Coronado searched for the Seven Cities of Gold for two years in what is now New Mexico and Arizona. How realistic is this story? In the 1500’s, Spanish Conquistador, Cabeza de Vaca, along with a slave, Estabanico the Moor, wandered and explored the arid American Southwest for 8 years. Gorham knows these people exist, but he believes that the world is full of good, solid people who won’t turn their backs on a person in need. Many apocalyptic stories are full of only zombies, gangs, criminals, and assorted crazies. The story affirms that there are more moral, ethical, and caring people than the opposite types. He encounters good guys and bad guys, as expected. Kyle realizes he must walk the 1,400 plus miles, and winter will be coming up north.

An EMP attack puts the lights out in America, and Kyle Tait, a devoted husband and father, is desperate to return home from Texas to Montana. I cared about the protagonist and cheered for him to get home. It’s not “War And Peace,” but not many books are. While there were a couple of minor mistakes (an omitted period and a comma error), my husband pointed out that a person often can find errors in print pieces.įor a light read, “77 Days In September” hits the spot. This week I asked my daughter to put 77 Days in September on her Kindle so I could take it on a trip. A piece of advice to writers: If you are not positive that you can punctuate and follow standard grammatical rules, either hire an editor or engage a literate friend to polish your work as countless mistakes are fatal detractions to your story. However, in the months in between, I’ve read several self-published End Times-type print books sold on Amazon, and those turned out to be somewhat painful experiences. On June 16, 2013, “Retired Rev”. wrote a SurvivalBlog article entitled “Prepping For Seniors” and referred to the e-book “77 Days In September.” I made a note-to-self on my iPad to read it in the future.

77 Days in September by Ray Gorham