This is the complete list of works by American military science fiction writer John Ringo .
65-417: Series based on a zombie apocalypse , but dealing with living, near-rabid, infected humans rather than the living dead. The story centers around a family of survivalists (mother, father, and two teenage daughters) who get early warning of the plague; they escape by boat, only to realize that they are the best hope for others stranded at sea. Additionally and for completeness, the following books are included in
130-499: A rate (the enlisted term for rank) and rating (job, similar to a military occupational specialty (MOS) in other branches). The full title (most commonly used ) is a combination of the two. Thus, a master chief petty officer with the rating of fire controlman would properly be called a master chief fire controlman. Each rating has an official abbreviation, such as FC for fire controlman , FT for fire control technician , and STS for sonar technician, submarines . When combined with
195-522: A board of master chiefs. Similarly, senior chief petty officers and chief petty officers are chosen by selection boards. In the Coast Guard, advancement to master chief petty officer is done by competing in a single annual board. The board ranks all eligible senior chiefs using their career records. Master chief petty officers are then selected monthly from this prioritization list as positions become available. Petty officers of all grades possess both
260-446: A lone survivor named Robert Neville waging a war against a human population transformed into vampires . The novel has been adapted into several screenplays, including The Last Man on Earth (1964), starring Vincent Price , The Omega Man (1971), starring Charlton Heston and I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith . George A. Romero took inspiration from Matheson and developed the idea with his apocalyptic feature Night of
325-546: A long-running debate over whether the film could be categorised within the genre of zombie apocalypse. This was based on the technicality that the people infected with rage in the film are still alive rather than returning from the grave. The debate was further fuelled by the director Danny Boyle choosing not to label the film as a zombie movie. Screenwriter Alex Garland finally settled the matter by stating, "Whatever technical discrepancies may or may not exist, they're pretty much zombies". While aggressive quarantine may contain
390-471: A master chief is a white eagle with spread wings above three chevrons . The chevrons are topped by a rocker (arc) that goes behind the eagle . Two inverted silver stars (a reference to the stars used on the sleeves of line officers) are placed above the eagle. Between the arc and the top chevron is the specialty mark of the enlisted rating. This is used on the service dress blue, dinner dress blue jacket, and dinner dress white jacket uniforms. On other uniforms,
455-480: A metaphor for various contemporary fears, such as global contagion, the breakdown of society, and the end of the world. It has repeatedly been referenced in the media and inspired various fan activities such as zombie walks , making it a dominant genre in popular culture . The myth of the zombie originated in Haiti in the 17th and 18th centuries when African slaves were brought in to work on sugar plantations under
520-829: A nagging idea between contracted books. He believed that the concept was too over-the-top and offensive to be of much interest to his usual audience, and so wrote the first book with no intention of publishing it, as a way to get the idea out of his head. However, during interactions with fans, he mentioned the unpublished story and was surprised that the premise was met with enthusiasm. The Paladin of Shadows series contain graphic scenes of rape, bondage, torture, and underage sex, as Ringo's protagonist's anti-terrorism missions butt heads with harsh economic realities of commercial sexual slavery in Eastern Europe and its connection to funding arms for terrorist organizations. The central hero, Michael Harmon (A.K.A. Mike Jenkins, A.K.A. Ghost),
585-489: A review of the film for the Chicago Sun-Times , in which he commented on the reaction of the young audience: "I don't think the younger kids really knew what hit them. They'd seen horror movies before, but this was something else. This was ghouls eating people—you could actually see what they were eating. This was little girls killing their mothers. This was being set on fire. Worst of all, nobody got out alive—even
650-607: A single unit. There are 15 force master chief positions in the Navy: A fleet master chief petty officer ( FLTCM ) is a master chief who again has virtually the same responsibility as command master chiefs, but for larger fleet commands. There are four fleet master chief positions in the Navy: There exists one post that is unique – Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON, pronounced MIK -paw- UNN ). The holder of this post
715-596: A sole shooter to a, politically connected local warlord. In subsequent books, the tribe, now being trained up into a superb light company, goes operational and is employed as a deniable black-ops force by the United States for the next several works. By A Deeper Blue , some of the Keldaran force has been trained in both SCUBA and HALO jumps , while Tiger by the Tail shows the force on an extended training mission in
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#1732786559262780-433: A swarm of flesh-eating zombies, but almost everyone thinks they can handle it, and that's exactly what makes these movies so entertaining." In 2018, The Independent reported the findings of a survey conducted by NOW TV , which found that almost 25% of British people had a plan to survive a zombie apocalypse. The survey also found that one in six had considered putting in place a survival kit. Most respondents believed that
