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Ten years after the cataclysmic event known as The Change, which shut down advanced technology worldwide, two resolute leaders have built resilient, self-sufficient communities in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Their flourishing way of life attracts the attention of the Protectorate, a totalitarian regime that seeks to control the valley's fertile land. With their armies mobilizing, the Protectorate prepares to launch a war to seize the prized farmland, threatening the survival of the valley's fragile communities.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: S. M. Stirling
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