D. C. Rider Unknown - 2001

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DC Rider follows the life of a man named Buck Buckley. After years and years of inflation and wasteful energy consumption, Buck wakes up to a world the likes of which he has never seen, an America whose major functions have completely shut down. There is no electricity, banks have shut down, the nation's food supplies are low, all of which in turn creates a ruthless and savage nation. Trying to find a way out of the great catastrophe, he heads north by bus, until the bus runs out of gas and signals a new life for Buck Buckley.Stranded on an Amish farm, Buck spends the next few years learning how to use and depend on nature before setting out west to start his own farm. Before reaching his destination, however, he is drawn back to his hometown of Washington, DC, which is now in shambles. The government is still intact and functioning, but its job is made almost impossible due to the loss of its ability to communicate with the nation's citizens. Police forces have ceased to patrol, and local thugs have taken over the communities. Feeling compassion for his former home, he begins his adventure of trying to bring the torn community together. He finds opposition in a variety of forms, but he alone rises to the fight in an effort to restore freedom to the heart of the nation.Richard Cortland Harrison does an wonderful job of painting a picture of this new world in the mind of the reader. His descriptive narration is superb, and he adds a little of something for everyone. DC Rider contains action, murder, romance, and humor, and all of it makes for a very compelling read.