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Title: Seasons of Change

Author: Michael W. Gardner

Narrator: George Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-29-14

Publisher: Michael Gardner

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The U.S. economy, and most everything else, has collapsed when a trade war shuts off all U.S. imports. Everything east of the Mississippi River has fallen under the control of ruthless leaders who plans to start their own country. Money has no value but cash crops can be traded for guns. People are forced into labor camps and those at risk scramble to find a place to hide. All Michael wanted to do when he moved into the north Georgia woods was to hide until he could rejoin his family when it was safe. Then a young girl wanders into his campsite, the first of many to find their way to his camp. She stole his heart and his dog as she made everyone in the camp her friend and in the process became the catalyst that changed every thing. When the camp is discovered Michael promises to move the camp to safety. The only way out is west. He must not only risk his life but the lives of many others to keep his promise. There are friendships, betrayals, sacrifice and survival as the camp moves west in search of safety. This novel chronicles this journey, and introduces you to some remarkable people who made the trip.

Members Reviews:

The smallest shall lead them...

I am so glad I came across this book. As an avid reader of this genre, they at more times than not can become repetitious in storylines. Well not so in this case, the book was a great story of "survival" but not in the ways readers of this genre would recognize as repetitive. The book is a wonderful one, to see such a situation force on the Nation a life of desperation but yet instead of seeing individuals or small collections of survivors being victimized by the large groups we have become to recognize as brutal killers, rapist, cannibals and just plain thieves of not only of life, foods & other goods, but also of the Faith, desires, hope and dreams of building a better tomorrow. It's refreshing to see a single survivor that is content to be alone w/ his dog in the forward journey change. It all starts because of a light of innocence, shortly before I think he even realized, the spot that had provided him solitude for so long had suddenly seemed to have a bright light above it. Others struggling to be safe & protect what they still hold precious, and running from a large organized group that cares not for another's life, but only to gain working bodies for slave labor to gain control, power and more territory. Those that found that fast growing group that once was a one mans sanction grew by the hundreds everyday then even thousands. Can those with nothing really left but a fight for survival & hope survive against well supplied with the weapons, food,greed & other comforts? The book is a must read or enjoy in audible. The narrator is perfect.

Good read despite flawed style

I think the author had a dual agenda with this book: a) a warning to sustain manufacturing since an import cutoff would lead to chaos and b) a religious message that repelled me sufficiently to issue a warning of my own - the author seems to have reserved heaven for a select group that is willing to undergo his form of baptism, effectively eliminating not only all non-Christians but many Christians as well. That sounds to me like it would be a really lonely place.

The writing style is sufficiently simple to border on simplistic.