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Perilous Miles #1
15 Miles From Home
They said it wasn't possible. It shouldn't have happened. Yet it did.
The world as they knew it was gone. Technology all but disappeared. Everything that defined their modern lives dead in one big flash. No more luxuries, only survival. Now if they can just figure out how to do that.
With a president hell-bent on taking their supplies and their liberties for his own agenda, the people of this once flourishing land will have to fight on all fronts for their very existence. Most of them don't know how to do that. They're going to have to learn. Fast.
Book 2 in the Perilous Miles Series by P.A. Glaspy. A different kind of prepper fiction. Continue the journey!
The world as they knew it was gone. Technology all but disappeared. Everything that defined their modern lives dead in one big flash. No more luxuries, only survival. Now if they can just figure out how to do that.
With a president hell-bent on taking their supplies and their liberties for his own agenda, the people of this once flourishing land will have to fight on all fronts for their very existence. Most of them don't know how to do that. They're going to have to learn. Fast.
Book 2 in the Perilous Miles Series by P.A. Glaspy. A different kind of prepper fiction. Continue the journey!
207 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 8, 2018
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March 14, 2018
Great read, characters are easy to relate to, can't wait for the next book.
March 10, 2018
This is the second book in a series by PA Glaspy. I read this in one sitting. It is so good you cannot put it down. It follows an unprepared family after an EMP. This hits so close to what it really could be like. The characters are well developed and so lovable and the storyline is believable and easy to follow. My only problem is I find it very scary because this actually could happen and this tells the story of exactly how it would happen. I think I’m headed to the store for more water and nonperishable food.
March 12, 2018
Loved it! So much action. I can't wait to see how everyone gets back together (if they do). And what about the president, and Korea? Can't wait to read more.
April 20, 2018
PA Glaspy made a very interesting novel with this work.The action picks up rapidly and holds your interest.
April 14, 2018
Great
15 miles is great of most emp books. The author portray s hope and survival . As the world becomes more unstable I love reading about emo survival.
15 miles is great of most emp books. The author portray s hope and survival . As the world becomes more unstable I love reading about emo survival.
April 14, 2018
Realistic
M r Galaxy has written a good tale that is a realistic look at a possibility of things to come.
M r Galaxy has written a good tale that is a realistic look at a possibility of things to come.
April 11, 2018
Ready for book 3
I just devoured the first two books. Can't wait to see what happens to everyone in book 3. I just hope everyone makes it out to Elliot and the farm.
I just devoured the first two books. Can't wait to see what happens to everyone in book 3. I just hope everyone makes it out to Elliot and the farm.
April 4, 2018
Excellent book by a tàlented author
I'm looking forward to more books from this author. The characters are believable and you bond with them. The descriptions of events and landscape pulls you in until you feel part of it. All in all a great read and highly recommended.
I'm looking forward to more books from this author. The characters are believable and you bond with them. The descriptions of events and landscape pulls you in until you feel part of it. All in all a great read and highly recommended.
May 14, 2018
The characters are well defined and interesting, but the two books should have been one book. I found there was a lot of rehashing the same thing said in different ways, felt like the author was filling pages. It was only at the end of the second book that the story started to take shape and become interesting. If I had paid for the book, they were part of my unlimited Kindel; I think I would not be happy with the way the author structured the books.
March 29, 2018
Excellent!
Very interesting series. I can hardly wait for the next book in the series. Much of the story can be helpful to those who are prepping or planning to prepare for any disaster.
Very interesting series. I can hardly wait for the next book in the series. Much of the story can be helpful to those who are prepping or planning to prepare for any disaster.
March 29, 2018
Good Reading
Fast but a good read. Still not happy about the length of each installment, but she is a talented story-yeller & it is edited very well. Liking the series a lot.
Fast but a good read. Still not happy about the length of each installment, but she is a talented story-yeller & it is edited very well. Liking the series a lot.
