Takes place in California.Starts in a Valley East of San Diego. Go on a road trip to Northern California. They find a place near Bakersfield. Rescue slaves, fight Iran after they invaded us. Hero bit in cheek by a sidewinder in a cave. They discover space travel. Can some one please tell me who the author and name of story?
Silent Endings- New Beginnings is by Lazlong. It is premier and unfinished. It also has been long enough since I have read it that I don't know if it matches your plot.
Good Hunting, limab
Silent Endings - New Beginnings is by Lazlong. Premier and unfinished. I don't remember the plot.
Good Hunting, limab
You are mixing two stories.
Takes place in California.Starts in a Valley East of San Diego. Go on a road trip to Northern California. They find a place near Bakersfield. Rescue slaves
That is all in the Lazlong story limab mentions (Premier only). https://storiesonline.net/s/43548/silent-endings-new-beginnings
I can't remember anything about Iran in that story.
Lazlong started a "Universe" with that story and there are four other stories in there - https://storiesonline.net/universe/92/silent-endings-new-beginnings - so the Iran part may be in one of them.
The universe fasteddiecoder links to also contains some of the elements (Bakersfield, snake bite, slaves) but I can't think of anything Iranian there either.
IIRC there is a part where they fight some group down in the gulf states but probably a home grown group. The only post-apoc fight against Iranians I can think of was in Birdsong.
Bio-terrorism Aftermath by FantasyLover
iirc everything fits except for sidewinder and space travel
Try Getting By
https://storiesonline.net/s/51121/getting-by
Followed by Getting Ahead
https://storiesonline.net/s/55629/getting-ahead
Author Shakes_Peer2B
https://storiesonline.net/library/author.php?nazme=Shakes_Peer2B&sf=alpha&so=asc&p=2
Or he could follow the link provided in the very first response, the one posted by fasteddiecoder. Those stories comprise the main part of the Phoenicia "universe".
Ouch!
You're right
I missed that but I read them as they were posted, there was no Phoenicia universe at that time.
I remember reading a story with bits in it as you describe.
I cannot remember how it started but there was a sudden massive decrease in the world's population. The main thing I remember was that it is one of the very few stories about humans dying off en mass and the people left alive have to take precautions against animals, especially dogs. The MC gathers people around him and sets up a settlement with a defensive position. He raids army and air force depots for arms to defend themselves. They are attacked and a fire fight ensues which they manage to win. Other things happen, but this section ends with him going for ride on his horse and I believe he goes into a cave, regardless of where it was he gets a fatal bite from a snake. He realises it is the end and sits and calmly meets his demise.
The story then moves to a lecture hall of some sort where a lady, IIRC was a descendant of his, was telling the story of his exploits and how that restarted civilisation and everybody should be grateful for his work, all those years ago. Again, I am sure she tells about the things that are happening in her lifetime and that includes space travel.
Sorry for rambling on and CRS stops me from remembering the story name or author. If it is different from that dpshoeman requested and anyone remembers this one, please let us know what it was.
Look at the posts by fasteddiecoder and Grizz for author and story(ies)/universe for what you are describing
SunSeeker
Thank you. Had a very busy week end, only now recovered. Set for a good re-read over the next few days. Phoenicia it is.