Economic Fantasy

No electricity. No running water. No food. No end in sight. If life as you knew it changed in an instant, would you be prepared? In A. American’s first novel, Going Home, readers were introduced to Morgan Carter, the resourceful, tough-as-nails survivalist who embarks on a treacherous 250-mile...

NOW LIVE THE SECOND EDITION - Editing Issues Resolved PORTAL MAINTENANCE: POSTED Look, if you are looking for a serious, grimdark fantasy about a "Chosen One" fulfilling an ancient prophecy, I am not your author. But if you need a good laugh, interdimensional tax evasion, and weaponized 1970s upholstery? Pull up a chair. Look, if you think building an interdimensional gray-market empire is the hard part, you’re wrong. The hard part is figuring out how to scale it without the federal government seizing your front yard under eminent domain. I’m Joseph. Last month, I was a bankrupt systems...

In American Reset, the final chapter of the Economic Collapse Chronicles, the ultimate contest between liberty and tyranny reaches the apex. The Bair family and their neighbors learn the true value of community as they rely on each other to survive the war and the effects of the financial meltdown. Will the collapse bring an oppressive regime that enslaves the American people, or will the patriots prevail and guide the country back to a place of freedom, peace and prosperity?

Tommy Morgan hit a home run straight out of college landing a killer job with Miami private equity firm Venue Capital. Tommy made more money than he ever imagined riding the melt-up triggered by the government’s run-it-hot policy. However, the recent increase in AI productivity is crushing the US job market and wrecking the economy. After losing ground to double-digit price inflation and a burgeoning housing affordability crisis, American workers displaced by AI are sinking. Most are living on government handouts, and many are facing homelessness.

PORTAL MAINTENANCE: FER SAL This is the 2nd Edition with I hope all the issues cleared up. Thank You Look, if you are looking for a serious, grimdark fantasy about a "Chosen One" fulfilling an ancient prophecy, I am not your author. But if you need a good laugh, interdimensional tax evasion, and weaponized 1970s upholstery? Pull up a chair. My name is Joseph. I'm a bankrupt systems engineer who bought a falling-down estate in rural Alabama for forty-four grand, entirely because the phenomenally misspelled "Fer Sal" sign in the front yard spoke to my soul. Turns out, the previous owners ...

Caleb Webb is the dictionary definition of disadvantaged, and surviving on his own is nothing new. When the apocalypse hits, his rugged skill set for staying alive on the mean streets of Los Angeles comes in handy. Unfortunately, he's on a collision course with the worst criminal cartel in the city, unless someone intervenes.

Kirk—whose life is cut short in a car wreck on his way home from work—wakes up in a fantasy world… Middle aged Kirk has lost everything. Well, everything except his job. When he’s in a car accident on the way home from his job, it’s as if the universe has finally succeeded in taking everything from him. When he wakes, he’s in a fantasy land… in someone else’s body. Unexpectedly a child again in a new world, unlike the one he left, Kirk must make new friends, fit in, and learn to eke out a new existence. Disabled by the accident that led to the death of the child whose body ...

Liberty minded individuals and those who believe in the Constitution will find this near future dystopian novel to be right up their alley. Those who are looking to be more informed about the potential threats to America's financial stability will learn what to watch for and how to prepare themselves for an economic collapse. America is on the cusp of financial annihilation. Matt and Karen Bair face the challenges of Main Street during a full scale financial meltdown. Government borrowing and monetary creation have reached their limits.

Against all odds, Morgan Carter and his family have endured despite the deteriorating conditions surrounding them. Armed with survivalist tactics, Morgan's crew, alongside their new friends from the recently-liberated DHS camp, have worked together to build a sustainable communuity. But not all...

