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Run: An Alaskan Post-Apocalyptic Survival
The end doesn’t come till you draw your last breath…
After enduring the holocaust that destroyed the second largest city in Alaska, Chuck and his family did more than simply endure. They thrived. Together with other survivors, they are rebuilding their lives in the Alaskan wilderness, creating a better society.
But the Russian military is closing in like a pack of wolves, and suddenly, in spite of all their progress, Chuck must make one of the hardest decisions of his life.
Do they leave their home? What else can they do since they’re no match for the Russian military?
Ultimately, they have to take action, do what they never contemplated if they want to survive not just a foreign military, but the Alaskan wilderness which could kill them just as surely as any bullet.
The odds are stacked against them. Food is scarce and the weather is brutal, but Chuck unites the remaining survivors before they all – even his own children – are forced to pay the ultimate price.
Fans of military fiction like William Johnstone's Ashes Series and John Gilstrap's At All Costs will love the power, suspense, and deep family commitment of the End Alaska series.
Attorney, successful author, and twenty-year Marine Corps veteran Craig Martelle has written a frighteningly realistic story that a five-star Amazon review called “unique and compelling.”
“The author masterfully portrays characters that are forced to do things they never would have imagined being capable of doing. A crisis can bring out the best and worst of humanity, and this novel shows us both.”
Experience what the future may hold for us all, and how the Community they were rebuilding endures hardship and suffering as they RUN to survive!
After enduring the holocaust that destroyed the second largest city in Alaska, Chuck and his family did more than simply endure. They thrived. Together with other survivors, they are rebuilding their lives in the Alaskan wilderness, creating a better society.
But the Russian military is closing in like a pack of wolves, and suddenly, in spite of all their progress, Chuck must make one of the hardest decisions of his life.
Do they leave their home? What else can they do since they’re no match for the Russian military?
Ultimately, they have to take action, do what they never contemplated if they want to survive not just a foreign military, but the Alaskan wilderness which could kill them just as surely as any bullet.
The odds are stacked against them. Food is scarce and the weather is brutal, but Chuck unites the remaining survivors before they all – even his own children – are forced to pay the ultimate price.
Fans of military fiction like William Johnstone's Ashes Series and John Gilstrap's At All Costs will love the power, suspense, and deep family commitment of the End Alaska series.
Attorney, successful author, and twenty-year Marine Corps veteran Craig Martelle has written a frighteningly realistic story that a five-star Amazon review called “unique and compelling.”
“The author masterfully portrays characters that are forced to do things they never would have imagined being capable of doing. A crisis can bring out the best and worst of humanity, and this novel shows us both.”
Experience what the future may hold for us all, and how the Community they were rebuilding endures hardship and suffering as they RUN to survive!
243 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 14, 2026
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Craig Martelle
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I see my other lives, a career in the Marines, those damn hand-written tests in law school, a business consultant, as if they're stories from a book. I see my books as if I lived there, as if I were friends with the characters. All things we remember are behind us, only those we imagine lie before.
I'm not sure which place I prefer, but I don't have to choose. They live together in my mind. My books have some award nominations, they have bestseller tags across multiple countries. I write about justice, honor, and loyalty because that's what I care about. My stories are mostly set within worlds that haven't been, but could be. We have to be ready for when those times come.
No matter where I went, I always had a book with me. Thanks to 21st Century technology, I now have hundreds of books loaded on my phone and always with me. This breakthrough allows me to binge read my favorites. How many books would I have read on deployments had I not had to have a physical book with me? I paced myself so I wouldn't finish too quickly.
We aren't encumbered like that now. I love the works of Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more. I have been compared to Andre Norton and that is humbling - she was an incredible author with a huge list of novels to her credit. With every new book, I aspire to live up to those that you, the readers, have compared me to.
Through a bizarre series of events, I ended up in Fairbanks, Alaska. I never expected to retire to a place where golf courses are only open for four months out of the year. But that's the way it is. It is off the beaten path. My wife and I get to watch the northern lights from our driveway. Our dog has lots of room to run. And temperatures reach fifty below zero. We have from three and a half hours of daylight in the winter to twenty-four hours in the summer.
It's all part of the give and take of life. If we didn't have those extremes, then everyone would live in the sub-arctic.
I see my other lives, a career in the Marines, those damn hand-written tests in law school, a business consultant, as if they're stories from a book. I see my books as if I lived there, as if I were friends with the characters. All things we remember are behind us, only those we imagine lie before.
I'm not sure which place I prefer, but I don't have to choose. They live together in my mind. My books have some award nominations, they have bestseller tags across multiple countries. I write about justice, honor, and loyalty because that's what I care about. My stories are mostly set within worlds that haven't been, but could be. We have to be ready for when those times come.
No matter where I went, I always had a book with me. Thanks to 21st Century technology, I now have hundreds of books loaded on my phone and always with me. This breakthrough allows me to binge read my favorites. How many books would I have read on deployments had I not had to have a physical book with me? I paced myself so I wouldn't finish too quickly.
We aren't encumbered like that now. I love the works of Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more. I have been compared to Andre Norton and that is humbling - she was an incredible author with a huge list of novels to her credit. With every new book, I aspire to live up to those that you, the readers, have compared me to.
Through a bizarre series of events, I ended up in Fairbanks, Alaska. I never expected to retire to a place where golf courses are only open for four months out of the year. But that's the way it is. It is off the beaten path. My wife and I get to watch the northern lights from our driveway. Our dog has lots of room to run. And temperatures reach fifty below zero. We have from three and a half hours of daylight in the winter to twenty-four hours in the summer.
It's all part of the give and take of life. If we didn't have those extremes, then everyone would live in the sub-arctic.
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July 12, 2026
With the Russians getting frisky
The Community is forced to leave Alaska and head to Canada. A long trek across Alaska in dog sleds and horseback is no easy task and with little advance planning, the journey will be frightful, but there is no choice. Survival is paramount!
Great characters facing desperate odds make their was through an action-packed storyline. The story was digested in two big gulps and I still want more! This is a great read!
The Community is forced to leave Alaska and head to Canada. A long trek across Alaska in dog sleds and horseback is no easy task and with little advance planning, the journey will be frightful, but there is no choice. Survival is paramount!
Great characters facing desperate odds make their was through an action-packed storyline. The story was digested in two big gulps and I still want more! This is a great read!
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