Eli: A Town at War by Joseph Sackett, book cover

Dark Skies: Warlord Territories · Book 1

Eli: A Town at War

THE GRID WENT DARK WITH HIS FATHER ON A VENTILATOR.

★ 4.5 · 270+ ratingsKindle, paperback, hardcover

Book 1 of Dark Skies: Warlord Territories, an EMP survival series set in the same world as the Kerrigan saga. By Joseph Sackett.

Available in Kindle, paperback and hardcover.

About the book

In the Warlord Territories, power is the only law.

Eli Cooper was already losing the two things he had left. His father is dying of cancer in a St. Marys hospital, and his old black lab, Ted, is fighting the same disease at home. Then a super EMP kills the grid, and every clock in Eli’s life starts running faster.

St. Marys won’t stay a town for long. A man with his own plans for it is building an army inside the city, and the people in charge are about to find out what that means. Sandra, the vet keeping Ted alive, ends up on the wrong side of his new order, and Eli is the only one in a position to get her out.

Eli has his family’s land, his father’s rifle, and everything the old man taught him. Out here, it might be enough to survive the winter. It won’t be enough to stay out of the war.

Good to know: same EMP, same world as the Kerrigan saga. Eli’s story stands on its own.

Book details

TitleEli: A Town at War
AuthorJoseph Sackett
SeriesDark Skies: Warlord Territories
Reading orderBook 1
GenrePost-apocalyptic thriller, EMP survival
Length383 pages (Kindle), 381 (paperback), 317 (hardcover)
First publishedDecember 30, 2024
PublisherRavaged Realms
FormatsKindle, paperback, hardcover
ASINB0DRTX4JYB
ISBN, paperback979-8305452501
ISBN, hardcover979-8305453751

What readers say

4.5 stars from 270+ Amazon ratings

Real reader reviews from the Eli: A Town at War Amazon page.

★★★★★

This book kept me hooked from start to finish!

mnexpress · Amazon review
★★★★★

The writing is strong and very descriptive as well as terrifying at times.

Albert Samson · Amazon review
★★★★★

Another great one by Joseph

tom quigley · Amazon review
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Joe Sackett

About the author

Joseph Sackett

Joe Sackett, who publishes as Joseph Sackett, is a bestselling author of post-apocalyptic survival thrillers and horror. He served 20 years in the military, with more than a decade working with Special Operations, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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