We’ve seen so many books about the fall of our civilization, dystopian novels that focus on the ramifications for small and large communities alike. But what would happen to a community that’s ...

WHEN THE ENGLISH FALL, by David Williams. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 242 pp., $24.95. David Williams’ clever first novel, “When the English Fall,” is a wholly unique entry in a genre desperate ...

The cover of "When the English Fall." Placing the Amish at the center of a post-apocalyptic novel seems both unlikely and inspired. David Williams, the pastor of a Presbyterian church in Virginia, has ...

Utopia: An imaginary place in which the government, laws and social conditions are perfect. Dystopia: An imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives. YAKIMA, Wash. -- Reading ...

In 1859, a solar storm turned night into day around the world while downing telegraph systems. One can only imagine the havoc such an event would cause now. David Williams has, in a debut novel set in ...

In 1859, a solar storm turned night into day around the world while downing telegraph systems. One can only imagine the havoc such an event would cause now. David Williams has, in a debut novel set in ...