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Band of Preppers
Band of Preppers
For a limited time only, to celebrate the release of my new Prepper Fiction Novel, you can now download Band of Preppers for only $2.99 instead of $4.49.
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Derek Evers, a grocery store manager, his wife Amy, a nurse at the local hospital, their son Adam and their dog Roadie live a perfectly normal life in suburban Missouri. Between barbecues and everyday activities, nothing seems out of the ordinary. That is until uncle Buckle, a die hard prepper and survivalist, springs the news of a new viral disease originating in South America on the family of 4. What seems like just another unimportant news flash quickly becomes a daunting reality in this Post-Pandemic Prepper fiction novel. The family is forced to learn the traits of a Prepper and pick the brain of their prepping relative who has long spread the word of government corruption and social instability.
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Why Prepper Fiction is great:
If you are a Prepper then you certainly know your fair share about being prepared and survival outdoors, off the grid or any other circumstances that pave your road to survival when SHTF. Prepper Fiction can help you find the mistakes in your emergency plans and come up with a set of new plans for various situations. Besides that, Prepper fiction is simply the best way of reading about the world going down; and let's be honest, who doesn't like reading about a Prepper in a Dystopian or Science-Fiction story?
If you are interested in learning more about Prepping and starting your first Survival Stockpile, make sure to check out some of my non-fiction Prepping related Kindle Ebooks and my other Prepping Novels:
No Tomorrow: A Dystopian Novel
Prepper Central: A Prepper Fiction Novel
Prepping for the Unknown
OR take a look at my two boxed sets:
Dystopian Fiction Boxed Set:
Contains: Band of Preppers I & II, Prepper Central and Presidential Cleaning
Prepper Fiction Boxed Set:
Contains: No Tomorrow, Prepping For The Unknown, 06:00 Hours and The Unforeseen Enemy
If you would like to find out more about my books then please feel free to visit my new website www.Chadevercroft.com or my facebook page at www.facebook.com/chadevercroft.
Related Search Terms: Prepper Fiction, SHTF Fiction, TEOTWAWKI Fiction, Prepping Novel, Dystopian Fiction, Prepper Novel, Survival Fiction
For a limited time only, to celebrate the release of my new Prepper Fiction Novel, you can now download Band of Preppers for only $2.99 instead of $4.49.
Band of Preppers (Book 2):Life is Hope is now available in the Kindle Store and currently on sale.
Derek Evers, a grocery store manager, his wife Amy, a nurse at the local hospital, their son Adam and their dog Roadie live a perfectly normal life in suburban Missouri. Between barbecues and everyday activities, nothing seems out of the ordinary. That is until uncle Buckle, a die hard prepper and survivalist, springs the news of a new viral disease originating in South America on the family of 4. What seems like just another unimportant news flash quickly becomes a daunting reality in this Post-Pandemic Prepper fiction novel. The family is forced to learn the traits of a Prepper and pick the brain of their prepping relative who has long spread the word of government corruption and social instability.
Download your copy of Band of Preppers,a Prepper Fiction novel today and start reading instantly by simply clicking on the Orange Buy Now Button
Why Prepper Fiction is great:
If you are a Prepper then you certainly know your fair share about being prepared and survival outdoors, off the grid or any other circumstances that pave your road to survival when SHTF. Prepper Fiction can help you find the mistakes in your emergency plans and come up with a set of new plans for various situations. Besides that, Prepper fiction is simply the best way of reading about the world going down; and let's be honest, who doesn't like reading about a Prepper in a Dystopian or Science-Fiction story?
If you are interested in learning more about Prepping and starting your first Survival Stockpile, make sure to check out some of my non-fiction Prepping related Kindle Ebooks and my other Prepping Novels:
No Tomorrow: A Dystopian Novel
Prepper Central: A Prepper Fiction Novel
Prepping for the Unknown
OR take a look at my two boxed sets:
Dystopian Fiction Boxed Set:
Contains: Band of Preppers I & II, Prepper Central and Presidential Cleaning
Prepper Fiction Boxed Set:
Contains: No Tomorrow, Prepping For The Unknown, 06:00 Hours and The Unforeseen Enemy
If you would like to find out more about my books then please feel free to visit my new website www.Chadevercroft.com or my facebook page at www.facebook.com/chadevercroft.
