For those of you who have watched

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

Don't Look Up, I want to recommend the Ben H. Winters trilogy about a comet that is also going to wipe out most life on Earth once it hits. It's The Last Policeman trilogy. The comet will hit in about 6 months at the beginning of the first book. The last policeman is a man who sees no point in not doing his job down to the last minute, even though many, many people are just abandoning their jobs, doing whatever the hell they want in the short time remaining. It's really, really good and I highly recommend it.

Or even if you haven't seen it or have no intention of seeing it. The Winters books are not satire, as is the movie, but a look at how everything would probably unravel if we knew such a comet was on its way.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. Winters also wrote the excellent "Underground Airlines"

An alternate history where the Civil War never happened and slavery continued in the deep South.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Yes. I've read that one also.

He's written several others: Golden State, The Quiet Boy (which I've requested my library purchase), and Bedbugs, which I've reserved at my library. I'm likely to read everything he writes.

[pnwest]

3. I need a good book, I'm going to check this out!

Thx!

[hermetic]

4. I greatly enjoyed

The Last Policeman trilogy. I really should read more of his books. Bedbugs sounds like fun.

[dweller]

5. I came across Vol 2 in a thrift store

Countdown City, and enjoyed it … then realized it was a trilogy so put it on a back burner to seek it out … yeh, forgot 😐
Thanks for the reminder, got some gift certs for Xmas so will look for the other 2


✌🏻

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. Normally starting part way into a series is a bad idea,

but these three books essentially stand alone.