Alas, Las Vegas: An Apocalyptic Novel inspired by the classic, "Alas, Babylon"

It was a calm spring day like any other, until the phone rang. "Alas, Las Vegas," his brother's solemn voice said, using their code for 'the big one is here'. Mark stood on the veranda staring at the phone in his hand, his heart pounding. All of his life his grandpa had prepared him for this, but now his Grandpa was gone. His brother, Randy, was gone too, serving in the Air Force. Hours after Randy's wife and children flee Las Vegas to the family's ranch an EMP takes out the power grid and cripples transportation. In the chaos that follows they hear rumors of a Chinese invasion. Mark has to protect the ranch and the nearby small town, from the outside world and each other. Destined to take it's place among the classics of post-apocalyptic literature!