Catalyst: Downward Cycle - Softcover

Franks, Jk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997728922 ISBN 13: 9780997728927

Publisher: Red Leaf Books, 2016

Synopsis

In the first five minutes over a million people will die... that's just the beginning of the nightmare.
The super solar-storm wasn't supposed to hit Earth--the odds were against it. And yet it did, and everything changed. The storm causes a global blackout. Society begins to come apart as the planes begin falling from the sky and all traces of normal vanish. Scott Montgomery watches helplessly as pandemonium consumes the world around him. But the loss of electrical power is just the first of the problems facing the survivors in the chaos that follows.

Soon Scott discovers the loss of electricity was just the beginning of his problems. In a land without laws and few consequences for their actions individuals must come to terms with their darkest fears and desires. What will he do when he learns the draconian plans one secret group has for regaining control and ensuring their own vision for the new world?

Catalyst is a shockingly realistic tale of how society copes when the world is thrust back to a time before technology. If you are a fan of Steve Konkoly, Tom Abrahams or A. American, -- you will love this book.

About this title

About the Author

JK Franks is a writer, technologist, graphic designer and business owner. His journals and articles often cover business, technology, politics and self-development. His first published fiction novel, Catalyst: Downward Cycle is scheduled to be released Summer 2016 He was born in North Carolina and raised in the rural deep south where he developed a fierce appreciation in self-reliance and love of the outdoors. He also became an avid science fiction fan growing up surrounded by the works of Heinlein, Asimov, Bradbury and Clarke. As a deeply committed skeptic he maintains a healthy and irreverent distrust for almost everything proclaimed as truth without supporting evidence. These themes eventually formed the backdrop for his books. He is currently at work on book two of the Catalyst series as well as promoting his most recent novel. Mr. Franks now makes his home in a small town in west Georgia with his wife and family. Beyond writing his interest include cycling, cooking, music, travel and design. Writing is story telling. JK feels that is the most compelling aspect to any of his works. "To weave an entertaining story with believable, intelligent characters and plausible plots are a close runner-up."

Review

"JK Franks is a compelling new voice in post-apocalyptic fiction."
                       - Nicholas Sansbury Smith,  USA Today Bestselling Author

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Leaf Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0997728922
• ISBN 13: 9780997728927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392