
by W.R. Benton
DystopianRead for free with Kindle Unlimited membership
Added on February 9, 2026
What if it all came crashing down? It started with the "Biggest" stock market crash in history. Banks shut down under the weight of their bogus investments, and the financial sector failed. People looked to the government to make it all better. They couldn't! Hyper-inflation, mass unemployment and infrastructure started to breakdown. The food trucks didn't show up at the stores and the shelves went empty.
Things turned ugly fast when there was no power for long parts of the day... then forever. Things started falling apart quicker after that. Whole regions declared a "State of Emergency" in an effort to maintain order and civility, but it wasn't always enough. Starvation, looting and murder became the norm. Then, American civilization collapsed completely.
The Fall of America: Book 2 continues John's story of survival and resistance after society breaks down. Russian invaders continue to try and pacify the areas of the South under their control. The American resistance groups divide their forces into small cells to better operate effectively behind enemy lines. But as their efforts begin to gain ground the Russians respond with harsh reprisals; mass executions become the norm and prison camps soon spring up in remote small towns. βFear brings compliance,β is their motto.
The battle for control of Mississippi gets hot, and a violent world gets even more ugly. Can the U.S. partisans survive the overwhelming Russian Army and its thermal detection technology/helicopter gunships/and scorched earth tactics?
I enjoyed this installment to the series. It is well written and has good flow. I did notice a couple of minor errors here and there but nothing major. Character development is good and the story is engaging, I was disappointed that this installment ended so quickly.
Wow lots of action. Feel like character deaths are treated too casually.
After book 1 I couldn't believe that this series would get better. I was wrong. This writer gets better and better with each of his works.

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