Day
After Disaster
The
Changing Earth Series Book 1
by
Sara F. Hathaway
Genre:
Dystopian
“How
fragile everything had been. People walked through life everyday
taking it all for granted, their cars, their cell phones, their
lattes, their dramatic social issues and their medical problems.”
She
started her day at her home in the mountains just like any other.
There was nothing unusual about making the familiar drive down to
Sacramento to go to work. Then in a flash Mother Nature decided it
was time to create a new landscape. Follow the journey of a dynamic
young woman, mother and wife, Erika, as she is thrust into a world
turned upside down by a series of natural disasters. Alone in a
mutilated city, she must navigate the path home, back to her family.
Not knowing if they are alive or dead, Erika calls upon all of her
survival instincts to traverse this broken environment. Will she make
it home? Will her family still be alive? What will Mother Nature dish
out next?
Without
Land
The
Changing Earth Series Book 2
“I
thought I was entering a brave new world of freedom but I walked
right into the arms of soldiers I thought were there to protect me...
They told us we were going to live at this ‘happy’ camp where we
would be cared for until the country was stabilized.”
Erika
thought America would let freedom reign forever but nine years after
the Great Quake the reaction by the American Government was quite
different. The Day after Disaster brought hardships to the world. The
American citizens fought valiantly to bring back some sense of
normalcy in a world that was shaken to bits. Many people were left
landless and those still in possession of land had many obligation to
fulfill for the citizens left fighting for their lives. Erika and her
family are just another group left landless and forced to find their
way in this new government construct. They are caught between a
yearning for the freedoms they used to take for granted and a will to
fit in and excel in this new landscape. However, Mother Nature will
always have the last word and she isn’t done yet.
The
Walls of Freedom
The
Changing Earth Series Book 3
"I
just hope I...Have the spirit to go on fighting. Have the power to
take on forces that are so much bigger than me."
On the run, Erika, her
husband, Vince, and their children flee the government forces in
search of a new life. The Great Quake ten years ago left the United
States devastated. FEMA camps sprouted up in Regional Districts to
control the chaos and separate the landowners from the refugees.
Erika and her family spent nine years as refugees in the camp before
they found out that Vince's parents were still alive and they were
searching for them. The Las Vegas FEMA Director, realizing his
mistake, attempted to have the family eliminated to save his career.
Vince and Erika take their family's future into their own hands and
flee the camp in a cross country action packed adventure. Will they
find Vince's parents? Will society accept them again? Can they accept
this new government system?
Battle
For the South
The
Changing Earth Series Book 4
“I’ve
come to realize that staying true to your values and loyal to the
people you love can make you into a legend...We must fight the hatred
and fear that is crippling the spirit of our country.”
Unsure of the loyalty
of her mentor, Erika and Vince take drastic measures to ensure the
safety of their loved ones. After trying to merge back into an
American society severely altered by the repercussions of the first
Great Quake ten years before, Erika and Vince are unsure whom to
trust. Time has spread the people they love out across the country
and another Great Quake is imminent. One thing is for sure: they will
not let their loved ones be annihilated by disaster. As the Federal
Government takes steps to eliminate any signs of resistance among its
citizens, Erika and Vince seek refuge in the free south where they
can find help to rescue their friends and family from the Las Vegas
FEMA camp. Can they make it in time? Are their loved ones still
alive? Who is loyal to a freedom that was once provided under the
Constitution?
Dark Days in
Denver
The Changing Earth
Series Book 5
“I wanted to
give
up so many times. Take my family and find a hole to crawl into, but I
believe in a country that once stood for something beautiful. A
supreme message that gave all its citizens equal rights to exist.”
As the Earth continues
to unleash a series of natural disasters at the surviving
inhabitants, Erika finds herself hiding from the federal forces
aiming to eliminate her. Rapidly trying to adjust to new
circumstances, the refugees from the Earth’s fury spread out into
new geographic regions, searching for someplace safe to live. The
Federal Government’s grip on its lands tightens, as food becomes
scarce and overpopulation intensifies. Fighting for control of the
West, the world is turned upside down as the unthinkable happens to
the planet and Erika’s family. Is this the end of life as they know
it? Who will survive to continue the fight for the freedom of the
American people?
Author
Sara F. Hathaway is an individual with an insatiable urge for
learning. She grew up in the woods of Michigan, fishing, hunting,
gardening, canning, and horseback- riding with her family. She loved
to learn about the stories of times past from her great-grandparents
and grandparents. After moving to the rural mountain landscape of
California, she attended the California State University of
Sacramento and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in General
Business Management. She managed many businesses, all while working
on the manuscript for her first novel, Day After Disaster.
