Dawn of Darkness combines the original two books of the Fortress Farm Series - The Pullback and Shield of the Okaw. Technology meant to create utopia forsakes billions of people, setting society's clock back over a hundred years. Complex supply chains quickly break down, leaving people to answer the most basic question - how do I care for myself and my loved ones? New cults and strongmen emerge from the chaos establishing power by controlling the food supply; while outlaws simply seek to pillage. Just as humans have done for millennia, heroes and villains arise from the ashes of a great empire, struggling to determine the fate of people looking to them for guidance. Ramifications of simple decisions and desperate conflicts will resonate for generations. Against storms of nature and man, Fortress Farms arise from the prairie to shield good people from evil and despair. Technology of our forefathers becomes new again, giving hope that bountiful food and shelter will return once more. Heroes roam the countryside like fables of old, determined to provide a better life for their children's children. Find out how one community rebuilds and provides a shining example for other survivors. Follow the rise of a new republic, inspired by a simpler life and led by common people creating a new world where freedom and safety take root. Against storms of nature and man, Fortress Farms arise from the prairie to shield good people from evil. Heroes once again roam the countryside, determined to provide a better life for their children's children. Can a determined group of small town farmers use their mechanical ingenuity to build a new country and spread the message of self-reliance and self-defense in time to keep hope alive? Join us on the first step in the journey of families facing the new Dark Ages. While battling starvation and bandits, would be dictators and nature, ordinary people are put in extraordinary situations.