Review Praise for Liberators“[A]nother entertaining and thought-provoking novel, describing steps people can take in the event of a global collapse.”--The Huffington PostPraise for James Wesley, Rawles:“Rawles is an amazingly gifted author who has singlehandedly reignited the postapocalyptic thriller. Survivors is an instant classic.” – Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Rawles' Survivors is well worth reading. . . well-written and informative, and speaks with an honesty and bluntness often missing from the policy prognotications of the political elite.” – The New American Praise for Expatriates:"A wonderful work of fiction" –Alphecca"Expatriates doesn't disappoint in the technical nor page-turning sense" –Survivor Jane“Rawles’ latest novel, set during a future global collapse, features characters in different parts of the world coping with life stripped of modern conveniences and technology... readers [can] jump into the beginning of the end at any point. For dystopia and action fans.” –Booklist“Meticulously researched with a wealth of local and technical details.” –Fourmilog“As with all of Rawles’ books, you get a lot of knowledge of survival stuff and [Expatriates] is no different.  He tells you why, how, and what product they used which is very helpful to other survivalists.” –Space Coast Preppers“Expatriates is a very entertaining read, especially in perilous times like these.” –Western Courier  Read more About the Author Former U.S. Army Intelligence officer and survivalist JAMES WESLEY, RAWLES, is a well-known survival lecturer and author. He is the founder and editor of SurvivalBlog.com, the nation’s most popular blog on family preparedness. The New York Times bestselling author of four previous survivalist thrillers and a non-fiction survival guide, Rawles lives in an undisclosed location west of the Rockies.  Read more See all Editorial Reviews
F**Y
A decent book, but not up to the caliber of his others
I've read all but "Expatriots". It starts of well but then it just flatlines halfway though. I liked this book the least and it's not for a lack of detail! This book is full of detail. This book is full of detail! Heck, I went out and bought an encrypted USB stick because of this book. I think he overdoes it in a few places. For example, turning a house into a SCIF. That was excruciating. My main grief with the book is that in his previous books, the other side--the enemy--had a voice. In Patriots, you got to hear what the other side was saying, and thinking. I'm talking meaningful dialogue. In this book, it's all but absent. The book, in the latter half, reads more like a diary, or a journal, or an account of a day's events, and not like a story. "This is what we did. This is what they were doing. This is what we did to them." That killed it for me. It's like the bad guys had no characters. So for over 369 pages, I don't think there was not even a page's worth of dialogue for the UNPROFOR in the entire book. As for the Chinese, not one word.In summary, the story is pretty good, convincing, but it just flatlines. However, there are tips to be gotten from this book...like setting up a NSA-worthy SCIF in your house (sarcasm off). Now go out and buy yourself a FIPS validated 256-bit AES-CBC Encrypted Flash Drive.
F**Y
Exciting and interesting in terms of tacts and survival, middling on human relations
Rawles has an excellent, deep understanding of survival, strategy, military, independent living, homesteading, and tactics. He is a good story teller from a level away from the personal, yet his understanding of human relationships is lacking in depth. The novel's conversations are more similar to lectures and at times diatribes than interpersonal communication. He tends to see people in a black and white sense that misses nuance, dividing people into good and evil. His religious views are rigid, although he tries understand others' viewpoints despite the fact that it is difficult for him to convey this. I support the right to bear arms and yet the writing gets preachy about this in a manner that is unessential to the book. Nonetheless, in the contexts and topics that Mr. Rawles does know such as survival, homesteading, firearms, and the other areas I mention, Mr. Rawles is a true master at his craft and earns my respect.
B**D
I'm somewhat of an expert on preparedness, and it's becuase of books like this.
I've read the entire series. Great ideas. Very helpful. If you are prepared you will not fear. This book helps to do both.I'm somewhat of an expert on preparedness, and it's becuase of books like this.
J**E
Going for the sequel
I can't say "I love it" but I will buy the sequel that's already out. There's only one part I can't go along with. It almost makes me think of a comedy. The younger character saves them because the gangsters they come across like his one and only published song and recognize him. Remember Joan Wilder from (italicize)Romancing the Stone(italicize)? However I overlooked that cliche'-ish paragraph because the rest of the story was well played out.
D**Z
Jim Rawles needs to polish his skills
Thankfully, Liberators wasn't as much of a rehash of his other books as the previous ones were. Mr. Rawles likes to impress the reader with his technical military knowledge but it doesn't really make for an interesting story. The story was way too far flung and I don't think I'll be reading anymore Rawles books in the future.
J**E
Not as good reading as Patriots was and the story has characters ...
Not as good reading as Patriots was and the story has characters that are not developed enough to care about. There is a lot of filler that adds nothing of value as well, which takes away from any excitement in reading the book. I had higher expectations for this book, but it seems that with Rawles books it's hit or miss.
A**R
Rawles does it again...another fun read.
Typical writing style of James Wesley Rawles. If you liked his other books you will like this one. This one included expanded characters in other countries while keeping the same flavor of the main story in this series. It is interesting to read about how other countries fared.
P**I
Great book
If you like survival books this one is for you. This book is part of the Patriot series but order of books is not important. I read it in a weekend, could not put it down.
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