Related Search Terms: Prepper Fiction, SHTF Fiction, TEOTWAWKI Fiction, Prepping Novel, Dystopian Fiction, Prepper Novel, Survival Fiction
134 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 3, 2014
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May 6, 2015
Actual rating - 2.5
I really didn't enjoy this one at first, as nothing was really happening, and it was dull. It did get better in the second half thankfully, but it wasn't enough to make me love it.
I really didn't enjoy this one at first, as nothing was really happening, and it was dull. It did get better in the second half thankfully, but it wasn't enough to make me love it.
May 13, 2017
Derek lives an ordinary life with wife Amy, son Adam and their husky Roadie. Derek's brother Buckle is a dedicated prepper who is on alert for signs of social collapse, and tries to get Derek to take the threat seriously. When a strange smallpox type outbreak occurs in Mexico, Amy investigates online while Derek goes into panic mode and starts prepping. As the virus spreads in South America, the family start to fear the worst...
Buckle and Derek are so different as brothers. Buckle has thrown himself into the prepping lifestyle and scans the media for any potential threats that could become a problem, which is how he finds the first mention of the smallopx type virus. He has turned away from relationships to make friends with other people and his only family is Derek who he keeps in contact with. Derek and Amy spend time with Buckle but are not interested in his theories or in following his example: until more appears about the virus. As a nurse, Amy is interested in what the virus is but Derek is starting to get nervous about his lack of preparedness and turns to the delighted Buckle for help.
Buckle starts telling Derek about preparing lists of things needed and gradually getting in supplies, as well as preparing bug out bags which may be needed if the family have to flee their home. Derek is a bit overwhelmed by it all but he starts to get himself slowly organised. The problem occurs that the virus is now rampaging across South America and the media is finally starting to report on it as the threat to America becomes real. Infected people are crossing into Texas and time is running out, with Buckle getting anxious about his family.
Derek makes a lot of mistakes but that would happen to someone new to the prepping lifestyle. I understand that he uses the store discount at the place he works to save money but it alerts everyone he works with that he has extra supplies, and he is talking to them about prepping. The idea generally is to keep quiet about what you have so that you don't become a target for desperate people in a crisis. He fails to keep the car fully gassed up, he didn't follow Buckle's lists or have the bags prepared as he was told to. It's an example of thinking you have time until it actually runs out. Derek isn't ready to leave even when the virus lands in their town. Now he has to get to safety at Buckle's place with the town in chaos and everyone trying to flee.
Buckle is living at a prepper compound which is safe and secure and where everyone works together to get things done. This is to be the new home of his family if they can get there safely but Buckle is concerned that Derek has already left it too late and might be in trouble. But the compound itself is being watched by people in the woods who want to take the supplies they have so how safe will it be there?
This was a good apocalypse showing how things can go wrong so quickly when a virus is running wild with no cure. It also shows that however well you prepare you can still be caught out by small mistakes or the speed of events. It was an enjoyable book with good action scenes in the second part and it is very much centered on the human side of the story, with characters that you care about. As always I was anxious about the welfare of the dog! Roadie is a gorgeous big fluffy husky who gets a bit of hero time in the book...who doesn't love a big soft husky!
Enjoyable if slightly over the top story towards the end but I don't care because it was fast moving, interesting and entertaining. Ideal for those interested in prepping, apocalypse fiction and viral pandemics.
Buckle and Derek are so different as brothers. Buckle has thrown himself into the prepping lifestyle and scans the media for any potential threats that could become a problem, which is how he finds the first mention of the smallopx type virus. He has turned away from relationships to make friends with other people and his only family is Derek who he keeps in contact with. Derek and Amy spend time with Buckle but are not interested in his theories or in following his example: until more appears about the virus. As a nurse, Amy is interested in what the virus is but Derek is starting to get nervous about his lack of preparedness and turns to the delighted Buckle for help.