March 29, 2018
Excellent
could not put this down. I read it in one day. Now I am bummed because I have to wait until the next one comes out.
could not put this down. I read it in one day. Now I am bummed because I have to wait until the next one comes out.
March 22, 2018
This is an excellent 2nd book in the series. The characters we met in the first book have their stories developed further and we also get a couple of new ones that add a lot to to story (particularly the part about the creepy and nefarious president). As with most of her books, this author has very few errors in the writing etc. I like that even the most prepared person isn't sure how easy it will be to survive. I find the segments of how this kind of situation can easily change a previous good relationship to neighbors to be something a lot less comfortable. I really look forward to the next book in the series.
March 27, 2018
Good book
Read all of the books in order to really enjoy. Characters are realistic and get better and better. Storyline continues to grow and develop.
Read all of the books in order to really enjoy. Characters are realistic and get better and better. Storyline continues to grow and develop.
March 25, 2018
Very good but, waited and waited for something to happen. Love the idea and the chilling part is when there is a renegade president who needs to be shot.
March 25, 2018
The grid goes down.
A good read about how unprepared we are if the electrical grid ever goes down. The family's seem to be real life folks trying to survive.
A good read about how unprepared we are if the electrical grid ever goes down. The family's seem to be real life folks trying to survive.
March 22, 2018
Another great one!
This series is great! I love the characters and finding out how they get through their trials. Looking forward to the next one!
This series is great! I love the characters and finding out how they get through their trials. Looking forward to the next one!
March 17, 2018
A very good story!
As expected, this series is turning into a great series. The author takes the time to help the reader know the characters and like them. The author chose her characters well and they are consistently the same "petson.".
The story is very realistic. It proceeds in a very thoughtful and even has some educational information in it that I found useful. The kind of book I love.
As expected, this series is turning into a great series. The author takes the time to help the reader know the characters and like them. The author chose her characters well and they are consistently the same "petson.".
The story is very realistic. It proceeds in a very thoughtful and even has some educational information in it that I found useful. The kind of book I love.
March 18, 2018
Oh So Good!!!
This series is awesome.....the only downside is waiting for the next book to come out. I am really enjoying getting to know these characters while learning a few things to do if such an event portrayed in this series actually came to be. Don't hesitate to jump into this series, you're gonna love it!!!
This series is awesome.....the only downside is waiting for the next book to come out. I am really enjoying getting to know these characters while learning a few things to do if such an event portrayed in this series actually came to be. Don't hesitate to jump into this series, you're gonna love it!!!
March 20, 2018
Once again, a very good novel from one of my favorite authors. A separated family strives to get back together after a North Korean attack. I highly recommend this fine book.
March 18, 2018
Great 2nd book
A fiction prepper book but has lots of real life things we need to prepare for with great storyline. Even if your not a prepper very good book.
A fiction prepper book but has lots of real life things we need to prepare for with great storyline. Even if your not a prepper very good book.
March 16, 2018
I liked it
Very good story with interesting characters who are forced by circumstances to behave in a way that is not normal for them. They cannot help everyone & especially those who will not help themselves. I expect they will do what they can for as many as they can.
Very good story with interesting characters who are forced by circumstances to behave in a way that is not normal for them. They cannot help everyone & especially those who will not help themselves. I expect they will do what they can for as many as they can.
December 20, 2025
I'm editing my review, having just finished the 4th book in the series I am so pleased with the writing and storyline of his series If you've never read a Post-apocalyptic book or series this is a great place to start. You won't be disappointed and I highly recommend this author.
June 6, 2018
Excellent!
I really hate having to wait to find out what happens next in this series. I'm thoroughly intrigued to find out how one perspective of how the average person would potentially react in the case of something as horrible as an EMP. Personally I'm very grateful to have been raised in an area where a certain level of self reliance was a necessity and have never understood those who have become so reliant on our "24/7 , everything's available" society.
I became interested in reading this genre of books where ordinary people try to survive extraordinary scenarios originally as a result of a personal experience but then continued as I've continued to watch how rapidly all forms of self sufficiency are disappearing.
