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The Survivalist #10
National Treasure
Just when it looks like Deputy Marshal Mason Raines might finally settle into a life free from violence, he receives an emergency distress call from the New Colony. Not only has his handler been brutally attacked, but the life of a treacherous woman he once loved is also in danger. Forced to choose between contentment and duty, he must once again forsake his own happiness for the welfare of others. This time, however, he would be well served to remember that the motives of those being rescued are anything but pure.
Faced with an equally daunting challenge, Tanner and Samantha travel west to Fort Knox, Kentucky. Their goal is as simple as it is impossible: to rob the nation’s Gold Vault of all its remaining treasure. The trip takes an unexpected turn, and they find themselves recruited by an old woman eager to lay her husband to rest. But even that task is not without moral choices that have them questioning what it means to be one of the nation’s last remaining survivors.
Faced with an equally daunting challenge, Tanner and Samantha travel west to Fort Knox, Kentucky. Their goal is as simple as it is impossible: to rob the nation’s Gold Vault of all its remaining treasure. The trip takes an unexpected turn, and they find themselves recruited by an old woman eager to lay her husband to rest. But even that task is not without moral choices that have them questioning what it means to be one of the nation’s last remaining survivors.
227 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2017
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About the author
Arthur T. Bradley
66 books170 followersEvents have made me who I am, neither a hardcore survivalist nor an all-trusting soul. I am a Boy Scout in the truest sense of the word—dedicated to family, country, and good citizenship. As you may already know, an enabling element of those ideals is being prepared.
It took the horrific events of 9/11 to wake me from my routine complacency. In one single moment, I came to realize that our world is not as safe as we would all like to believe. We have no guarantee of safety in this world. Disasters occur on an almost daily basis all around the globe. Major events in recent years have included the devastating tsunamis striking Japan and the coast of Sumatra, the rash of tornadoes that swept across the U.S. in 2011, Hurricane Katrina, the deadly earthquake in Haiti, and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to name just a few.
I believe with all my heart that we have a duty to prepare our families for the dangers they face. I started my preparation by reading nearly every disaster preparedness book currently available. If you check Amazon, you will see that I am the #1 reviewer for many of these books. Even with all the material out there, I could not find a single book that offered a complete, well-reasoned approach to practical preparedness. As a NASA engineer, I took up the challenge by conducting very careful research – disecting fact from folklore. Three years and many thousands of dollars later, I have finally released a handbook that offers well-researched advice that can be put into practice in the real world by normal families.
I wrote this handbook for my own family, but I would be honored to share it with yours. If you are not fully satisfied with the Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family, send it back, and I’ll refund your money, no questions asked.
Arthur T. Bradley, Ph.D.
It took the horrific events of 9/11 to wake me from my routine complacency. In one single moment, I came to realize that our world is not as safe as we would all like to believe. We have no guarantee of safety in this world. Disasters occur on an almost daily basis all around the globe. Major events in recent years have included the devastating tsunamis striking Japan and the coast of Sumatra, the rash of tornadoes that swept across the U.S. in 2011, Hurricane Katrina, the deadly earthquake in Haiti, and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to name just a few.
I believe with all my heart that we have a duty to prepare our families for the dangers they face. I started my preparation by reading nearly every disaster preparedness book currently available. If you check Amazon, you will see that I am the #1 reviewer for many of these books. Even with all the material out there, I could not find a single book that offered a complete, well-reasoned approach to practical preparedness. As a NASA engineer, I took up the challenge by conducting very careful research – disecting fact from folklore. Three years and many thousands of dollars later, I have finally released a handbook that offers well-researched advice that can be put into practice in the real world by normal families.
I wrote this handbook for my own family, but I would be honored to share it with yours. If you are not fully satisfied with the Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family, send it back, and I’ll refund your money, no questions asked.
Arthur T. Bradley, Ph.D.
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January 28, 2018
[See the review of the whole series in the Book 1 entry, "Frontier Justice".]
Funny, coming back to this series after a long break, it had lost its magic. Before I was totally into the story, invested in the characters, etc.; now they just seem to be wasting their time on trivial errands while the world goes to pot. Much of the survivalist glamour has faded, with most things taken for granted and only occasional interesting flashes.
I reached p.132 (61%), when it suddenly hit me that the mere idea of an old man and a twelve-year-old girl stealing the gold from Fort Knox is inherently ludicrous! Not to mention the repulsiveness of the mutated plague victims, multi-breasted Mother, etc… Why am I wasting my time on this stuff?
So, sorry, Bradley, but you've lost your touch. Not interested in following this series any further.
Funny, coming back to this series after a long break, it had lost its magic. Before I was totally into the story, invested in the characters, etc.; now they just seem to be wasting their time on trivial errands while the world goes to pot. Much of the survivalist glamour has faded, with most things taken for granted and only occasional interesting flashes.
I reached p.132 (61%), when it suddenly hit me that the mere idea of an old man and a twelve-year-old girl stealing the gold from Fort Knox is inherently ludicrous! Not to mention the repulsiveness of the mutated plague victims, multi-breasted Mother, etc… Why am I wasting my time on this stuff?
So, sorry, Bradley, but you've lost your touch. Not interested in following this series any further.
March 5, 2020
Mason's sense of duty takes him back into the fray at the farm and he's back up to being neck deep in trouble when Mother's mutated army is on the rampage seeking revenge for their brethren being used as food in Locke's meal bars.
Sam and Tanner on their way to Fort Knox to check that the gold is still their have an equally hard time of it with events twisting and turning and Tanner's good deeds coming back to cause more trouble.
