The Bug Out: A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller

by Nick Oetken

If you were in the middle of a major city with two of your two best friends when the grid went down from an electromagnetic pulse attack, what would you do?

That's exactly the question that abruptly faces a young woman named Holly, when the lights go out in Atlanta while having evening drinks with her two best friends Matthew and Elizabeth.

As Atlanta descends into a war zone, the trio quickly realize that the grid has also gone down across the entire United States... and they find themselves caught completely off guard with no one else to help them other than each other.

With society crumbling fast around them and armed gangs taking control of the streets, Holly, Matthew, and Elizabeth decide that their only hope is to bug out to Holly's grandfather's isolated cabin in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains to the north, seemingly the only place of refuge or peace in a world that has turned into an earthly version of hell.

But getting out of the rapidly decaying Atlanta will be anything but easy, and with powerful gangs and dangerous thugs around seemingly every street corner, the survival of Holly, Matthew, and Elizabeth or even the hope that they can stick together are far from guaranteed.

The Bug Out is the thrilling and action packed story of Holly's attempt to bug out to safety with her two best friends, and is a perfect read for fans of fast paced and exciting apocalyptic fiction.

111 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 2, 2019

Reviews

[Joe Vitucci · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. In no way does it cover long range what happens if there is an EMP event, so it is a very short term story after an EMP. But I liked the fact that they had some advanced preparation, they had to go some distance to be safe, which really wasn't, and they beat the bad guys, who had previously done their raping and pillaging. A quick read, too.
Enjoy.

[Jeannette · Rating 3 out of 5]

EMP Novel

Short novel. Plausible storyline to a certain degree. Female protagonist seems too good to be true as she does more and is stronger than adult men at times .

[Pam Shelton-Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story had some potential in the beginning but was badly undercut by the writing. There were many errors in grammar, spelling and word usage and it felt like there had been no proofreading at all. I also found elements of the story unbelievable. Most people would have assumed it was just a power outage and society would not have disintegrated that quickly. Holly to that point has lived a fairly normal life yet does not seem to be too bothered by killing two people, one very early in the story or watching her best friend die. Hours after the power goes out, people have abandoned their homes to the extent that Holly and Matthew could forage for supplies? Steve is a member of a brutal gang of thugs but he scruples to not hurt or use children? And he was concerned about that so that it was easy to fool him by dressing as one of his men taking the children out of the way of gunfire? None of this is very plausible.

[Kathryn Laing · Rating 4 out of 5]

An EMP thriller. Holly, is having evening drinks with her two best friends Matthew and Elizabeth when everything goes dark. She has been raised by her grandfather, a survivalist, and knows what to do. This is the story of their journey.

[Carol Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bad Editing

Story is believable but the spelling is atrocious! It is a short story but ended at a good point. I am appalled at the lack of good grammar and spelling these days.

[Kayla Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!

I loved this book, I personally love seeing POVs from every character, it helps me relate in some ways. I didn't want this book to be over, I hope there's a sequel!