My own wake up call to the loss of self sufficiency amongst most people came about as a result of a snowfall unlike anything that had happened in our region in almost a century. I grew up in a mill town of about 40,000 people during the seventies. Money was always tight not only in our community but during that time in general. Being able to grow a garden, can the produce, mend our clothes, repair things rather than replacing them was just how things were and clotheslines were as common as fences. For us vacations were usually camping trips in the woods, sleeping in tents, fishing for fun but also for fresh food, and being able to cook over a fire we made ourselves was just natural. Everyone I knew had a pantry (or as we called it, the cupboard) where not only were our home canned fruits and veggies stored but so were the jams, jellies, pickles and applesauce, the extra staples such as flour, sugar, extra cans of things we couldn't put up ourselves like cans of soup, Spam (😝), plenty of oatmeal plus the sacks of onions & potatoes. While most homes were heated by an oil furnace most also had wood stoves or fireplaces along with plenty of wood stacked outside. All these things not only helped stretch the money that my parents made but they were also an insurance against any unexpected hard times. It was an insurance that kept families going when something happened that meant an interruption in the family income (union strikes, illness, injury, etc), when oil prices got too high or the winters were too long, etc. It was also a part of almost everyone's home, regardless of their economic status. As a result when I got a home of my own ensuring there was a garden, or room to put one in, a place for a clothesline, a decent sized space for a pantry and a wood stove or fireplace. For me that was just common sense then as much as it is now. Knitting or mending as I sat down in the evenings watching tv was perfectly normal, and buying a bit of extra food when shopping or was on sale to stock the cupboard has always been the way I live.
The year of the unusually high amount of snow (up to 6ft) led to power outages lasting up to a week in many areas of the city and even most businesses couldn't open for the first 3-4 days. In our home it meant all of us sleeping on a couple mattresses put in the living room where the fireplace was, pulling out the sleeping bags for extra warmth, the camping lantern for the evenings and cooking using the fireplace. We had basically everything we needed. To my surprise though almost half of the families in our neighbourhood had no way to heat their homes, cook any food and within a few days had emptied their fridges and next to nothing else to feed themselves! Thankfully the worst had passed in just over a week and by helping each other nobody had it too bad. However if it had been a scenario where nobody knew if the stores would open again any time soon, or at all, I don't believe things would have been the same. How long would those of us who could heat our homes and had more food would we still have shared our resources, or would we have at all... we certainly wouldn't have invited those without to come stay in our homes to keep warm and fed. It definitely opened my eyes to how many people have become reliant on this world of almost immediate gratification, or quick and easy solutions for almost everything 24/7, all year round. I also did some thinking and even though our home and habits had been sufficient then I wanted a bit more security, just in case. Thank goodness I did. Ten years ago I was severely injured in a major accident that left me in hospital for almost four months and bedridden at home for months afterwards. I was also a single parent with 3 teenagers. About a week or so into my hospitalization I realized as far as I knew nobody was going grocery shopping. What were my boys doing? It turns out that while some friends were dropping off casseroles overall they were doing fine. Between the freezer I tried to keep well stocked and the food stocked up "just in case" except for fresh produce, juice and dairy type items the groceries in our home ended up lasting until I came home from hospital almost 4 months later! I don't know how many other families have that much "insurance" but I know as I slowly replaced everything, which took about 10-12 months, I've had a renewed sense of security. Those old fashioned ideas that were basically a common part of most homes, right down to being able to crochet blankets, sweaters, etc. and things as simple as buying a little bit extra every time I buy groceries (about $10 extra), a stack of wood out back and a fireplace to burn it in, have never cost me much out of pocket but have proven their immense value to my family now as I believe they probably did for my parents and theirs before them. Back then it was simply the way people did things. Now apparently it's only crazy people waiting for the world to end. I guess I'm one of the crazies but at least I'm a warm, well fed crazy woman.
