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6/30/2018

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The Big Bang
The Lonesome George Chronicles Book 1
by Roy M. Griffis
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Alternate History 

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In this page-turning post-apocalyptic thriller, Roy M. Griffis explores an alternate timeline in which America falls victim to a coordinated attack by Islamic jihadists and Chinese Communists. It’s 2008 and George W. Bush is still president. Three years later, the man called “Lonesome George” is in hiding, leading the resistance from a secret location.

Multiple plot lines skillfully braid the tales of resistance fighters in various parts of the country. Whistler is the hard-bitten commander of a military unit in Texas. Karen, a former congressional aide, stumbles through the radioactive rubble of Washington DC. Molly, a leftwing columnist in San Francisco, finally puts her talents to good use on the underground radio as the voice of the resistance. Alec, a famous Hollywood actor, loses his wife and daughter in the nuclear attack on Los Angeles and becomes a legendary fighter, inventing the gun that bears his name.

A vivid imagining of an America gone horribly wrong, written in gripping detail.



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​On August 23, millions of people awoke to a new world. Whether it was brave or not, only time would tell. But it was certainly different. And for nearly a third of the people alive that morning, it would also be their final day on the planet.
    The President and his cabinet had been evacuated to Bunker 7 in the Alleghenies. Cheyenne Mountain had been closed the year before. As secrets went, the mountain’s location and purpose were as shrouded in mystery as Rock Hudson’s private inclinations. Bunker 7 was reached by a one-hundred-and-twenty-five-mile maglev train ride over two hundred feet underground. The entire bunker complex had been burned out of the mountain from beneath to reduce any impact on the structural stability of the solid granite. Power was provided by a small nuclear reactor that was based on a Navy submarine design. Much of the layout of Bunker 7 reflected training and operational insight gained from the Navy. After all, if the government came to Bunker 7, it was likely they might not see the light of day for many long weeks. Why not use the experience of those who had already been through that kind of life?
    Bunker 7 had the latest in communications, remote control, and protection against many an attack. What it didn’t have was Laura. She was visiting with an elderly aunt in New Braunfuels, Texas. The President sent a detachment of Special Ops forces to protect his wife and return her to the Bunker safely.
    That decision made, the President could turn his attention to the attacks on the nation. It was clear nuclear devices had gone off in a number of major cities across the United States. “Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Dallas, Kansas City, Omaha, Washington.” The list was growing as reports came in from around the country.
    Israel, God bless ’em, had come through. As far as Bunker 7 could tell, Israel was on full alert. They’d offered sanctuary to any US soldiers who could make it to their borders. American troops throughout the Arab world were under attack by various jihadist factions, but these actions appeared more opportunistic than rigorously planned, as had been the assault on America. Apparently, the attackers reasoned that with the Great Satan staggered by the attacks and Allah on their side, they would be able to overwhelm the grunts and the jarheads on their own. So far, this reasoning had proven false. The Marines and the Army were holding their own, their weapons and electronics not affected by the EMF pulses that had battered North America. A lot of martyrs were being sent to Paradise, with their ticket being punched courtesy of the United States military.
    There was worse news to come. The Chinese decided to enter the war. 

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Born in Texas City, TX, the son of a career Air Force meteorologist. Attended a variety of schools at all of the hot spots of the nation, such as Abilene, Texas and Bellevue, Nebraska.

Sent to my grandparent’s house in Tuscon, Arizona when things were tough at home. I was pretty damn lost, as my grandparents were largely strangers to me. My older brother, a more taciturn type, refused to discuss what was going on. Fortunately, like so many kids before me, I was rescued by literature. Or, at least, by fiction. In a tiny used bookstore that was just one block up from a dirt road, I discovered that some good soul had unloaded his entire collection of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter of Mars” series in Ballantine Paperback. Moved by some impulse, I spent my RC Cola money on the first book, “A Princess of Mars.” 

I think what struck me was how these books were possessed of magic: they were able to transport me far from this dusty land of relatives who I didn’t know and relatives pretended not to know me to another dusty land of adventure, heroism, nobility, and even love. It was the first magic I’d encountered that wasn’t a patent fraud, and when I closed the stiff paperback with the lurid images on the cover, I decided it was the kind of magic I wanted to dedicate the rest of my life to mastering. And, thus, I was saved.

