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I'm at 50% and have thoroughly enjoyed this story. Keep in mind, the time period for this is 1952-53. The story addresses two issues; what happened in the Gulch and what happened "outside" when the crash happened, It has some interesting "problems" to be solved: Who gets in the Gulch (and under what conditions) and how do the outsiders survive? Philosophy mixed with the practical problems of survival both in the Gulch and outside. Kind of a "preppers" reality check of life in a new world.
I recommend it to anyone who has read AS.
While it was written as a parody, and had one glaring flaw (the pilot and his new ship), it (IMO) was a well thought out story line and reaches logical conclusions... And addressed the few issues with AS I had and made sense. To me.
Whether that means I will be banished to Las Vegas remains to be seen!
Hi, Suzanne. Interesting premise, that the pilot's new ship was a flaw, but I think I have it covered. I don’t want to give away anything important about my book here, so let me point out instead that in Atlas Shrugged when Ragnar gives Rearden the bar of gold, he asks that Rearden spend it on "nothing but your own comfort and pleasure." The logic which permitted Ragnar to aid Hank prior to Hank's taking the striker's oath was the same logic as when Galt decided to hire Dagny as his servant while she was still a scab. "Comfort and pleasure" is okay; "supporting your destroyers" is not. And you may recall from my book how the pilot's friend was given the bum's rush when he stepped outside that comfortable and pleasurable box by attempting to establish trade with the looters Outside, thereby supporting destroyers.
We can take this discussion offline, if you like. My e-mail address is easy to find online; I'm typically the first hit on Google when searching for "Krawchuk".
See you in Las Vegas!