I really hate having to wait to find out what happens next in this series. I'm thoroughly intrigued to find out how one perspective of how the average person would potentially react in the case of something as horrible as an EMP. Personally I'm very grateful to have been raised in an area where a certain level of self reliance was a necessity and have never understood those who have become so reliant on our "24/7 , everything's available" society.
I became interested in reading this genre of books where ordinary people try to survive extraordinary scenarios originally as a result of a personal experience but then continued as I've continued to watch how rapidly all forms of self sufficiency are disappearing.
My own wake up call to the loss of self sufficiency amongst most people came about as a result of a snowfall unlike anything that had happened in our region in almost a century. I grew up in a mill town of about 40,000 people during the seventies. Money was always tight not only in our community but during that time in general. Being able to grow a garden, can the produce, mend our clothes, repair things rather than replacing them was just how things were and clotheslines were as common as fences. For us vacations were usually camping trips in the woods, sleeping in tents, fishing for fun but also for fresh food, and being able to cook over a fire we made ourselves was just natural. Everyone I knew had a pantry (or as we called it, the cupboard) where not only were our home canned fruits and veggies stored but so were the jams, jellies, pickles and applesauce, the extra staples such as flour, sugar, extra cans of things we couldn't put up ourselves like cans of soup, Spam (😝), plenty of oatmeal plus the sacks of onions & potatoes. While most homes were heated by an oil furnace most also had wood stoves or fireplaces along with plenty of wood stacked outside. All these things not only helped stretch the money that my parents made but they were also an insurance against any unexpected hard times. It was an insurance that kept families going when something happened that meant an interruption in the family income (union strikes, illness, injury, etc), when oil prices got too high or the winters were too long, etc. It was also a part of almost everyone's home, regardless of their economic status. As a result when I got a home of my own ensuring there was a garden, or room to put one in, a place for a clothesline, a decent sized space for a pantry and a wood stove or fireplace. For me that was just common sense then as much as it is now. Knitting or mending as I sat down in the evenings watching tv was perfectly normal, and buying a bit of extra food when shopping or was on sale to stock the cupboard has always been the way I live.
The year of the unusually high amount of snow (up to 6ft) led to power outages lasting up to a week in many areas of the city and even most businesses couldn't open for the first 3-4 days. In our home it meant all of us sleeping on a couple mattresses put in the living room where the fireplace was, pulling out the sleeping bags for extra warmth, the camping lantern for the evenings and cooking using the fireplace. We had basically everything we needed. To my surprise though almost half of the families in our neighbourhood had no way to heat their homes, cook any food and within a few days had emptied their fridges and next to nothing else to feed themselves! Thankfully the worst had passed in just over a week and by helping each other nobody had it too bad. However if it had been a scenario where nobody knew if the stores would open again any time soon, or at all, I don't believe things would have been the same. How long would those of us who could heat our homes and had more food would we still have shared our resources, or would we have at all... we certainly wouldn't have invited those without to come stay in our homes to keep warm and fed. It definitely opened my eyes to how many people have become reliant on this world of almost immediate gratification, or quick and easy solutions for almost everything 24/7, all year round. I also did some thinking and even though our home and habits had been sufficient then I wanted a bit more security, just in case. Thank goodness I did. Ten years ago I was severely injured in a major accident that left me in hospital for almost four months and bedridden at home for months afterwards. I was also a single parent with 3 teenagers. About a week or so into my hospitalization I realized as far as I knew nobody was going grocery shopping. What were my boys doing? It turns out that while some friends were dropping off casseroles overall they were doing fine. Between the freezer I tried to keep well stocked and the food stocked up "just in case" except for fresh produce, juice and dairy type items the groceries in our home ended up lasting until I came home from hospital almost 4 months later! I don't know how many other families have that much "insurance" but I know as I slowly replaced everything, which took about 10-12 months, I've had a renewed sense of security. Those old fashioned ideas that were basically a common part of most homes, right down to being able to crochet blankets, sweaters, etc. and things as simple as buying a little bit extra every time I buy groceries (about $10 extra), a stack of wood out back and a fireplace to burn it in, have never cost me much out of pocket but have proven their immense value to my family now as I believe they probably did for my parents and theirs before them. Back then it was simply the way people did things. Now apparently it's only crazy people waiting for the world to end. I guess I'm one of the crazies but at least I'm a warm, well fed crazy woman.
