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  By the same author:

  The Northwest Independence Novels

  The Hill Of The Ravens

  A Distant Thunder

  A Mighty Fortress

  The Brigade

  Political Essays

  The March Up Country

  Dreaming the Iron Dream

  The White Book

  Fiction

  Rose of Honor

  Vindictus

  Revelation 9

  Bonnie Blue Murder

  The Renegade

  Fire and Rain

  Slow Coming Dark

  The Black Flame

  The Stars in Their Path

  Other Voices, Darker Rooms

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  Published by AuthorHouse 09/10/2013

  ISBN: 978-1-4918-1120-7 (sc)

  ISBN: 978-1-4918-1119-1 (hc)

  ISBN: 978-1-4918-1118-4 (e)

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  CONTENTS

  PART ONE: AFTER THE FIRE

  I

  A Madhouse Of Ministries

  II

  Daly Avenue

  III

  Don’t Tread On Me

  IV

  New Dawn

  V

  That Toddlin’ Town

  VI

  One Down, 999 To Go

  PART TWO : THE EMPIRE STRIKES OUT

  VII

  Things Moving In The Shade

  VIII

  World War Three Versus World War One

  IX

  Out There

  X

  The Lost Baby

  XI

  The Carrion Crows

  XII

  Plan 17

  XIII

  Close Encounter Of The Absurd Kind

  XIV

  D-Day

  XV

  The Second Day

  XVI

  Tides And Hurricanes

  XVII

  A Piece Of The Fox’s Hide

  XVIII

  Cry Havoc

  XIX

  The Price

  XX

  Killing The

  Right People

  XXI

  Blitzkrieg

  PART THREE : THE GODS OF THE DAWN

  XXII

  Lost Creek

  XXIII

  Scorpion In The Woodpile

  XXIV

  The Living Record

  XXV

  Through The Looking Glass

  XXVI

  The Little Man Who Wasn’t There

  XXVII

  Death And The Maiden

  XXVIII

  The Scorpion’s Sting

  XXIX

  The Secret Of The Mound

  PART FOUR : BORDERTOWNS

  XXX

  Running The Cat Roads

  XXXI

  The American Side

  XXXII

  War By Other Means

  XXXIII

  Whom The Gods Would Destroy

  XXXIV

  Drunkards, Fools, And Children

  XXXV

  The Choice

  XXXVI

  Fortune Favors The Brave

  XXXVII

  “I Knew This Day Would Come”

  EPILOGUE

  XXXVIII

  Remember, Remember, The First Of November

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  It has been said that any novel which does not require at least two years of the author’s life to produce is not worth reading. This one required just that. I began it on Thanksgiving Day of 2010, and put the last finishing touches on the manuscript exactly two years later, on Thanksgiving Day of 2012, a little more than two weeks after the date of what will probably be the last American national election in the traditional sense of the term. It is my belief that November 6, 2012, marked the transition of the United States to a one-party state, and that history will record that date as the end of the U.S.A. as we today understand the concept. Like September 4, 476—the day when the last Roman emperor abdicated his throne and which scholars officially assign as the day Rome finally fell—no one noticed at the time. But a once-great empire has fallen nonetheless.

  It would be impossible, as well as dangerous, for me to acknowledge by name everyone who has helped me in the writing and production of this book. We live in a time when we are witnessing the birth of a nascent dictatorship in the United States, and any list of names I entered here would be an invitation to vicious and paranoid victimization of those without whom this book could not have come into being. I will not repay in such a manner the men and women who have given without stint of their time, their money, their proofreading and technical expertise, and their critical assistance in order to make this book a reality.

  You all know who you are. There is nothing I can say, except thank you.

  —H. A. Covington

  Seattle

  This book is dedicated to the everlasting memory of the land of hope and glory that was Rhodesia.

  GLOSSARY OF NORTHWEST

  ACRONYMS AND TERMS

  N. B. This glossary also applies to the previous four Northwest novels: A Distant Thunder, A Mighty Fortress, The Brigade, and The Hill of the Ravens. Certain terms may not appear in all of the books.

  A Mighty Fortress Is Our God—Christian hymn written by Martin Luther. The national anthem of the Northwest American Republic.

  Active Service Unit—The basic building block of the NVA paramilitary structure. Generally speaking, an active service unit was any team or affinity group of Northwest Volunteers engaged in armed struggle against the United States government. The largest active service units during the War of Independence were the flying columns (q.v.) that moved across the countryside in open insurrection. These could sometimes number as many as 75 or even 100 men. More usual was the urban team or crew ranging from four or five to no more than a dozen Volunteers. After a unit grew larger than seven or eight people, the logistics of movement and supply and also the risk of betrayal reached unacceptably high levels, and the cell would divide in two with each half going its separate way. Command and coordination between the units was often tenuous at best. The success and survival of an active service unit was often a matter of the old Viking adage: “Luck often enough will save a man, if his courage hold.”

