BLACK FLAME Reborn primeval in the fires of thermonuclear hell, America'saftermath is one of manifest evil, savage endurance and lingeringhope. Traversing the lawless continent on a journey withoutdestination, Ryan Cawdor seeks humanity in an inhuman world. Inthe Deathlands, life is cheap, death is free and survival demands thehighest price of all.CIRCUS OF BLOODMagus is a steel-eyed cybernetic sociopath whose bloodlust knowsno bounds. Now, the savage Pacifi c isles above a long-submergedSouthern California are his new arena. Ryan wants a second chanceto chill Magus once and for all. But as the ringmaster of tortureorchestrates his magnum opus, a stunning sideshow is under way.PreDark whitecoats believe they have found the key to turn back timeand intercept the deed that erased human history.
If you could go back in time and prevent a nuclear holocaust, would you? No, of course not. Why bother? Humans as a collective are stupid and will destroy themselves another way.
On an entirely unrelated note, I read this book while enjoying a nice Soylent Rock. It's chock full of minerals and slime. My life is bleak, but I've always got my daily dose of olivine!