A Great Nothing We Fear: Aboard the Pacific Down a Dead Prairie

By Bernard Smaga

A Great Nothing We Fear

When a devastating plague consumes the New World, survivors cling to their only hope: the endless railways cutting through the unforgiving desert. But aboard the Pacific, hope becomes a luxury few can afford.

The Passenger awakens each day to the same nightmare... cramped quarters, dwindling rations, and the constant threat of the Damned lurking in the wasteland beyond. When a fellow traveler's child falls gravely ill, a desperate act of theft sets in motion a chain of events that will tear apart the fragile society aboard the train.

What happens when civilization's last refuge becomes its own prison?

In this haunting tale of survival and moral decay, class divides deepen as resources dwindle and humanity's darkest impulses emerge. The Passenger must navigate a world where the line between the living and dead grows thinner with each passing mile, and where the greatest evil may not be the plague outside - but the corruption within.

"We've been living on borrowed time anyways. That ain't the problem. The problem is not knowing what's to be when that time does run out."

Perfect for readers who enjoyed:

The Road by Cormac McCarthyStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSnowpiercer and post-apocalyptic westerns

A gripping exploration of power, survival, and what we become when everything we once knew is stripped away.

Some journeys change you forever; if you survive them at all.
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Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction / Western / Literary Fiction
Themes: Survival, Class Struggle, Moral Decay, Human Nature

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FFZNSQ9N
• ISBN13: 9798289786869
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"