What they discover there will alter their lives and their world forever. Their trail finally ends at a deserted complex in the remotest corner of the suburbs. Richard has to make the transformation from bookish nerd to street-smart warrior to survive when he jumps the 'Food Train. In an energy-starved future, Richard Hampton's world is blown apart when his younger brother Danny disappears and the police are too busy trying to keep a lid on a hungry, overcrowded city to search for him. Their search leads them through the remnants of civilization, facing criminal gangs, renegade militias, and the hardships of the road. Lost and alone in the desolate wasteland that was once suburbia. Mistaken for a criminal, held prisoner, and condemned to death by a community of outcasts, he’s rescued by Carrie, a fiercely independent woman who joins in his quest. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Eldorado written by Jay Allan Storey which was published in. Following Danny’s enigmatic journal, Richard ‘jumps’ the Food Train to the violent, sprawling suburbs. Brief Summary of Book: Eldorado by Jay Allan Storey. Richard’s world is blown apart when Danny disappears and the police are too busy keeping a lid on a hungry, overcrowded city to search for him. Still stunned by the brutal murder of their parents four years earlier, and burdened by a promise to his dying mother to look after Danny, Richard has switched off.
While the city center is severely overcrowded, its outlying suburbs, dependent on cheap fuel for survival, have been abandoned and are now inhabited only by the homeless and outlaws.Ĭommunity College instructor Richard Hampton and his younger brother Danny live an uneasy existence along with their docile, laid-back dog, Zonk. The meager food production of local farms is hauled to the city of Vancouver by a continuously running train called the Food Train. The sight of an automobile is a head-turning event, and a family’s vegetable garden is its most treasured possession. In the late 21st century, Peak Oil has reduced western civilization to the economic level of the third world.
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