  Aztlan—A semi-autonomous province of Mexico consisting of the old American states of southern and western Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, parts of Colorado, and southern California, below a line roughly parallel with the Mountain Gate border post.

  BATFE—Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives bureau of the United States Treasury Department. Used by the government in Washington, D.C. to suppress many early right wing and racial nationalist groups and individuals. Unlike its more sophisticated counterpart the FBI, BATFE seldom resorted to such things as bribery, fabrication, or forgery to get convictions. All brawn and no brain, BATFE simpl
y smashed their way into the homes of dissidents such as Kenyon Bellew and David Koresh and started shooting. Many of their agents later became Fatties when the FATPO (q.v.) superceded the old ATF organization at the beginning of the War of Independence. BATFE was declared a criminal organization by Parliament and any surviving members are subject to arrest, trial, and punishment if apprehended.

  The Beast—Term similar in meaning to ZOG (q.v.) used initially by Christian Identity people to describe the federal government of the United States and the Zionist, liberal power structure in general. The expression later came into more widespread use among the Northwest American Republic’s non-CI population.

  Break Bad—An incident or encounter between the NVA and federal forces or other enemy agencies that turned violent.

  Bremer Wall—Heavy concrete berm, portable and lowered into place by a crane, used by the Americans to fortify police stations, federal buildings, FATPO barracks, Green Zones, etc. Also used extensively by American occupation forces in conquered Middle Eastern countries.

  Brigade—In the paramilitary organization of the Northwest Volunteer Army, a loose combination of all of the partisan units assigned to a specific geographic area. In the larger cities of the Homeland such as Seattle, Portland or Spokane there might be as many as two or three brigades, each operating independently of the others, so that a single catastrophic betrayal or federal assault could not wipe out the NVA in that metropolitan area. A brigade could comprise as many as two or three dozen active service units of various kinds and strengths, including technical, supply, and support teams. Some of the smaller brigades covering larger and more rural areas only had a few units. In actual practice there was always an immense amount of confusion and overlap in membership and function between units. As is the case with any conflict, nothing about the War of Independence was ever as neatly cut and dried as the Republic’s history books have portrayed.

  BOSS—Bureau of State Security. The Northwest American Republic’s political police. The mission of BOSS may be summed up simply in the five words of its motto: “We will never go back.” In The Hill of the Ravens Don Redmond summarizes that mission when he says, “The revolution is forever. Our job is to make sure of that.”

  CI—Christian Identity. By the time of the writing of The Hill of the Ravens, the predominant Christian religious movement in the Republic. The faith of Pastor Richard Butler, Robert Miles, and many others among the founding fathers of the Northwest American Republic. The essence of Christian Identity is the transfer of God’s Biblical covenant from the Jewish people to the Gentile or Aryan peoples through the medium of the Christ’s Passion and the Crucifixion. In most Christian Identity sects this transfer is accompanied by a very complex (sometimes downright tortuous) theological construct whereby white people are alleged to be racial descendants of the Israelites of the Bible through the alleged wanderings of the Lost Tribes through Europe, Denmark being descended from the tribe of Dan, etc. However tenuous the historical and theological basis for Christian Identity, there can be no doubt of the spiritual strength and personal integrity that the CI faith imparts to its adherents. During the Time of Struggle and ever since, they have been the very backbone of the Northwest nation.

  Centcom—During the War of Independence, Centcom was the central command authority of the American occupation forces, consisting of representatives from the executive and judicial branches of government, the FBI, Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security, etc.

  Chug-Chug—Homemade mortar, often of unusual caliber, used by the NVA to attack fortified federal positions and Green Zones.

  Code Duello—The official protocols and procedures governing dueling within the Republic, administered by the National Honor Court. The purpose of the Code Duello is to make sure that the ultimate sanction for personal misbehavior remains available to all the Republic’s citizens, but only under very clear and formally recognized conditions. Ref. the Old Man: “One of the problems under ZOG was that there was no longer any penalty attached to being an asshole. There needs to be.”

  Come Home—To immigrate to the Northwest American Republic. Since the NAR is the Homeland of all Indo-European peoples, a white immigrant is considered to have Come Home.

  Daryl and His Other Brother Daryl—Defamatory term used by certain white migrants to the Homeland during pre-revolutionary times to denote white people born in rural areas of the Northwest. Considered rude, boorish, and highly discouraged by the Party both before and since the revolution.