Winter brings refugees, a deadly trade embargo, and an unwanted promotion: Mayor-Lord. Matthias Bauer’s cozy frontier inn, Zum Goldenen Krug, is bursting at the seams. Fleeing bitter cold and monster migrations, hundreds of refugees, soldiers, and beastkin seek shelter within his walls. In response, the magical System upgrades his establishment into an Independent Settlement, slapping Matthias with a new title that just means more paperwork. But survival requires more than emergency stew and magically heated floors. Corrupt nobles and the Merchant Guild have launched a ruthless road ...

Bureaucracy meets fantasy in the ultimate battle of logistics versus corruption. Matthias Bauer thought running a frontier inn was just about baking good bread and keeping the floors clean. But when he installs a magical [Noticeboard] offering fair contracts and escrow payments to local workers, he accidentally starts an economic revolution. The corrupt Adventurer's Guild and Merchant Guild are not happy about losing their monopoly. They deploy their deadliest weapons to crush his business: road embargoes, health inspectors, and forged, lethal quests designed to murder novice heroes. Armed ...

With dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family. Down-to-earth and perfectly realistic in scale, this is not an over-the-top Blade Runner...

An overarching history of Puerto Rico’s years as a colony of the United States. "Urgent, fascinating, and impassioned." —Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and...

Kenjiro Tanaka’s pristine SSS-Rank Spirit Spring has transformed the deadly Dread Thicket into a booming settlement, but rapid economic growth breeds an entirely new kind of filth. Enter Lady Isabella, the ruthless heir to the Imperial Trade Consortium, who arrives in Springwater with a singular mission: buy out the Plum Blossom Bathhouse or crush it completely. When Kenjiro stubbornly refuses to compromise his strict hygiene protocols or exploit his loyal customers with exorbitant prices, Isabella constructs the Golden Oasis—a garish, sprawling mega-resort designed to run him out of ...

An extraordinary and startlingly original sequel to Ishmael “Enthralling, shocking, hope-filled, and utterly fearless, Daniel Quinn leads us deeper and deeper into the human heart, history, and spirit. In My Ishmael, Quinn strikes out into entirely new territory, posing questions that...

Written from a Christian constitutional worldview, American Meltdown, Book Two of The Economic Collapse Chronicles uses dystopian fiction to take an in-depth look at the economic and political trends that have taken America to the edge of bankruptcy. The book assesses the current course of the nation and projects it into the near future. In Book Two, America has entered into a full scale financial meltdown. The members of the Bair family do the best they can to navigate a complete currency collapse and the social disruptions that come with it.

A royal festival, a strict audit, and a guild of assassins—just another logistical puzzle to solve. Spring has finally come to the frontier, bringing a new catastrophic challenge for Matthias Bauer: hosting the official Spring Summit and Festival of the Hearth. Tasked by the Crown to cater to thousands of guests—including arrogant nobles, explosive monster clan leaders, and a scrutinizing High Priest auditor—the meticulous [Innkeeper] must completely revolutionize his culinary operations. To avoid a dishwashing nightmare, Matthias introduces the fantasy world to the ultimate German ...

From the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning bestseller Ishmael and its sequel, My Ishmael, comes a powerful novel with one of the most profound spiritual testaments of our time “A compelling ‘humantale’ that will unglue, stun, shock, and rearrange everything you’ve...

Winter has arrived, the refugees are freezing, and the bureaucracy is striking back. The early winter brings a desperate tide of freezing refugees, wounded soldiers, and displaced beastkin to the doors of Zum Goldenen Krug. Matthias Bauer, the frontier’s most meticulous [Innkeeper], must transform his thriving business into a highly regulated survival sanctuary to keep everyone alive. But managing limited rations and improvised bunk beds is only the beginning. Beneath the floorboards, Matthias has repurposed a starving Dungeon Heart named Corey into a non-lethal, profit-generating ...

Inspired by Chinese myths of ancient dragon gods and threads of fate, Katrina Kwan’s dazzling fantasy debut is a propulsive adventure perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Hannah Whitten. At the spry young age of twenty-five, Sai has led a quiet life, keeping the family teahouse up and...