Обложка книги «The War After Armageddon»

The War After Armageddon

Ральф Питерс

Читать онлайн

Скачать

Начало книги

I could be jailed for writing this. But I am old and must set down the truth. I do not fear for myself. I shall soon pass, and the Lord will dispose of my soul as He deems just. But were the Elders to find these pages during a Helpful Visit, my family would suffer. Unto my children’s children.

I am a fool for doing this, I know. But I have been a greater fool before. I see that now. And some sins belong to this world. Telling this tale is my penance.

“And a child shall lead them.” I long had sparred with thoughts about our errors but kept things to myself, as wise men do. My brethren in these United Godfearing States of America might disagree, but silence, too, can be a dreadful sin.

My grandson held up my sin and made me see it.

He is a lovely boy, much like his mother. One autumn day as sweet as the Lord’s caress, he came home full of lies. Or, if I would be honest, filled with more lies than usual.

Читать дальше →

Жанр
Боевая фантастика и фэнтези, Постапокалипсис
Год написания
2009
Издание
Forge, New York, 2009
ISBN
978-0-7653-2355-2
Язык
en
Размер FB2
813,2 КБ
Добавлена