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Paperback. Stonegate has food for weeks, water for days, and trust for less than either.By the second month after the EMP, Daniel Mercer has turned household counts into a ration line. Every card promises fairness. Every private cupboard threatens it. Prepared families resist compulsory inventories, hungry neighbors demand seizures, and armed volunteers are eager to decide who deserves protection.Then an unverified pill reaches a critically ill teenager. Its packaging resembles medicine missing from a Midway clinic transfer, and the trail runs through Stonegate's informal barter market. Suspicion settles on a prepared household that refuses inspection, turning one medical emergency into a test of property, evidence, and public anger.Daniel authorizes limited searches, convinced that written procedure can restrain fear. Instead, each search makes accusation more valuable and privacy more suspicious. The evidence begins pointing toward a secret inside his own family. Exposing it could preserve the equal rules he publicly defends. Concealing it could protect someone he loves while innocent newcomers absorb the blame.As the first hard freezes threaten food and sanitation, Stonegate must decide whether to remain a collection of private households or create a government strong enough to compel obedience. Daniel will help write its rules. First, he must decide whether they apply to him.The Ration Line is Book Three of The Ash Commonwealth, a serialized post-apocalyptic political thriller series intended to be read in order. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The Ration Line (Paperback)
- Author
- Paul Karl Arthur Kell
- Publisher
- Synonyco House
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9798235925144
Stonegate has food for weeks, water for days, and trust for less than either.
By the second month after the EMP, Daniel Mercer has turned household counts into a ration line. Every card promises fairness. Every private cupboard threatens it. Prepared families resist compulsory inventories, hungry neighbors demand seizures, and armed volunteers are eager to decide who deserves protection.
Then an unverified pill reaches a critically ill teenager. Its packaging resembles medicine missing from a Midway clinic transfer, and the trail runs through Stonegate's informal barter market. Suspicion settles on a prepared household that refuses inspection, turning one medical emergency into a test of property, evidence, and public anger.
Daniel authorizes limited searches, convinced that written procedure can restrain fear. Instead, each search makes accusation more valuable and privacy more suspicious. The evidence begins pointing toward a secret inside his own family. Exposing it could preserve the equal rules he publicly defends. Concealing it could protect someone he loves while innocent newcomers absorb the blame.
As the first hard freezes threaten food and sanitation, Stonegate must decide whether to remain a collection of private households or create a government strong enough to compel obedience. Daniel will help write its rules. First, he must decide whether they apply to him.
The Ration Line is Book Three of The Ash Commonwealth, a serialized post-apocalyptic political thriller series intended to be read in order.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Paul Kell is a self-taught IT veteran with over 25 years of hands-on experience ranging from help desk support to Director of IT. Known for his practical, no-nonsense approach, Paul built his career by automating everything he could-and helping others do the same.
When he's not scripting or securing systems, Paul lives in Utah with his family, three dogs, and a home lab.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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