Buckle starts telling Derek about preparing lists of things needed and gradually getting in supplies, as well as preparing bug out bags which may be needed if the family have to flee their home. Derek is a bit overwhelmed by it all but he starts to get himself slowly organised. The problem occurs that the virus is now rampaging across South America and the media is finally starting to report on it as the threat to America becomes real. Infected people are crossing into Texas and time is running out, with Buckle getting anxious about his family.
Derek makes a lot of mistakes but that would happen to someone new to the prepping lifestyle. I understand that he uses the store discount at the place he works to save money but it alerts everyone he works with that he has extra supplies, and he is talking to them about prepping. The idea generally is to keep quiet about what you have so that you don't become a target for desperate people in a crisis. He fails to keep the car fully gassed up, he didn't follow Buckle's lists or have the bags prepared as he was told to. It's an example of thinking you have time until it actually runs out. Derek isn't ready to leave even when the virus lands in their town. Now he has to get to safety at Buckle's place with the town in chaos and everyone trying to flee.
Buckle is living at a prepper compound which is safe and secure and where everyone works together to get things done. This is to be the new home of his family if they can get there safely but Buckle is concerned that Derek has already left it too late and might be in trouble. But the compound itself is being watched by people in the woods who want to take the supplies they have so how safe will it be there?
This was a good apocalypse showing how things can go wrong so quickly when a virus is running wild with no cure. It also shows that however well you prepare you can still be caught out by small mistakes or the speed of events. It was an enjoyable book with good action scenes in the second part and it is very much centered on the human side of the story, with characters that you care about. As always I was anxious about the welfare of the dog! Roadie is a gorgeous big fluffy husky who gets a bit of hero time in the book...who doesn't love a big soft husky!
Enjoyable if slightly over the top story towards the end but I don't care because it was fast moving, interesting and entertaining. Ideal for those interested in prepping, apocalypse fiction and viral pandemics.
December 13, 2014
I picked this novel up through Kindle Unlimited.
This was a decent read and with the exception of one particularly glaring editing mistake (had nothing to do with grammar) it was decently edited. I also though the title to be a bit misleading.
The novel that featured a pandemic, but along with the characterization of the main 'prepper' and his particular group, it relied heavily, too heavily at times, on stereotypes of preppers and conspiracy nuts, yet the meat of the story focused more on father/son relationships and sibling dynamics than the actual pandemic.
All in all though, a decent read. If you like prepper fic, this would be a good afternoon read.
This was a decent read and with the exception of one particularly glaring editing mistake (had nothing to do with grammar) it was decently edited. I also though the title to be a bit misleading.
The novel that featured a pandemic, but along with the characterization of the main 'prepper' and his particular group, it relied heavily, too heavily at times, on stereotypes of preppers and conspiracy nuts, yet the meat of the story focused more on father/son relationships and sibling dynamics than the actual pandemic.
All in all though, a decent read. If you like prepper fic, this would be a good afternoon read.
December 6, 2016
This is a good book about an entry level prepper getting nailed in the early stages of prepping. Truly finding himself unprepared as the world devolves around himself and his family, he manages to get his family to his brother's community. Once there he puts himself to work becoming a useful member of the team. I'm impressed with the ability to look at the situation from this point of view.
November 30, 2014
My review
It was a good book and I enjoyed the characters. This is my first time reading a Chad Evercroft book and I will definitely read others by him
It was a good book and I enjoyed the characters. This is my first time reading a Chad Evercroft book and I will definitely read others by him
December 16, 2014
A decent read
This is a fairly good story with some insights to prepping. Not really a manual but more of a short story with some helpful thoughts.
This is a fairly good story with some insights to prepping. Not really a manual but more of a short story with some helpful thoughts.
February 5, 2015
Not a bad book but it seemed very rushed. Feel like the pandemic could have built up a bit more.
May 25, 2015
Awesome
Though the book ended rather quickly I really enjoyed reading that it was well thought and can't wait to read more books from this author
Though the book ended rather quickly I really enjoyed reading that it was well thought and can't wait to read more books from this author
September 1, 2015
Started a little too fast, but it was still good
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