cracks about her being crazy actually boosted her own subscriber base; 2) the reporter woman is hot; 3) this one is more one that unfolded as events occurred - talking to them for a few minutes allowed her to tell CNN's viewers to hunker down and expect the worst.
Then the worst occurs. Katy's all safe and snug in her hidey-hole. Annoyed, though, because her idiot sons didn't follow her advice and hightail it to her place before the storms started. So, all safe and secure, when she hears a knocking on her door. It was not a raven saying Lenore, but a woman, the reporter from before. Somewhat changed in appearance, it must be noted, since the wind and storm has blown, and or torn most of her clothing to shreds. She's whimpering. And wishing help. Mostly, entrance. While babbling about how she had run from where her car, and camera man, just got picked up by the wind, to be lost somewhere up there.
So, Katy breaks one of her own rules and allows this reporter to enter. I've a strong suspicion that this reporters name is Lucy, but I'm do not have 100% recall these many days after having read the book. And everywhere Katy goes, walking through her place, she turns and there's Lucy, stuck to her like a frightened woman needing reassurance that other humans still exist.
So. The apocalypse occurs. Lucy and Katy are in Katy's place. Massive waves of snow blanket the area. Long long winter. Other people turn up to inhabit the small bunker Katy built. Tensions built. The longish winter continues.
An interesting book. I felt slightly disconnected from the story, though, for unknown reasons. There were some funny moments. Some moments of 'please stop ranting already, or, if you must rant, change to a different rant, please', some moments of love, and affection in the post-apocalyptic world.
December 2, 2014
Easy to read, humorous and some good advice for the apocalypse!
May 25, 2016
If you need to survive a winter apocalypse, this is your book.
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