Best friends since kindergarten, survivalists Alex and Mickey take prepping to a new level when they win the biggest lottery in history. Sparing no expense, they build the ultimate subterranean bunker complex. With dreams of surviving the apocalypse in comfort and luxury, they stockpile their fortress with plenty of weed, women, and song. No expense is spared, no scenario is overlooked. But when a meteorite erases Mexico and covers Arizona with a massive debris field, Alex and Mickey soon discover that being kings of the apocalypse is not nearly as much fun as they had envisioned, and certainly a lot more work than they had signed up for. Calizona is humorously crafted as a historical mocumentary told a hundred years after the rebirth of civilization. Images of this bleak world are revealed through personal journals, video logs, surveillance footage, and a little editorial assistance from the lead archeologist who has transcribed the tale. At 255,000 words, this is an immersive world, engineered to appeal to a variety of adult readers who have grown up in a world of reality TV.

Calizona: This ain't yer daddy's apocalypse

Literature & Fiction

Rotten, Ralph

Humor & Satire

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Calizona: Season 2

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Pockyclypse: A Dystopian Fairytale

In the third novel of the series, Siblings George and Maria find themselves outside of the zone following the impact. From different parts of the country they each witness the slow motion catastrophe that is a nuclear winter. Struggling to survive as it all falls apart, they soon regret not staying in Tucson. The Calizona series is humorously crafted as a mockumentary told a hundred years after the rebirth of civilization. Images of this bleak world are revealed through personal journals, video logs, surveillance footage, and a little editorial assistance from the archaeologist who has transcribed the tale. Calizona is an immersive world, engineered to appeal to a variety of readers who have grown up in a world of reality TV.

Calizona: Act 3 (Caizona)

Surrounded by an army of minions, killer-bots, and super-powered arch-villains, Ming rules the galaxy with an iron fist. In this universe where Supers battle Arches every night on prime-time TV, the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance. But things take a strange turn when Ming kidnaps ace-reporter Polly Purehart and her hapless cameraman Dave. Forced to do Ming’s bidding, Dave &amp; Polly quickly find out that Ming is not at all what he appears to be. As Dave &amp; Polly strip away the layers of Ming’s legend, things go awry in this hybrid story where 1930’s cinema collides with modern culture. In a wild mash-up of genres, this extra-pulpy tale will make you laugh out loud at the story you thought you knew.

Ming the Merciless

Indies United Publishing House, LLC

In the final book of the series, we go back to where it all started: Alex & Mickey in Tucson. With temperatures still falling, the survivors are forced to decide what to do with a rapist amongst them. But when Alex takes unilateral action, he risks his tenuous hold on the town.Leaving the town to stew over his actions, Alex decides to take a trip down to the impact site to see it for himself. Things go sideways when he finds he is not alone in the crater. From there, things only unravel in ways that Alex & Mickey could never have predicted. Struggling to keep it all together, they find themselves racing the devil to an icy future.Written as a historical mockumentary a hundred years after the rebirth of civilization, Calizona gives the reader a granular view into the life of a citizen struggling to survive in the weeks and months following an extinction level event.

Calizona: Book 4

Caravans Awry (Planet X Pulps)

Grant, John Linwood

Rawlik, Peter

Pesice, Duane

Tea, William

Coffman, Frank

Edwards, S.L.

Opperman, K. A.

FITCH, JOHN PAUL

Genre Fiction

Planet X Publications

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