
by David Brackett
Escape to Star Valley is a long-form post-collapse novel about a small group of survivors who flee a dying city and attempt to build something human in the wilderness. What begins as survival becomes governance, then culture, then a confrontation with the world beyond their valley - and with the rot that destroyed the old one. It is a story about found family, moral injury, and the cost of rebuilding without becoming what you’re fighting.
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| 1 | Prologue: The Making of Madness | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 1 - A Flight into the Wild; Part 1 - The City Was Burning | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 1: Part 2 - Leave the City Behind | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 1: Part 3 - No Safe Haven | 0 |
| 5 | CHAPTER 1: Part 4 - Uncertainty Reigns | 0 |
| 6 | CHAPTER 1: Part 5 - Old Tom's Legacy | 0 |
| 7 | CHAPTER 1: Part 6 - A Rough Road East | 0 |
| 8 | CHAPTER 1: Part 7 - Ascent to Star Valley | 0 |
| 9 | CHAPTER 2 - Star Valley Takes Shape: Part 1 - A Place to Call Home | 0 |
| 10 | CHAPTER 2: Part 2: NorthStar | 0 |
| 11 | CHAPTER 2: Part 3 - What Remains | 0 |
| 12 | CHAPTER 2: Part 4 – Oakborough Comes to Star Valley | 0 |
| 13 | CHAPTER 2: Part 5 - A Vicious Dagger in the Night | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 3 – Southstar and The Crucible; Part 1 – A Council Forms | 0 |
| 15 | CHAPTER 3: Part 2 - The Crucible is Born | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 3: Part 3 - Electricity to Start the Day | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 3: Part 4 - A Broken World Comes Knocking | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 4 - Laying the Foundation: Part 1 – Turmoil and Resolve | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 4: Part 2 - The Survivors | 0 |