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2008 post-apocalyptic novel by James Howard Kuntsler, depicting a future (probably at least the 2020's, quite possibly further) in which American civilization as we knew it was destroyed by a long, drawn out combination of factors. There were nuclear terrorist attacks in Los Angeles (which caused trade to slow to a near halt as international cargo was painstakingly inspected in the following months) and Washington D.C. (which destroyed most of the government at once), political unrest, disease pandemics, and most uniquely, a complete end to oil, gas, and other such fossil fuels. This is the key focus of the book, since Kuntsler believes in peak oil...in fact, the novel is basically a fictional look at life in the future Kuntsler posited in his earlier non-fiction book The Long Emergency. Needless to say, without fossil fuels, life regresses back to a pre-Industrial Revolution sort of state, with rural farmers actually being far better off than suburbanites or city dwellers.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })In the fall of 2010, the sequel The Witch of Hebron was released. It is set several months after the first novel, in late October. The setting is no longer quite as restricted: while there is no journey as long as the one to Albany, towns like Glens Falls, Argyle, and Hebron are featured, while others such as Bennington and Plattsburgh are mentioned a few times. Unlike the first book, which was narrated in the first person by Union Grove resident Robert Earle, it is told from a third-person omniscient perspective. It allows Kuntsler to explore a greater variety of narratives at once, many of which seem to be unrelated but eventually come together at the conclusion. Arguably, it contains a few more ridiculous or implausible elements than the first book, which depending on perspective can be seen as either spoiling the down-to-earth nature of the setting or providing some harmless fun and a Crowning Moment of Awesome or two.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); }) | |
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After the End: The book is all about one upstate New York man's life in his small rural town. Contrary to the main page for this trope, upstate New York in this book does not even remotely resemble Australia after the apocalyptic events. As well, there are some indications that things may improve, as trade boats begin to bring products such as salt or even coffee down the river and newspapers- carrying news only about New York State, however- begin to appear. | |
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A World Half Full: Just look at the title...despite everything that's happened to America, the relatively hopeful note on which the book ends suggests that if you live in a small rural town with a strong community and know how to make do without electricity or fossil fuels (that is to say, if you've been following Kuntsler's plans for how to survive the apocalypse as laid out in The Long Emergency), you should be fine. | |
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