Boston Fall 2 (In The October Fall World)

by Phineas Strange · October 2023

You may know me as Phineas Strange — but I also write under the name Michael McDonald. My wife writes as Karen McDonald. The Fall Series is a collection of post-apocalyptic fiction set within the October Fall World. Four standalone series, twelve books in total, that can be read in any order you choose. Whether you start in Indiana, Boston, New Hampshire, or Massachusetts, you'll find yourself dropped into a world forever changed, following ordinary people navigating extraordinary circumstances. Each series is its own story, its own community, its own fight to survive. But they all share the same broken world — and the same belief that even in the darkest of times, people find ways to endure. If stories about resilience, survival, and the stubborn persistence of hope speak to you, I think you'll feel right at home here. If you enjoy these twelve books, I'd also encourage you to explore the entire In The October Fall World series — multiple authors, multiple stories, all centered around one cataclysmic event. It's a shared universe unlike anything else in post-apocalyptic fiction. Available from Raventhorne Books on Amazon.

— Phineas Strange

About Boston Fall 2 (In The October Fall World)

This post-apocalyptic thriller follows the lives of ordinary Americans as they struggle to survive in the aftermath of a national disaster. Franny's parents, Lois and Allen Schechter, find themselves stranded at a small regional airport in Kansas after their flight is diverted from Denver. With limited options, a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger convinces them to embark on a perilous journey across Kansas and eastern Colorado. Along the way, they meet people of faith who challenge and surprise them in unexpected ways. Meanwhile, Leonard, Mel, and Stephanie continue their cross-country journey by bike, heading toward Ohio before ultimately making their way to Western Colorado. As the group faces numerous challenges and obstacles, old and new characters join the cast, making for a thrilling and suspenseful read.

Phineas Strange

Phineas Strange and Michael McDonald are both pen names for the same New England author. Phineas Strange has a lifelong fascination with the unexplained, the true, and the weird. He writes A Curious Compendium of Strange Events, which explores documented supernatural phenomena with the eye of a skeptic and the heart of a true believer, and Stone Walls & Steeples, a true crime series that brings forgotten New England victims back into the light — one region, one era, one state at a time. Michael McDonald and Karen McDonald write post-apocalyptic fiction set within the October Fall World — four standalone series, twelve books in total. The author grew up in the Midwest, met his New England born wife while she was in college and they transplanted to New England. They also lived overseas for twelve years — which explains a lot.

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