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The Perseid Collapse

Alex Fletcher #2 / 5
by Steven Konkoly
The Perseid Collapse (Alex Fletcher #2) by Steven Konkoly
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America is on the verge of collapse, in the thrilling post-apocalyptic sequel to The Jakarta Pandemic.

In 2019, an inconceivable attack against America's infrastructure will unleash a human darkness over the United States--with a vast appetite for chaos and violence. Alex Fletcher, former Marine, will wake to this brutally hostile landscape, thrown headfirst into an epic, impossibly grueling journey to save his family and friends.

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Science FictionHorrorThrillerDystopiaPost-ApocalypticSuspense
Release date: November 27, 2013

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Steven Konkoly

Steven Konkoly

Before Steven Konkoly ever crafted his first tightly-wound thriller, he was navigating real-world tension aboard naval ships and behind the scenes of military intelligence. His background as a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and intelligence officer didn’t just inform his fiction—it gave it teeth. The kind that bite with precision, pacing, and a steady pulse of dread that lingers long after the mission ends.

Konkoly’s novels, whether they delve into the shadowy corridors of covert government operations or the chilling realism of societal collapse, are rooted in a rare kind of authenticity. His thrillers don’t just move fast—they move smart. Characters operate in murky moral waters, facing decisions where the right answer isn’t always clear, and trust is as dangerous as any weapon. From The Black Flagged series to The Perseid Collapse, his work examines what happens when systems fail and people are forced to navigate the fallout with little more than instinct and grit.

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But what makes his books resonate beyond the action is the quiet intensity beneath the surface—moments where personal stakes collide with global consequences, and even the most hardened protagonists are forced to reckon with the cost of survival. There’s an intimacy to the chaos, a sense that the story could hit closer to home than we’d like to admit.

Writing from his home in Maine, Konkoly balances technical precision with visceral emotion. His stories echo with the voice of someone who’s been close to danger, who understands both its draw and its damage. That tension—the push and pull between control and collapse—is what keeps readers coming back, page after page.

Alex Fletcher

Alex Fletcher consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Jakarta Pandemic (Alex Fletcher #1)
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The Perseid Collapse (Alex Fletcher #2)
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Event Horizon (Alex Fletcher #3)
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Point of Crisis (Alex Fletcher #4)
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Dispatches (Alex Fletcher #5)
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