August 5, 2024
Interesting Read
I enjoyed the book, something I forgot to mention in my review for book 1 is that I got the whispersync audio which made listening to the book while doing stuff very enjoyable. The narrator did a great job of conveying the emotions of each character.
I felt Joel was much too helpful to some of his neighbours - Beth for example really annoyed me, she was definitely a women more suited to a world filled with electricity and all it powers. And even in a powered world she is still the type of person who annoys me, that blatant sense of entitlement that they should be helped. I’m getting mad just thinking about Beth. Which just goes to show how well the author was able to write characters.
I enjoyed the book, something I forgot to mention in my review for book 1 is that I got the whispersync audio which made listening to the book while doing stuff very enjoyable. The narrator did a great job of conveying the emotions of each character.
I felt Joel was much too helpful to some of his neighbours - Beth for example really annoyed me, she was definitely a women more suited to a world filled with electricity and all it powers. And even in a powered world she is still the type of person who annoys me, that blatant sense of entitlement that they should be helped. I’m getting mad just thinking about Beth. Which just goes to show how well the author was able to write characters.
July 25, 2018
mom of two sons lives near her folks. Other grandpa lives out in the country, quite self sufficient. Her brother is in Pigeon Forge and has a bad feeling that he needs to get home. The 15 miles from home is the trip he needs to make on foot once all progress is haulted with the EMP strike. He meets a young girl from WI away at school who makes the trek to his parents with him. In the mean time, the teenage boys are with their grandpa. The mom makes her way to her parents where they help others get setup and make a plan to get to the grandpa's house once the brother makes his way home.
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December 31, 2018
Realistic and frightening!
Ok, I'm hooked! Read the first book and thought ho hum, but I said I'd try one more. I am so glad I did! .the writing is superb and it flows well. I can just imagine that this is what it would really be like which makes me very aware of what I do in my everyday life. Am I prepared for a catastrophic event? I think not, but awareness is the first step. Very well written, so on to the next one! Thank you
Ok, I'm hooked! Read the first book and thought ho hum, but I said I'd try one more. I am so glad I did! .the writing is superb and it flows well. I can just imagine that this is what it would really be like which makes me very aware of what I do in my everyday life. Am I prepared for a catastrophic event? I think not, but awareness is the first step. Very well written, so on to the next one! Thank you
April 26, 2018
Unbelievably stupid people!
I liked the fact of the seer brother, the prepper father in law, and smart mother and father. But no one can be as stupid as the main character in this book. She was raised by her smart parents, knew her father in law well. And had an education. Give me a break this second book was torture could not get past 3 chapters.
I liked the fact of the seer brother, the prepper father in law, and smart mother and father. But no one can be as stupid as the main character in this book. She was raised by her smart parents, knew her father in law well. And had an education. Give me a break this second book was torture could not get past 3 chapters.
May 8, 2018
Ok, now we're getting somewhere
My complaint with the first book was that it was just too short and i didnt feel like enough of a story had been provided. This one was better and I can see the story coming along. Only at this rate, this shit will take forever to get to a conclusion.
My complaint with the first book was that it was just too short and i didnt feel like enough of a story had been provided. This one was better and I can see the story coming along. Only at this rate, this shit will take forever to get to a conclusion.
May 19, 2018
Another good read
As with book one, I found this book quite enjoyable. I especially liked that this book shows people figuring out that something is very wrong much faster than they do in most books, as I believe many folks would if this sort of situation actually occurred. Looking forward to the next book!
As with book one, I found this book quite enjoyable. I especially liked that this book shows people figuring out that something is very wrong much faster than they do in most books, as I believe many folks would if this sort of situation actually occurred. Looking forward to the next book!
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