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The Changing Earth #3
WITHOUT LAND
Without Land is book number two in The Changing Earth Series. A series that focuses on the changing landscape of the Earth and how humans will have to adapt. The lone survivor from Sacramento, Erika, is a tenacious woman, mother and wife. After her grueling journey of survival during The Day After Disaster, she thought America would let freedom reign forever but nine years after the Great Quake the reaction by the American Government was quite different. The Great Quake introduced many hardships to the world. Oil supplies, energy supplies, food supplies, medical supplies and all the essentials of modern life have been disrupted. The American citizens fought valiantly to bring back some sense of normalcy in a world that was shaken to bits but had to face some tough choices along the way. Citizens still in possession of viable land found themselves farming and fulfilling many obligations for the citizens left alive. Many more people were left landless and instead of allowing them to roam in packs, the government rounded them up and housed them in refugee camps. The government quickly enacted new policies to maintain order. Only landowning citizens were allowed the right to vote on these new policies. The refugee families were signed up to an adoption program. The landowners were given the right to pick and choose individuals and families to house on their property. This way the refugees could provide manual labor for the farms due to the shortage of oil to fuel machinery. The final blow to the hearts of refugees was the introduction of the "infertility" law which stated that any landless refugees would be rendered infertile after the age of thirteen. It was voted on and passed to maintain population levels in this world desperately trying to recover. Erika and her family are just another group left landless and forced to find their way in this new government construct. Even though they fought bravely against the new system, their lives have been put on hold as they stay trapped with their family and friends at the Las Vegas Refugee Camp. Avoiding adoption, the crew constantly focuses on gaining their freedom. One day they are called upon to join a rescue team and upon doing so they think this a way back into the good graces of the tyrannical government. However, the truth is not always what it seems and Mother Nature will always have the last word.
230 pages, Paperback
First published September 17, 2015
About the author
Sara F. Hathaway
11 books97 followersHello, I'm Sara F. Hathaway. I'm the author of The Changing Earth Series. A collection of post apocalyptic fiction novels. I blend the concept of entertainment and education throughout all of my fictional works. As you experience the adventure you will be learning how to survive should you be faced with hard decisions. I furthered this concept with the creation of The Changing Earth Podcast that is available on iTunes and Stitcher.
**Begin the adventure for FREE! Sign up for The Changing Earth Newsletter at ChangingEarthSeries.com**
I have been featured on Entrepreneurs on Fire, Survivalist Prepper, Today's Leading Women, Instinct Survivalist and many other podcasts, blogs, and newspapers! I encourage you to come by and see the full tour. Also as my gift to you I have a free guide to help you decide what would you take with you if you had to evacuate your home in less than five minutes. Go to http://www.authorsarafhathaway.com to claim your "Go-Bag" Essentials Guide.
Want to know more?
As an author who writes about survival I want you to think about what you would do if you were facing a disaster. I am a fictional author, social media marketer and home manager who has earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the California State University of
Sacramento.
My areas of specialization are in business management, marketing, homesteading and disaster preparedness.
I live in the foothills of Northern California. As a happily married woman with two boys, I delight in quality family time hiking and camping. During the week, besides marketing
and writing, I am at the gym strength training, tending to my garden and preserving the fruits of that labor.
The focus of the first of my books, Day After Disaster is the apocalyptic survival adventure of a women on a mission to find her family, dead or alive. Book two, Without Land picks up nine years later with Erika trying to survive in a climate that is much different than the one she knew not so long ago.
The psychology that drives my writings is for people to realize how to prepare for a disaster and appreciate the relationships in their lives. The central philosophy of my writings is you can be confident in any survival situation if you have the skills and proper mental attitude. What I want is for people to learn through a fictional
experience just how fragile our manufactured society is.
As a fictional author, mother and wife, I believe that we must be prepared to adapt and survive if the earth were to drastically change. My books provide examples of survival attitudes, skills and scenarios to get you thinking: How would you survive?
**Begin the adventure for FREE! Sign up for The Changing Earth Newsletter at ChangingEarthSeries.com**
I have been featured on Entrepreneurs on Fire, Survivalist Prepper, Today's Leading Women, Instinct Survivalist and many other podcasts, blogs, and newspapers! I encourage you to come by and see the full tour. Also as my gift to you I have a free guide to help you decide what would you take with you if you had to evacuate your home in less than five minutes. Go to http://www.authorsarafhathaway.com to claim your "Go-Bag" Essentials Guide.
Want to know more?
As an author who writes about survival I want you to think about what you would do if you were facing a disaster. I am a fictional author, social media marketer and home manager who has earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the California State University of
Sacramento.
My areas of specialization are in business management, marketing, homesteading and disaster preparedness.
I live in the foothills of Northern California. As a happily married woman with two boys, I delight in quality family time hiking and camping. During the week, besides marketing
and writing, I am at the gym strength training, tending to my garden and preserving the fruits of that labor.
The focus of the first of my books, Day After Disaster is the apocalyptic survival adventure of a women on a mission to find her family, dead or alive. Book two, Without Land picks up nine years later with Erika trying to survive in a climate that is much different than the one she knew not so long ago.
The psychology that drives my writings is for people to realize how to prepare for a disaster and appreciate the relationships in their lives. The central philosophy of my writings is you can be confident in any survival situation if you have the skills and proper mental attitude. What I want is for people to learn through a fictional
experience just how fragile our manufactured society is.