  DHS—Department of Homeland Security. One of the many overlapping federal political police agencies created under Bush II as part of the suspension of the United States Constitution and the abrogation of American civil liberties that took place following the events of September 11, 2001. The Department of Homeland Security seems to have done little during the time of the revolution beyond adding to the confusion.

  DM—Drooling moron. Defamatory term used by certain white migrants during the pre-revolutionary times to denote white people born in rural areas of the Northwest Homeland. Always frowned upon and discouraged by the Party. Several legal cases are now before the National Honor Court to decide whether “DM” is to be considered a killing word or not.

  E & E—Escape and evasion. Associated with General Order Number Eight, a.k.a. the “Feets Don’t Fail Me Now” order. When an operation went bad, or when confronted with a federal ambush, extreme danger, or overwhelming enemy numbers, every NVA Volunteer had a personal escape and evasion plan, a series of refuges and safe houses to which they would flee and from which they would subsequently regroup. The underlying rationale of General Order Number Eight was the ancient one of all guerrilla forces: He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

  E-Piece—Throwaway handgun used for close-in assassination work, usually of small caliber and cheap manufacture, which could be discarded afterwards without the loss of an expensive heavy-caliber weapon such as a Glock or a Colt .44.

  Ex Gladio Libertas—The motto of the Northwest Volunteer Army, and later of the Northwest American Republic itself as an acknowledgement of the origin of the state. Literally translated: Freedom comes from the sword.

  FATPO—Federal Anti-Terrorist Police Organization. A body of special auxiliary police officers recruited by the United States government to suppress the revolution in the Pacific Northwest, after the FBI and local authorities had clearly lost control and it was not deemed politically expedient to use the regular military in a significant role. FATPOs were mostly recruited from discharged members of the United States military, local police departments, and from both sides of the bars within the American empire’s immense prison system. FATPOs were given a short but intensive training campaign at Fort Bragg combining counterinsurgency, commando and SWAT-team style tactics, along with heavy political indoctrination in diversity, multiculturalism, etc. Nominally subject to the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department, but in reality the government in D.C. was far away, and a blind eye was turned. Local FATPO commanders had a blank check and more or less operated as independent warlords in their districts, above the law so long as they produced a plentiful white body count. Discipline and control from Centcom was patchy at best, accountability was nil, atrocities frequent, media reporting of those atrocities almost non-existent, and any serious military purpose or strategy quickly disappeared. The FATPOs in short order became nothing more than gangs of brutal gun thugs devoted to the bloody suppression of the NVA and any white citizen of the Northwest whom they so much as suspected might be sympathetic to the NVA. Strict policies of affirmative action and mandatory diversity were applied, and at any given time the force was only about 35 percent white and perhaps 25 percent white male. There were an unknown but significant percentage of lesbian and homosexual sadists who mainly operated in the intelligence units of FATPO as interrogators, and who earned themselves a reputation as some of the most cruel and vicious torturers in the history of human tyranny.

  FBI—
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The American secret police. Still extant, although now less involved in Northwest affairs than their rivals of the Office of Northwest Recovery (q.v.) Declared a criminal organization by Parliament after independence. Any member of the FBI or anyone assisting the FBI is liable to arrest, trial, and punishment under the laws of the Republic.

  Flying Column—During the War of Independence, an independent unit of partisans numbering from 30 to 100 Volunteers. These guerrilla units were usually based in rural areas throughout the Pacific Northwest, and operated in the countryside and small towns. They were highly mobile and conducted operations against the American forces, against the means of production, and cleared their operational areas of American law enforcement, judicial, and governmental institutions to make way for the Republic’s courts, police, and government. Because of the activities of the flying columns, the United States eventually lost control of the countryside almost completely and could maintain its authority only in the cities, and there only through repressive force. There were more than thirty flying columns during the course of the War of Independence. The most famous among them were the Olympic Flying Column (Cmdt. Thomas J. Murdock); the Port Townsend Flying Column (Cmdt. John C. Morgan); the Hayden Lake Flying Column (Cmdt. O.C. Oglevy); The Barbary Pirates (Arcata and Eureka, California district, Cmdt. Phil McDevitt); the Sawtooth Flying Column (Cmdt. Winston Wayne); the Corvallis Flying Column (Cmdt. Billy Basquine); the Montana Regulators (Cmdt. Jack Smith); and the Ellensburg Flying Column (Cmdt. David “Bloody Dave” Leach).

  Goots—Derogatory and defamatory term used by native-born white people in the Northwest for racially conscious Aryan settlers who came into the Homeland during pre-revolutionary times. Origin unknown but possibly originated with Seattle disc jockey Ray Sheckstein.

  Green Zone—Heavily fortified and secured federal or military headquarters area, sometimes encompassing several square miles. Green Zones were used as bases of operations and administration for American occupation forces in the Middle East and in the Pacific Northwest.