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Seven years after the grid down catastrophe known as the Great Reset plunged the world into a literal Dark Age, a new generation of survivors begin to take over the Fortress Farms. While food is no longer a daily struggle, even more sinister dangers are beginning to appear. Alex and Rebekah Hamilton have taken office as Founder of the Republic, tasked with keeping their homeland safe from larger and stronger empires rising from the ashes of North America.

With the help of their families, and the concrete and steel backbones of the Fortress Farms, Alex and Rebekah must decide what the future holds for the fledgling Red Hawk Republic. Will the Red Hawks create a benevolent feudal system like their allies in the city of ARK? Should they use the amazing machines created by the Wizard engineering group to expand their territory and counter their hated rival, Colonel Walsh’s New America? Or can they finally achieve the dream of their parents…a true republic that ensures the right of the common person to choose their own destiny in peace. The questions are pointless if Alex and Rebekah can't hold the Republic together against the political divides they face in the Republic Senate.

Reports begin to filter in of a new religious wave washing into the Heartland from all sides; religions that offer the choice of complete allegiance or death. The men and women of the Self Defense Force are greatly outnumbered by their fanatic foes. But they’re fighting for their homes and their families, and with the help of their own faith in the Unified Church, they will never surrender to the darkness. As the Republic’s strength and influence grows, more of the Midwest’s surviving communities ask to join. The ranks of the Self Defense Force are bolstered by the new allies, but now they have even more ground to defend. Stretched to the maximum, and trying to train inexperienced recruits unfamiliar with the Red Hawk’s version of armored warfare, difficult choices have to be made; often with long term consequences.

And just when Alex and Rebekah think they have a plan figured out to secure the future of the Republic, a new threat arises. Someone, or something, has figured out how to organize the bandits living in the wild lands outside of the reach of civilization. With savage and raw hatred now unleashed, there are some old scores waiting to be settled. The actions Alex takes to defend his homeland will leave some wondering just what type of legacy he has in mind, shattering old friendships in the aftermath and causing loyalty once unquestioned to come under scrutiny.

The follow up to Dawn of Darkness, Red Hawk Rising follows the adventures of good people trying to survive and thrive in a world gone mad. Every day they must overcome supply shortages, war and disease to try and create a new civilization out of the remains of the North American continent. With new allies, and new foes, the decisions are difficult and seldom popular. But through it all, they will create the Eternal Republic.

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