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For the Fannish Fifty Challenge: With being a Pagan and my interests in prepping, I can't believe I've never read S.M. Stirling's Emberverse series. One of the ongoing themes in mainstream American online prepping media is the fantasy that a great reset will bring about a renewal of hardcore evangelical Christianity whose members will be the leaders of their communities.

Well, Stirling turns that idea on its head and envisions a time after what the books call "the Change" where Wiccans and Asatruar (and some Christians and New Agers, oh my!) will be at the forefront of the new civilization. He even throws in the Church Universal and Triumphant for those of you old enough to remember who many consider a libertarian, new-age, cult leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Heathen and fantasy author, Diana Paxson, lends a short story to the series according to the Emberverse wiki entry.

I'm only a few pages into the first novel, Dies the Fire, and I think the series will be great fun. Below is a quick interview with the author. You can learn more about him at his website.