845-410: A zombie invasion. In a blog post, assistant surgeon general Ali S. Khan wrote, "That's right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you'll be happy you read this". The post provided instructions for preparing for a zombie onslaught, as a comical way to prepare the public for similar emergencies, such as a hurricane or pandemic. CDC spokesman Dave Daigle said that
910-426: Is a subgenre of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction in which society collapses due to overwhelming swarms of zombies . Typically only a few individuals or small bands of human survivors are left living. In some versions, the reason the dead rise and attack humans is unknown, in others, a parasite or infection is the cause, framing events much like a plague. Some stories have every corpse zombify, regardless of
975-495: Is a self-proclaimed sadist , repressed rapist, former United States Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class , and a trainer of US Navy SEALs . While walking after a class on the campus of the University of Georgia , he witnesses a woman being kidnapped. He impulsively follows the kidnapper and rescues several abducted women and earns the gratitude of several nations, a small fortune, and a series of high-level political connections in
1040-469: Is appointed by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) to serve as the most senior enlisted member in the Navy. The MCPON adds a third star above the rating insignia described earlier, and all three stars are gold (silver on the gold foul anchor collar device). Likewise, the rating specialty mark is replaced by a gold star. As of September 2022, James Honea is the current MCPON. The Master Chief Petty Officer of
1105-472: Is the ninth (just below the rank of MCPON) enlisted rank (with pay grade E-9) in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard , just above Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO). Master chief petty officers are addressed as "Master Chief (last name)" in colloquial contexts. They constitute the top 1.25% of the enlisted members of the maritime forces. Prior to 1958, chief petty officer
1170-559: The Journal of Physics Special Topics. The study concluded that on the 100th day of the epidemic, only 273 human survivors would remain, outnumbered a million-to-one by the undead. A follow-up study using different parameters showed that the human population could recover. On May 18, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an article, Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse providing tips on preparing to survive
1235-574: The Monster Hunter International universe during the 1980s. Co-written with Kacey Ezell and Christopher L. Smith A post apocalyptic series centered on a young farmer in search of his destiny while trying to prevent a cataclysmic war. Set thirty years after giant electrovoric ants and pterodons came through a rift in space-time, killing millions of people and disrupting nearly all electrical power systems and generation worldwide. Zombie apocalypse Zombie apocalypse
1300-467: The Vietnam War . Erin C. Cassese, associate professor of political science, commented that public fears over racial tensions are reflected in the faces of the zombie horde in the film and that the dehumanisation of the zombie is a warning about human psychology. This commentary on the civil war between races was however accidental. Romero had hired African-American actor Duane Jones simply because he
1365-470: The Coast Guard (MCPOCG) is appointed by the Commandant of the Coast Guard to serve as the most senior enlisted member in the Coast Guard. The MCPOCG adds a third star above the rating insignia described earlier, and all three stars are gold (silver on the gold foul anchor collar device). Likewise, the rating specialty mark is replaced by a gold shield. As of 2023 , the current master chief petty officer of
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#17327865592621430-504: The Dead and Shaun of the Dead . Devon Maloney writing for Wired commented that zombie fandom shares a group mentality that has manifested in group activities like zombie walks , and that the concept of seeing a zombie as an "other" has been a complicated metaphor. He said, "The more realistic apocalypse scenarios in movies struggle to be, the more likely people are to consider them seriously". Kerrang! 's Mike Rampton wrote, "Perhaps
1495-474: The Dead and Zombieland , as well as video games in the Resident Evil series and The Last of Us have been major commercial successes. In 2010, Frank Darabont , executive producer of The Walking Dead commented, "To be a fan of zombie films was a really sub-cult thing for many decades. In the last five years, it's become massively mainstream". The release of 28 Days Later in 2002 created
1560-401: The Dead underscore the fears of capitalism and mindless consumption that racked the late 1970s". From the 1980s, the zombie apocalypse was driven by a fear of global contagion, due to the appearance of Ebola in 1976, AIDS in 1980, Avian Flu in the mid-90s and SARS in 2003. This fear of contagion provided creators with a new explanation for the zombie apocalypse. The contagion concept
1625-571: The Foundation for Love and Universal Faith (FLUF), an organization whose members include Druids , Wiccans , Asartru , Buddhists , and other non-traditional religions. They assist the FBI and other law enforcement agencies worldwide in investigating events and crimes involving the supernatural, which is termed 'Special Circumstances' by the FBI. Co-written with Larry Correia A prequel series set in
