The Siege of New Hampshire

Book 5: Chapter 23 Watershed (Part 2)

The exchange of silver for medicine is complete on the river island. Susan realizes that she cannot return to New Hampshire with Martin, for his sake. After the patrol drone passes, Shively takes Erin hostage, intending to strand her and Susan on the island while he escapes. While Erin is disarming Susan (under duress) they are both reminded of how Susan stopped Baron Kirk.

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Book 5: Chapter 24: A Corner Turned

Martin is back home and breaking sod in his back acre field with Robert and Jasmine. Andy emerges from the woods with a swollen eye, the result of a 'spear-handling accident' when he tried to invite Mara to the Spring Planting Festival. Margaret is recovering from her MRSA and brings Martin a couple bits of good news, and to remind him that he still has time to ask her to the festival dance.

This is the End of Book 5.

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Book 5: Epilogue

Mic shares some author's notes and some of the backstory on the development of Book 5. He also shares some ideas on what might be coming up next for the Siege Podcast

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Bonus: Road Trip Musings

This was Mic's "week off" to drive out to the Midwest to see his newest grandson. Along the way, he listened to an EMP novel and mused about being stranded on the highways, farms and the cost of food, the future of farming, etc.

 

Link Mic mentioned: Food Prices in 1919 and 2019

Link to Mic's Week-of-Groceries list

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Extra: The Get Home subgenera

Mic, Jeff and Brian discuss the Get Home story -- a subgenera within prepper fiction -- of which Book 1 in the Siege of New Hampshire series is one of them.

They discuss the novels: Going Home, by A. American.

The Borrowed World, by Franklin Horton,

77 Days in September, by Ray Gorham, and others.

And, since we're discussing Get Home Bags, here is a link to a video Brian made about HIS Get Home Bag.

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Book 6: Chapter 1: Another Iron in the Fire

With this sixth book in the series, the story continues as Cheshire moves into summer. Martin laments about projects and work not getting done. Everyone is too busy. Margaret makes cheese. Andy digs out the septic tank, etc. Despite have more to do than he has hours in a day, Martin agrees to help the Hendrick brothers with yet another entrepreneurial scheme.

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Extra: Comet Doom

For over 200 years, people have been fearful that a comet would strike the earth and end civilization as we know it. For an event with so little probability of occurring, Comet Doom has produced many books and movies. This week, Mic looks into some of the amusing history of Comet Doom. He is joined by Brian and Jeff to discuss two more-recent Comet Doom movies -- Deep Impact and Greenland -- from a prepper's perspective.

 

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Book 6: Chapter 2: Solution With A Catch

Martin arrives at the Hendricks' farm to do the welding he promised. He finds out that the brothers' plans depend on overhauling an old tractor engine. While Walter was able to use his ham radio connections to find the necessary parts, it turns out that they are in Massachusetts -- Fed territory. They can still make the trade, provided Martin can persuade a thorny nemesis.

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Extra: Nuke Doom

Mic, Jeff and Brian discuss books and movies about nuclear doom. There are two broad subgroups: Gloomy Doom -- in which no one survives, and Hopeful Doom -- in which people DO survive. Actual research suggests that a nuclear exchange could, indeed, be survivable if you aren't in or near a target zone. Mic, Jeff and Brian discuss preps to improve one's surviveability.

Nuke Doom Movies and Books referred to in this episode:
Five! -- a 1951 movie about five random survivors
Day The World Ended -- 1955 movie about remote cabin of survivors.
Alas, Babylon -- 1959 book: classic nuclear survivors' story.
On The Beach -- 1959 movie about aftermath in which no one survives
The Day After -- 1983 TV movie about the horrors of nuclear war.

Book 6: Chapter 3: Deal at the Border

Martin and Charles drive down to the border, noticing how life near the border is less tranquil. They meet up with the cranky Mr. Varney. Eartly the next morning, they meet a man named Harold out in the no-mans-land at the border but the trade does not go as planned. Fed drones interrupt. Some of them are equipped to shoot!

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