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Slaughterhouse Run
After years of presumed death in the apocalyptic wasteland, Patrick Deen and Ben Fogelvee are reunited at last. But it’s a jarring reunion; Patrick has been on his own for so long, and Ben is dying, wracked by a Green Fever that’s dissolving his body from the inside out.
Back on Horace’s train, Patrick, Ben, and a small team of young Red Caps find one final glimmer of a rumored cure on the coast of California, 2,000 miles away, with the clock ticking down to Ben Fogelvee’s death.
Amid the chaos and destruction of the end of the world, there’s only one route left to southern California – the Slaughterhouse Run, a long stretch of dangerous track ruled by warring factions of deranged killers, looking to derail and destroy any train crew crazy enough to take the route.
Patrick and Ben blast into an explosive new breakneck adventure, one that will see them either find the potential cure or die trying at the hands of the most brutal post-apocalyptic warriors they’ve ever met.
The clock is ticking. Ben is dying.
Welcome to the Slaughterhouse Run.
Back on Horace’s train, Patrick, Ben, and a small team of young Red Caps find one final glimmer of a rumored cure on the coast of California, 2,000 miles away, with the clock ticking down to Ben Fogelvee’s death.
Amid the chaos and destruction of the end of the world, there’s only one route left to southern California – the Slaughterhouse Run, a long stretch of dangerous track ruled by warring factions of deranged killers, looking to derail and destroy any train crew crazy enough to take the route.
Patrick and Ben blast into an explosive new breakneck adventure, one that will see them either find the potential cure or die trying at the hands of the most brutal post-apocalyptic warriors they’ve ever met.
The clock is ticking. Ben is dying.
Welcome to the Slaughterhouse Run.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 26, 2025
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Clayton Smith
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November 12, 2025
Clayton Smith's latest entry in the improbably wacky adventures of Patrick and Ben does not disappoint. There is a plethora of laugh out loud moments, which is to be expected with this series. If you are a fan of Adams, Pratchett, Monty Python, and all things pop culture, this series is for you. Slaughterhouse Run is a wonderful read, and Smith's protagonists continue to hit me in the funny bone (as well as the heart). Book four delivers the laughs, the love, the loss and plenty of excitement and adventure. In all of the books I've read, I can't remember ever wanting to smack a character upside his head and give him a hug in the very same scene until I read Smith's Apocalypticon series.
I highly recommend this book, and if you're new to the series, Enjoy!
I highly recommend this book, and if you're new to the series, Enjoy!
September 11, 2025
Almost as good as the original. Love Clayton’s writing style and sense of humor.
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