As a fictional author, mother and wife, I believe that we must be prepared to adapt and survive if the earth were to drastically change. My books provide examples of survival attitudes, skills and scenarios to get you thinking: How would you survive?
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September 28, 2015
I really enjoyed writing this book!
Without Land is book number two in The Changing Earth Series. A series that focuses on the changing landscape of the Earth and how humans will have to adapt. The lone survivor from Sacramento, Erika, is a tenacious woman, mother and wife. After her grueling journey of survival during The Day After Disaster, she thought America would let freedom reign forever but nine years after the Great Quake the reaction by the American Government was quite different.
The Great Quake introduced many hardships to the world. Oil supplies, energy supplies, food supplies, medical supplies and all the essentials of modern life have been disrupted. The American citizens fought valiantly to bring back some sense of normalcy in a world that was shaken to bits but had to face some tough choices along the way.
Citizens still in possession of viable land found themselves farming and fulfilling many obligations for the citizens left alive. Many more people were left landless and instead of allowing them to roam in packs, the government rounded them up and housed them in refugee camps. The government quickly enacted new policies to maintain order. Only landowning citizens were allowed the right to vote on these new policies. The refugee families were signed up to an adoption program. The landowners were given the right to pick and choose individuals and families to house on their property. This way the refugees could provide manual labor for the farms due to the shortage of oil to fuel machinery. The final blow to the hearts of refugees was the introduction of the "infertility" law which stated that any landless refugees would be rendered infertile after the age of thirteen. It was voted on and passed to maintain population levels in this world desperately trying to recover.
Erika and her family are just another group left landless and forced to find their way in this new government construct. Even though they fought bravely against the new system, their lives have been put on hold as they stay trapped with their family and friends at the Las Vegas Refugee Camp. Avoiding adoption, the crew constantly focuses on gaining their freedom. One day they are called upon to join a rescue team and upon doing so they think this a way back into the good graces of the tyrannical government.
However, the truth is not always what it seems and Mother Nature will always have the last word.
Without Land is book number two in The Changing Earth Series. A series that focuses on the changing landscape of the Earth and how humans will have to adapt. The lone survivor from Sacramento, Erika, is a tenacious woman, mother and wife. After her grueling journey of survival during The Day After Disaster, she thought America would let freedom reign forever but nine years after the Great Quake the reaction by the American Government was quite different.
The Great Quake introduced many hardships to the world. Oil supplies, energy supplies, food supplies, medical supplies and all the essentials of modern life have been disrupted. The American citizens fought valiantly to bring back some sense of normalcy in a world that was shaken to bits but had to face some tough choices along the way.
Citizens still in possession of viable land found themselves farming and fulfilling many obligations for the citizens left alive. Many more people were left landless and instead of allowing them to roam in packs, the government rounded them up and housed them in refugee camps. The government quickly enacted new policies to maintain order. Only landowning citizens were allowed the right to vote on these new policies. The refugee families were signed up to an adoption program. The landowners were given the right to pick and choose individuals and families to house on their property. This way the refugees could provide manual labor for the farms due to the shortage of oil to fuel machinery. The final blow to the hearts of refugees was the introduction of the "infertility" law which stated that any landless refugees would be rendered infertile after the age of thirteen. It was voted on and passed to maintain population levels in this world desperately trying to recover.
Erika and her family are just another group left landless and forced to find their way in this new government construct. Even though they fought bravely against the new system, their lives have been put on hold as they stay trapped with their family and friends at the Las Vegas Refugee Camp. Avoiding adoption, the crew constantly focuses on gaining their freedom. One day they are called upon to join a rescue team and upon doing so they think this a way back into the good graces of the tyrannical government.
However, the truth is not always what it seems and Mother Nature will always have the last word.
December 16, 2015
A reasonable second book for a young author. I had a few "twitches" about the plot, not giving anything away they were: nine years after the first book and how many people survived. Outside of those two issues, which are easy to get over, the story flows logically and fast. I hope in book three Ms. Hathaway focuses much more on character development. There are two teens live ' s to explore that have been shaped by a major, life altering event. How did watching her mother rapped and killed impact Star? What about the boys? Why is one so artistic? Do tell.
January 22, 2017
Erika Moore is the sole survivor of Sacramento in the Day of Disaster, Sara’s prequel to Without Land. Erika endured a lot when the unthinkable happened to this planet and life as she knew it disappeared. But, that was nothing compared to what she has to endure now.
Erika is a rebel, but she is also a wife and mother, living in what is left of Las Vegas. The new government has zero tolerance for misfits. That tag fit Erika perfectly and she fought back. What she could do was however limited. Erika had to think about her family as well. And, basic survival was a major struggle. This place was literally a prison and rubbed against every fiber of her being. She longed to escape, but could she? What would she find if she could? She had no idea what the world had become over the years.
I thoroughly enjoyed Without Land and the story is well written. It may be a survival story, but it is also about love and family. Pick up a copy. You won’t be disappointed.
Erika is a rebel, but she is also a wife and mother, living in what is left of Las Vegas. The new government has zero tolerance for misfits. That tag fit Erika perfectly and she fought back. What she could do was however limited. Erika had to think about her family as well. And, basic survival was a major struggle. This place was literally a prison and rubbed against every fiber of her being. She longed to escape, but could she? What would she find if she could? She had no idea what the world had become over the years.
I thoroughly enjoyed Without Land and the story is well written. It may be a survival story, but it is also about love and family. Pick up a copy. You won’t be disappointed.
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