Welcome back Cataclysm Fans! Book Four in the Jake Fisher series has begun. The first three books (The Cataclysm Trilogy) left us with a battered group of teachers and mercenaries fresh off the battlefield, having faced down Russian assassins allied to the White Supremacist Church of Many Blessings, while the President and his aide secretly plotted a surrender to Russian forces. Meanwhile, Jake’s wife, Laura, has been not only returned to a more human-like form but enhanced with powers she is only now beginning to figure out, while Colonel Cannaveral manages the Pentagon and their plans for all mutates at large in the area.
In the first book of the second trilogy, “First Year After: Rise of the Badger,” our characters face a rebuilding United States still mired in the midst of World War III. Our fourth installment will begin with Jake and Boo trying to deliver crucial intel to the Joint Chiefs about the Russian plot to takeover the White House. With the new array of communication systems being erected in the U.S. following the bombings, their only course is to travel to Wallop’s Island, Virginia to access the broadcast machinery required to reach the right set of ears at Camp David. But on their way, they will face the unexpected arrival of the North Korean army to the Delmarva Peninsula, and must find away to past them.
Meanwhile, Laura Fisher begins to experiment with her new abilities as the government begins to help her create a mutate community in Utah at Zion National Park. Laura’s powers are developing, along with her ambitions, which could cause problems for Colonel Cannaveral, Wendy Yubashiri, and Dr. Eric Mazzaros at the Pentagon. Laura’s plans involve much more than the government–or her own family– expects.
Finally, narrator Eddie Reyes must push past his dislike of mercenary Josh Rimone and work with him to serve as a crucial part of the foil to the Russian plot at Camp David. Be on the lookout for teasers and what will hopefully be a Spring publication for “First Year After–Rise of the Badger!”
Writing with Jay Vielle 