The two remaining Cold War Era novels are a mirror image of the Contemporary WWIII titles. A Tom Clancy technothriller pitted against a dark post-apocalyptic end of the war novel. In one corner we have The Sum of All Fears. Undoubtedly a prime example of everything a pop-fiction technothriller classic should consist of. In the …
March Madness 2026 Final Four Part III
Thanks to the delays I was dealing with lately, I had more than enough time to ponder the winner of the Contemporary WWIII Novels finale. One Second After came out on top by a longshot but I wish the contest had been more competitive. In short, the most descriptive word to describe One Second After …
March Madness 2026 Final Four Part II
One Second After differs tremendously from Bear and the Dragon. This is a post-apocalyptic novel, but one constructed with a thick layer of realism. John Mather is a middle-aged American male with family responsibilities and is respected by his neighbors and colleagues in Black Mountain, North Carolina, a town at the edge of the Blue …
March Madness 2026 Final Four Part I
This clash saw the end of the line for the large scale technothriller drama series and the introduction of a new World War III fiction genre. The series that left us is the original Jack Ryan series. From a defecting Soviet submarine to a Chinese invasion of Siberia, Ryan and his cast of supporting characters …
May Delay (Final Delay)
Good afternoon. I sincerely apologize for being delayed this past weekend. I was away with work. If that were not enough, I ended up in the emergency room after midnight early on Sunday morning. Came in as a possible seizure and my mental state was slightly altered. After ten hours of tests I convinced the …
March Madness 2026 WWIII Book Tournament: Final Four Part I
Contemporary WWIII Novels Finals Okay, so here we are with four novels remaining, two Contemporary and two Cold War era titles. Cold War 1 Alas Babylon 3 The Sum of All Fears Contemporary 1 One Second After 6 The Bear and the Dragon Two Tom Clancy novels versus a pair of books that are …
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April Delay 2
I totally flubbed this bracket up and I admit that it is my fault. The Contemporary Semifinals are on the other side of the Atlantic. I’m in England right now but not for very long. Actually, to be correct I should say the notes for the Contemporary Semifinals are on the other side of the …
March Madness 2026: Semifinals, Cold War Era Novels Part II
Cold War Era WWIII Novels: Semifinals Part II 3 The Sum of All Fears 2 Cauldron Clancy vs. Bond. Appropriate clash of the titans for Cold War era novels. These two men owned the technothriller market from the mid-eighties through the mid-nineties. Whether their projects were joint collaborations or independent, they were guaranteed to present …
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March Madness 2026: Semifinals, Cold War Era Novels Part I
Cold War Era WWIII Novels: Semifinals Part I 1 Alas Babylon 5 Arc Light These were two novels that were very difficult to judge objectively. One was penned when nuclear war was something that many people, civilians, soldiers and government officials, believed to be imminent. The second book was published right at the end of …
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April Delay
Good evening everybody. I'm sorry I didn't mention this sooner, but I had a business trip that unfortunately ran longer than expected. I arrived home today and will get back to work on the posts by midweek. So I guess our tournament is running longer than the NCAA tournament. Oh well, these things happen. We …
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