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HE THOUGHT HE WAS PREPARED. HE THOUGHT HIS FAMILY WAS SAFE. HE WAS WRONG. Five years after a pneumonic plague killed two-thirds of the world’s population, army veteran Marcus Battle is isolated. He’s alone with his guns, his food, and the graves of his wife and child. Unaware of the…

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1 author picked Home as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The first of nine books in the series, I liked that the main character lived alone and protected his land, along with the graves of his wife and child as company. His survival preparations were far more than just shooting others and taking what they had. This book has compassion, which many others lack. It leads naturally to book 2 and beyond.

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