Dies the Fire

[Nathaniel Bacon]

Dies the Fire
S.M. Stirling's latest project is the trilogy "Dies the Fire":
Dies the Fire - published August 2004
The Protector's War - published September 2005
A Meeting at Corvallis - published September 2006

I dont know if this has been posted about before but for the readers out there, you'll get a kick out of this series of books.

The short summary is: In 199_ all high technology stops dead and guns dont work anymore (cars, planes, computers - the works). Quasi end of the world scenario where hunger and disease takes 98% of the human population in the first year or so. Guess who comes out on top?

The lucky who survive have a large number of 'gasp' SCA and ARMA members. The SCA goons end up setting up a little empire in northern Oregon and the group with the ARMA member(s) in southern Oregon.

I got the first book as a gift for Christmas and am half way through the third now. The SCA guys aint doing so hot....

[Eric Allen]

Yeah, this series seems to be pretty well-known in the greater "sword geek" community.
That was one fantacy series I have never been able to get behind, or really enjoy. But that's just me.

[Robert James Lehnert]

The series is the "flip side" of the Islands in Eternity trilogy--thats the one wher Nantucket island gets hurled back to 1250 BC, but at least their higher technology still works. In Dies the Fire, the "event" is noted to start from Nantucket, and some of the Eternity characters are mentioned.

I enjoyed the first book of this new series, but the second was a bit of a let down--hoping Steve picks up the pace in the third.

[Nathaniel Bacon]

So far the third is the best of the three.

[Jake_Norwood]

Let's bring it back on topic or let it die.

Jake

[Axel Pettersson]

The lucky who survive have a large number of 'gasp' SCA and ARMA members. The SCA goons end up setting up a little empire in northern Oregon and the group with the ARMA member(s) in southern Oregon.

I got the first book as a gift for Christmas and am half way through the third now. The SCA guys aint doing so hot....

Ist i really spelled out to be arma and sca (cool)?

I have not been able to find the book in the libraries here in sweden, but I will intense my afforts, seems like nice read.

[Nathaniel Bacon]

HACA, ARMA, and SCA are all mentioned by name.

[Robert James Lehnert]

HACA, ARMA, and SCA are all mentioned by name.

Technicaly, mentioning "ARMA" was an anachronism because the "Event" happens before the name change--but Stirling mentioned up to reference it to people who only know it by the latter name.

The "SCA" evil warlord actually knows enough NOT to fight SCA stick & board style--the scene where he's introduced has him using effective, longer range cleaving blows, not viable-only-for-rattan snapping wrap=shots

[Nathan Dexter]

that is pretty sweet.
did they get permission to use the name?
(btw, How did the SCA people survive )

[Axel Pettersson]

HACA, ARMA, and SCA are all mentioned by name.

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Now I just have to read it.

[John_Clements]

that is pretty sweet.
did they get permission to use the name?
(btw, How did the SCA people survive )

Yes. This was about the fourth published novel I've consulted on.
I actually lost track of what the others were, except for Terry McGarry's.