Prince of Pines

The social order is crumbling, and a northern Michigan man (John Wheelwright) flees disaster to find refuge with his family in the Upper Peninsula. But the U.P. has become a savage wasteland of criminals, resistors, and a paramilitary empire controlled by a sadistic colossus ("X" - Xavier Blount). When John arrives at the family farm he discovers that X wants his father's land, now, or total pillage will result. The novella is full of combat and romance set in the emerald jungle of the Michigan Upper Peninsula.