DARK DAWNING

Book excerpt: In the year 2030 a great earthquake strikes the Mid-East nations. A ground fault forms under the oil fields. 85% of the world's oil supply is lost. The price of gasoline fires up to $500 a gallon. The automobile industry collapses. Millions are thrown out of work. Bloody riots shake the nation. Martial law is declared, and from the ashes rises a dictator named ALIB DEEDS. He forms a gestapo-like police force called, FLEDGLING ONE. Privately owned vehicles are banned. People are moved into living quads where power is strictly controlled. Cities are surrounded by electric fences. The penalty is death for anyone who tries to leave the city. Freedom fighters Brick Sanders and Tyra McCord, steal a jeep from the federal motor pool. They have a gun battle with the guards at Fuel Dispersal Center No.2, and head for the fence. A bullet hits the gas tank. The speeding jeep sputters and rolls to a stop. The Fledglings are right behind them. Brick looks at the gauge in front of him. They are out of gas...