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SADDLE UP ANYWAY for the exciting sequel to the cult-favorite dystopian satire, The Dixie Apocalypse. Willoughby Burns never planned on becoming the Secretary of State for a breakaway Texan republic—but then again, the world ended weirder than he expected.
As the Second Texas Republic braces for war with the swaggering forces of the California People’s Republic, Willoughby finds himself stuck between his past as a wandering outsider and his uneasy future as a national figurehead. The battles aren’t just fought with bullets and bravado—there are deeper skirmishes at play: between loyalty and identity, progress and tradition, truth and spectacle. When he’s thrown together with a captured Californian officer—Lieutenant Sandy Beech, equal parts soldier, smartass, and accidental philosopher—Willoughby is forced to confront the blurry edges of his own beliefs.
Friendship, feral hogs, fried food, and a woman with a killer enchilada recipe all converge as Willoughby searches for courage, purpose… and maybe a second chance at love. Saddle Up Anyway is a riotous, heartfelt road trip through the fractured politics of a future America— equal parts satire, spaghetti Western, and sincere tribute to all things Texan. Fans of John Wayne movies and readers who like their dystopias with extra queso will find plenty to chew on.
“In writing The Dixie Apocalypse, Richard Fossey has penned a fast-moving novel full of twists and turns. And given the news, perhaps an insightful vision of the second Texas republic!”
-W. Michael Gear, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Battle of America Series and Dissolution
First, the petroleum ran out. Then the plagues came. Climate change ran rampant. Hurricanes hit. Wars broke out. Economy collapsed. Electricity stopped. And thus, the new times began.
Willoughby Burns is a lawyer, professor, and husband. Well, that’s what he was in the old times. His college education and law degree mean nothing when constantly battling thieves and starvation. Now, he is a widowed farmer in Baton Rouge and supplies food to the military-the last bastion of order in the broken country.
When sent on a supply run to Houston, Texas, Willoughby’s job as a civilian commissary officer plants him in the thick of the Texas Independence Movement, sieges on army forts, and attacks from rebels vying for the lush Louisiana lands. Threats to his farm spread like weeds and will uproot the life he’s cultivated. All he wants is peace; but in the new times, humanity reaps what it sows.
Written by Richard Fossey, this near-future apocalypse book takes our world and tilts it on its side. Familiar and daunting all at once, The Dixie Apocalypse critiques and captures the American South when all that’s left is a whole lot of spirit and stockpiled ammo.