Since then, I’ve never looked back. I’ve written poems, short stories (twice runner-up in the Playboy college fiction contest), plays (winning some regional awards back East and a collegiate Historical Play-writing Award), and screenplays. I’m a member of the WGAw, with one unproduced screenplay sold to Fox Television.

Along the way, I’ve done the usual starving artist jobs. Been a janitor, a waiter, a clerk in a bookstore. I was the 61st Aviation Rescue Swimmer in the Coast Guard (all that Tarzan reading wasn’t wasted). I’m also not a bad cook, come to think of it. 

Currently, I’m a husband, father, and cat-owner. I’m an avid bicyclist and former EMT. I live in Southern California with my lovely wife. My friends call me “Griff,” my parents call me “Roy,” and my college-age son calls me “Dadman.” It’s a good life.



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30 Comments
shelly peterson
6/30/2018 04:40:22 am

This sounds like a great read.

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James Robert
6/30/2018 10:32:30 am

I appreciate learning about some terrific books we had not known about previously, through your blog. It sure helps find books my family would enjoy reading since they all love to read. Thanks so much!

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Calvin
6/30/2018 10:47:31 am

Quite interesting cover font and logo lettering on background in diff language

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Victoria
6/30/2018 11:19:40 am

Thanks for sharing the excerpt!

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heather
6/30/2018 04:01:41 pm

I would love to read this one this summer and I love the cover too.

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Lisa Brown
7/1/2018 09:14:37 am

I enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win :)

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shelly peterson
7/3/2018 01:13:39 pm

This sounds interesting.

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wendy hutton
7/3/2018 02:11:13 pm

the book sounds very interesting thanks

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Bridgett Wilbur
7/3/2018 04:01:34 pm

I would love to read your book.

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Corey Hutton
7/3/2018 05:20:05 pm

Sounds great, Good luck with the book.

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Debbie Plesha
7/3/2018 11:11:15 pm

This sounds like an interesting read.

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Janet W.
7/4/2018 06:20:48 am

Really great cover! Sounds interesting!

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Serge B
7/4/2018 09:38:55 am

I love post-apocalyptic thrillers! Nice cover

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Barbara Montag
7/5/2018 10:54:17 am

A must read book for me - thanks!

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Janice Dean
7/5/2018 03:43:30 pm

Sounds like a great read and I do love the cover!

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Kelly Nicholson
7/6/2018 03:52:26 am

What do you think of the book or the cover? Do you have any questions for the author?

looks like america in trouble book going by cover..interesting

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Denise Higgins
7/10/2018 02:11:46 am

Can’t wait to read

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Wanda B
7/11/2018 08:26:59 am

The cover looks compelling.

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susan smoaks
7/11/2018 05:06:04 pm

i would like to read this book. it looks very interesting.

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Laura Griggs
7/11/2018 06:13:00 pm

I like the cover and will he picking up this book

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Jessica Whitehouse
7/11/2018 07:05:12 pm



I don't really put a lot of importance on book cover art. I'm more interested in the blurbs and reviews of the book to decide whether to read the book or not.

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Mood Reader
7/11/2018 08:49:26 pm

Sounds like an interesting read! :)

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Wendy Jensen
7/15/2018 03:08:05 pm

The book cover looks great.

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peggy sue greco
7/20/2018 03:44:11 pm

The cover and story seem inusual and interesting

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cary comas
7/21/2018 03:35:20 pm

Seems awesome!!!

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Dina Stornello
7/23/2018 04:40:35 pm

awesome cover

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Laura
7/25/2018 03:07:04 pm

I'm sure I would love this! Sounds great!

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Daniel M
7/26/2018 08:25:21 pm

really like the cover

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Tiago Rosado
7/28/2018 03:42:09 pm

What do you think of the book or the cover?

well as a non American, i find that flag very scary........and the plot is a Red Dawn whit different actors but seems very interesting

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Jerry Marquardt
7/30/2018 11:30:53 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including The Big Bang. I wish the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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