There is as always plenty of action, fighting and dying and the more time that Tanner spends with time, the more you see changes in him that certainly wouldn't have happened. Character development is good for all the main ones and the excuses for actions by secondary characters are things that make sense and though not quite to the extreme of the books content, the reasoning that people use now to justify their actions or lack of moral guidance.
There are some good morality stories to take from this along with the usual being prepared knowledge which are described so well you could apply them fairly easily and would just need practice to hone them.
Again for some reason, it seems the proofreader had taken a siesta though not as badly as he/she did for the previous book. It doesn't stand out too much but is annoying compared to how well done the first 8 books were.
Sam and Tanner on their way to Fort Knox to check that the gold is still their have an equally hard time of it with events twisting and turning and Tanner's good deeds coming back to cause more trouble.
There is as always plenty of action, fighting and dying and the more time that Tanner spends with time, the more you see changes in him that certainly wouldn't have happened. Character development is good for all the main ones and the excuses for actions by secondary characters are things that make sense and though not quite to the extreme of the books content, the reasoning that people use now to justify their actions or lack of moral guidance.
There are some good morality stories to take from this along with the usual being prepared knowledge which are described so well you could apply them fairly easily and would just need practice to hone them.
Again for some reason, it seems the proofreader had taken a siesta though not as badly as he/she did for the previous book. It doesn't stand out too much but is annoying compared to how well done the first 8 books were.
May 8, 2018
No Need For A Review
If you have read the nine previous books you know the quality Bradley delivers and this one is no different.
As a husband, dad of two tots, a full time + employee, and grad student I don't have time to waste on weak storylines with shallow and predictable characters... The Survivalist series continues to reveal fresh twists and new depths for Raines and Co.
Can't wait for the next one!
If you have read the nine previous books you know the quality Bradley delivers and this one is no different.
As a husband, dad of two tots, a full time + employee, and grad student I don't have time to waste on weak storylines with shallow and predictable characters... The Survivalist series continues to reveal fresh twists and new depths for Raines and Co.
Can't wait for the next one!
December 4, 2017
Another Winner
Arthur has captured it once again. I can't put the book down. It holds your attention, you have connected with all the players, you start to want to jump into the fight But a part of the team. Once again I recommend this author sand his work..........outstanding. j
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Arthur has captured it once again. I can't put the book down. It holds your attention, you have connected with all the players, you start to want to jump into the fight But a part of the team. Once again I recommend this author sand his work..........outstanding. j
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December 8, 2017
Non stop reading
Marshall Raines is of the old gunslinger breed. Tanner and Samantha And Isla are very good characters to follow. I will wait impatiently to buy and read the next book.
Marshall Raines is of the old gunslinger breed. Tanner and Samantha And Isla are very good characters to follow. I will wait impatiently to buy and read the next book.
December 24, 2017
Love this series
Always love reading about Tanner, Mason and Samantha. Can't wait to see what comes next in this families adventure. It is like the cliffhanger of your favorite show.
Always love reading about Tanner, Mason and Samantha. Can't wait to see what comes next in this families adventure. It is like the cliffhanger of your favorite show.
November 25, 2017
Excellent as always.
Great adventure. Great instructions for surviving in case of society breakdowns like extended powers outages. Very informative.
Will buy the next book.
Great adventure. Great instructions for surviving in case of society breakdowns like extended powers outages. Very informative.
Will buy the next book.
January 9, 2018
great as per usual! waiting for the next book!
Love this series! anxiously waiting for the next adventure! Keep writing. I also like the etched drawings in the book.
Love this series! anxiously waiting for the next adventure! Keep writing. I also like the etched drawings in the book.
January 9, 2018
Fun read
This is a fun series. Some valuable information. I also like the characters and the personalities. Read this book after you read the first 9 books in the series.
This is a fun series. Some valuable information. I also like the characters and the personalities. Read this book after you read the first 9 books in the series.
January 26, 2018
Great series to follow.
I am enjoying the cast of characters and Mason, Tanner and Samantha most of all.
A lot of practical ideas, survival techniques are thoroughly detailed.
I am enjoying the cast of characters and Mason, Tanner and Samantha most of all.
A lot of practical ideas, survival techniques are thoroughly detailed.
March 19, 2018
Amazing!!
This is by far the best post apoc series I have ever read. I can't wait for book 11!!! Awesome read!
This is by far the best post apoc series I have ever read. I can't wait for book 11!!! Awesome read!
April 28, 2018
Love the continuing saga
Looking for a far fetched but interesting saga of a world gone and this is one for you. Action packed from start to finish.
Looking for a far fetched but interesting saga of a world gone and this is one for you. Action packed from start to finish.
June 24, 2018
Great read
Choose this rating only because maybe the next one could be even a better read. Which could be hard to do this was great.
Choose this rating only because maybe the next one could be even a better read. Which could be hard to do this was great.
May 20, 2018
Another great read
Wish you could also ride along with the hero's?
Another great read with everything left floating in the air.
Dang IT all!
Wish you could also ride along with the hero's?
Another great read with everything left floating in the air.
Dang IT all!
July 28, 2018
I love this series, the characters are fantastic & the author brings them alive! Can't wait until the next one.
September 30, 2018
Great book
I love this whole series by Arther Bradley. I would recommend this series to everyone who likes post apocalyptic stories.
I love this whole series by Arther Bradley. I would recommend this series to everyone who likes post apocalyptic stories.
March 3, 2019
Awesome continuation of a great story.
November 12, 2021
Not sure how I found this series, but I am glad I did
April 22, 2018
Not bad. Unbelievably strong, unstoppable heroes, mutants, hot women... It's almost cliche but you know, sometimes you need something like that to read.
February 15, 2018
I can't put his books down I have to see what will happen next.
A must read book
A must read book
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