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The Troubled City: A Post-Apocalyptic Steam-Powered Future (The Rocheport Saga Book 4) Kindle Edition

by CW Hawes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Which is worse? Man vs Man? Or Man vs Nature?

Three years after the catastrophe that almost eliminated the human race, the little town of Rocheport struggles to survive. Enemies without and dissension within tax Bill Arthur’s ability to govern the community and bring about the long march back to the 21st century.

And Rocheport is not alone. Other communities are attempting to create their version of utopia and some of those versions look more like hell than heaven.

As opposition to his dream grows from within the community, Bill finds help from a most unlikely person — an eighteen-year old girl, who also wants to be the leader of Rocheport. The question in Bill’s mind is whose side is she really on?

The Troubled City continues the saga of Bill Arthur, armchair philosopher, former bureaucrat, and survivalist, as he tries to pull together disparate groups to form a community that will endure and bring back civilization.

Continue the adventure today!
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    The Rocheport Saga
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CW Hawes is a novelist and short story writer, as well as an award winning poet. He is the author of "The Rocheport Saga", a post-apocalyptic series set in America's mid-west; the Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries series; the alternative history Lady Dru Drummond novels; and the "Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations" series. His love of fine food, interesting locations, philosophy, music, art, books, and history can be seen in each of his tales.CW was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, made his home in Minneapolis, MN for 49 years, and now lives in Katy, Texas.For more information, check out his blog: cwhawes.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015RMGK3G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CW Hawes (September 23, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1902 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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CW Hawes

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CW Hawes is a storyteller who spins yarns in many different formats: novels, short stories, stage plays, screenplays, and poetry. He's authored a bestselling novel and he's won several awards with his poetry.

His love of fine food, interesting places, philosophy, music, art, and history can be seen in each of his tales.

He writes in many genres: horror, mystery, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, decopunk, occult detective, and weird.

CW makes his home in Katy, Texas with his wife and cat.

You can connect with him on his website: https://www.cwhawes.com

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWHawes1

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/cw_hawes

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Hamza Philip
5.0 out of 5 stars Old and new characters keep Doctor Arthur busy as he moves closer to his dream of rebuilding civilization.
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2015
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The troubles just never seem to end for Doctor Bill Arthur. Installment four of the Rocheport Saga begins with a reconnaissance mission of sorts by Bill Arthur just after leading some new folks into Rocheport. Then, the plot thickens as old Reverend Jed and his friends continue their obstructionist ways. The government of Rocheport attempts to adapt to the new problems that arise. As new characters are added, the Saga become more entertaining. Again, the ending leaves me in suspense, so I can't wait for the next installment to be released.
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sandra weitemier
4.0 out of 5 stars The Troubled City
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016
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Best so far! This book has a little more mystery on what will happen next... I thought it started a little slow but when I got into it I could have kept reading.
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Terry Tyler
4.0 out of 5 stars Troubles old and new....
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2019
The years roll on, the community expands, but old problems remain. A love-her-or-hate-her new character appears: Zibby, a young woman not old enough to vote, who vows that she will be the leader after Bill. She's clever, which I admired, but I couldn't stand her - that absolutely works for me, though; who needs all 'nice' characters?

It was only when reading the latter part of Book 3 and this one that I understood that this is not so much a post apocalyptic series in the sense of the usual dramas of the genre, but simply a journal of a man's life as he creates a new world after the horror of That Day. Thus, events are reported rather than us 'being there' as they happen, and aspects that in a your average PA type thriller might have developed into a shocking storyline, just... don't. But this doesn't mean it isn't such a page-turner; it's realistic, and so well written, as Bill's ideas about his new world adapt and grow. It's not a series for those who want masses of suspense, but as a real life type account, it's fascinating.

I did like, too, how in this 4th book we see excerpts from the diaries of others, too, though I felt this could have been put to greater use. Oh, but the ending is great! Yes, up to and including the last word ;)
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Richard Schwindt
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm all in this series
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2019
Rocheport is struggling and, as always, the threats come from within and without. CW Hawes post-apocalyptic world is terrifying, and slouching back to a state of nature, even while small pockets of civilizations struggle to emerge. Everywhere people cluster together; some in a civil and organized manner; others brutalized and aggressive. Bill Arthur, Rocheports' leader has a vision that sustains him and most (but not all) of the others in his community. In this installment, his vision, values and decency are challenged as he tries to balance them against the ruthlessness sometimes necessary for survival. This series is magnificent and I highly recommend it with seasonal vegetables and cider.
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Terry Tyler
4.0 out of 5 stars Troubles old and new....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2019
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The years roll on, the community expands, but old problems remain. A love-her-or-hate-her new character appears: Zibby, a young woman not old enough to vote, who vows that she will be the leader after Bill. She's clever, which I admired, but I couldn't stand her - that absolutely works for me, though; who needs all 'nice' characters?

It was only when reading the latter part of Book 3 and this one that I understood that this is not so much a post apocalyptic series in the sense of the usual dramas of the genre, but simply a journal of a man's life as he creates a new world after the horror of That Day. Thus, events are reported rather than us 'being there' as they happen, and aspects that in a your average PA type thriller might have developed into a shocking storyline, just... don't. But this doesn't mean it isn't such a page-turner; it's realistic, and so well written, as Bill's ideas about his new world adapt and grow. It's not a series for those who want masses of suspense, but as a real life type account, it's fascinating.

I did like, too, how in this 4th book we see excerpts from the diaries of others, too, though I felt this could have been put to greater use. Oh, but the ending is great! Yes, up to and including the last word ;)
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