Chaff Before the Scythe: A Dystopian Thriller

War has come, greater and more terrible than any that has come before. Gone are the dreams of adventure and glory. Here, amongst the dirt and the dead, there is only survival, with even that being nothing more than a fool's hope.Edmond and his family have struggled all their lives working the fields of their farm, but in the summer of 1914, a new threat has come, a looming shadow more terrible than any drought or famine they've faced before. Threatening more than just his livelihood, this "War to End All Wars" brings a new peril to Edmond's home, endangering the very lives of his family, with new weapons, machines, and horrors the likes of which the world has never seen. "All Quiet on the Western Front" meets "The Colour Out of Space", Chaff Before the Scythe is a Dark History novella telling the story of Edmond and his family as they fight to survive The Great War, struggling against the new dangers and terrors that come with every passing year. It will take everything they have to survive the grim harvest of war, to say nothing of the other horrors that await them...