Eventually, she realized that her passion for the outdoors and
learning about survival techniques outweighed her passion for the
business world. Sara still lives in Northern California with her
husband and two sons, where she is at work on the next installment of
The Changing Earth series.
GUEST POST
How did you come up with the title of your first novel?
The original name for Day After
Disaster was going to be The Beginning of the End. However, there
were already lots of books with that title so we changed it to Day
After Disaster. I thought it was appropriate because I wanted to
tell the story from the moment of the disaster forward. Lots of
Hollywood films show up to the disaster and then it is averted or
some time after the disaster but rarely do they show the chaos that
immediately follows.
The title for Without Land came
to light during editing. Without Land tells the story of what
happened to the people who lost their land or were not landowners at
the time of the disaster. The government couldn’t allow them to run
amuck all over the place. Skirmishes and lawlessness was gripping the
country. All of the refugees and non-landowners were rounded up and
put into FEMA camps. With the lack of oil, the landowners needed
labor to farm and feed the people. A system was developed to adopt
out refugee families to landowners to fill this gap. Thus, the title
Without Land seemed very fitting.
The title for The Wall of Freedom
seemed appropriate because as the Moore family is re-integrated into
the new societal structure, they learn that all of the regions are
separated by walls. The landowners call them “the walls of freedom”
because they keep everyone on the inside safe from the chaos going on
outside of them.
Battle for the South was an easy
title to pick for obvious reasons. Vince and Erika head south to help
save loved ones from a new ocean surge. The government is not going
to try to evacuate anyone. Instead, they plan on dealing with the
aftermath and taking back the south. On a mission to stop this from
happening, Vince and Erika help the battle for the south to begin.
The title Dark Days in Denver
seemed appropriate because this novel takes place in Colorado. Even
though the beginning is a peaceful time of character development, the
end is all about the battle for Denver. Mother Nature rears her ugly
head again, causing further chaos and Erika’s life is forever
altered.
My new book coming out in June of 2019
is titled The Endless Night. It is a dark time for the planet
as well as Erika. She enters the Central Region as a hostage of TJ
Swenson’s, believing her family has been murdered. Hopelessness and
misery overwhelm her as the sun is hidden from the sky.
Who designed your book covers?
I design all of my own book covers.
Originally, Day After Disaster, the original was designed by a
self-publishing company that I used. I was unhappy with their work,
so I educated myself on how to publish the book and design my covers
myself. Originally the cover showed Erika paddling towards buildings.
I wasn’t crazy about the idea and always wanted her paddling
towards the mountains so I reworked the cover and now I am very happy
with it.
The two covers that I am most proud of
are the covers for book three, The Walls of Freedom, and The
Endless Night which will be coming out in June. It was tricky to
make the word “Freedom” for The Walls of Freedom cover
look like graffiti on the wall with the handprint underneath but I
think it paints a powerful message. The cover for The Endless
Night is spooky. During this story the villain, TJ Swenson,
watches Erika constantly and the sky is always gloomy without sun.
The cover is a black clouded sky with a tiny bit of orange glow at
the bottom. Then, I blended TJ’s eyes into the clouds to make them
appear like they are staring at the reader.
If you had to do it all over again,
would you change anything in your latest book?
If I had it to do all over again, I may
have put more military technical information (like gear, equipment,
etc.) into the Denver battle. However, I like to tell the story from
an individual character point of view so the reader can feel like
they are there rather than doing an overview. Also when you delve
into to technical information like that it is lost on some readers
and over scrutinized by others.
Did you learn anything during the
writing of your recent book?
I learned that Arizona is a good deal
higher than sea level. This is important to know where the water
would go as it floods the land.
If your book was made into a film,
who would you like to play the lead?
I have no idea but she would need to be
one kick butt fighter. I am really bad with names and pay very little
attention to the activities of Hollywood. I would like to see my
series become a TV series and usually more obscure actors and
actresses are chosen for these roles.
Anything specific you want to tell
your readers?
Hold on tight it’s a wild ride. Along
the way you are going to learn a lot. You will face a plethora of
ethical decisions. Characters you love will triumph and others will
not make it. In the end, you will have a solid understanding of why
our relationship with the planet is essential and why individual
freedoms are worth fighting for.
What is your favorite part of this
book and why?
I have many favorites parts of all of
my books but the thing that sticks out in my mind the most is Erika’s
relationship with Bennet. Bennet is always pushing Erika to do more,
be a better person and continue the fight despite the pain. They have
a love/hate relationship that changes multiple times throughout the
story. Their interplay is funny when Erika is playing a punk with him
and heart wrenching when they must step up and look out for one
another.
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