But as he watches the world he knows disintegrate around him, William becomes determined to not only survive, but to build a better life. William is a skeptic, his son a zealot, his daughter-in-law in denial. The story follows William Trent as he and his doomsday prepper and reporter son head to his sanctuary after the apocalypse descends on the country. Political apathy, environmental destruction, widespread denial – these are the causes of worldwide collapse in Tribulation. Tribulation: A Novel of the Near Future by Thomas A. The protagonist is HRW International’s Director of Personnel, Zeno, who during the Hundred Days Riots in Los Angeles, is given the opportunity to earn a huge company bonus and stays behind rather than evacuating the city, putting his life and that of his wife and unborn child at risk. People desperate for work during these trying times head to HRW International, a company that hires the young, the unqualified and the incapable and profits from the employees’ termination.
In Dystopia Now, the recession heralds the apocalypse. This story began its life as a novel by Tom Perrotta, so in anticipation of this new drama, here are five books that also feature world-wide, apocalyptic catastrophes. Later this month, HBO will premiere what’s sure to be another critically-acclaimed hit series – “ The Leftovers.” Apocalyptic tales are all the rage right now, and this one has an interesting twist: Two percent of the world’s population disappears from the face of the Earth in a “Rapture-like” event.
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