1690-570: The Kildar's personal assistant, Katya "Cottontail" Ivanova, the sociopathic man-hating whore-turned-spy and assassin, and David and Amanda Cliff, the President and First Lady of the United States . Also called the Looking Glass series All books titles in the series are phrases taken from the poem " Jabberwocky ", which is mentioned repeatedly in the later novels. These novels describe
1755-625: The Living Dead (1968), but for vampires he substituted shuffling ghouls . Romero stated, "I confessed to him that I basically ripped the idea off from I Am Legend . He forgave me because we didn't make any money. He said, 'Well, as long as you didn't get rich, it's okay.'" Romero said that he never referred to the monsters in his film as "zombies". Instead, the term appeared in an article in Cahiers du Cinéma . Romero commented that earlier depictions of zombies in film, "were very Caribbean and it
1820-501: The Living Dead as one of the most influential horror films of all time. He commented, "Romero's dark fantasy dragged in many of the anxieties of its age. And, of course, it gave the horror world a new monster: a being that rises from the grave to feast on human flesh. They came to be known as zombies". Jon Towlson of the British Film Institute remarked that the ground-breaking legacy of the film lies in, "Romero making
1885-579: The Pacific, gradually being transformed en toto into a force equivalent to U.S. Navy SEAL Teams—but in company strength. Other major/recurring characters in the Paladin of Shadows series include Charles Adams, a retired SEAL Master Chief , intel specialist and former USMC Sergeant Patrick Vanner, United States Army War College graduate Colonel David Nielson, a retired Special Ops Civil Affairs Specialist who serves as Mike's de facto Chief of Staff and
1950-530: The Posleen, while bleeding the humans whenever and wherever possible by underhanded clandestine acts to weaken the future options of humanity. Also known as the "Prince Roger Series" Co-written with David Weber , with multiple books still under contract This is a series of contemporary-era techno-thrillers , much like Tom Clancy 's works but with less politics and a closer-to-the-ground level and action focus. Ringo has stated that these novels stemmed from
2015-465: The United States government, 2nd Lieutenant Britney "Bambi" Harder, who was rescued by Mike in Ghost and by A Deeper Blue is a junior intelligence officer at United States Special Operations Command Headquarters, MacDill Air Force Base , Florida, Anastasia Rakovitch, a masochistic 26-year-old Russian-born woman given to the Kildar by an Uzbek sheikh who now serves as his harem manager, Daria Koroleva,
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2080-600: The Zombie Apocalypse" that included a fictional interview with a director of research at the CDD, the "Center for Disease Development". The interview involved "Dr. Dale Dixon" answering questions about how different weather conditions affect zombies' abilities. Questions included "How does the temperature affect zombies' abilities? Do they run faster in warmer temperatures? Do they freeze if it gets too cold?" Donald Clarke writing for The Irish Times described Night of
2145-400: The authors concluded that offensive strategies were the most reliable, due to risks that can compromise a quarantine. They also found that a cure would leave few humans alive, since this would do little to slow the infection rate. The study determined that the most likely long-term outcome of such an outbreak would be the extinction of humans. This conclusion stems from the study's reasoning that
2210-581: The campaign was a response to a question about whether zombies were a potential danger due to radiation in Japan. In the unclassified document titled " CONOP 8888 ", officers from U.S. Strategic Command used a zombie apocalypse scenario as a training template for operations, emergencies and catastrophes, as a tool to teach cadets about the basic concepts of military plans and disaster preparation using its admittedly outlandish premise. On October 17, 2011, The Weather Channel published an article, "How to Weather
2275-508: The cause of death, whereas others require exposure to the infection, most commonly in the form of a bite. The genre originated in the 1968 American horror film Night of the Living Dead , which was directed by George A. Romero , who took inspiration from the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson . Romero's film introduced the concept of the flesh-eating zombie and spawned numerous other fictional works, including films, video games and literature. The zombie apocalypse has been used as
2340-435: The commander of a fleet or a force command to serve as their senior enlisted adviser. These two ranks are equivalent and their insignia is also the same—a master chief rating badge with two gold stars above the eagle and a gold star for the rating insignia. A force master chief petty officer ( FORCM ) is a master chief who has virtually the same responsibility as command master chiefs, but for larger force commands rather than
2405-502: The commanding officer and the enlisted ranks, serving as the senior enlisted leader . In this capacity, the CMC assists the commanding officer in issues of quality of life, discipline, training, and morale. On submarines, the equivalent of a CMC is called the chief of the boat or "COB". The CMC insignia has a silver star in lieu of the enlisted rating insignia between the rocker and the top chevron. Fleet and force master chiefs are appointed by
2470-732: The end of the world as we have known it." Initial public reaction to the zombie apocalypse genre was immediately positive. When Night of the Living Dead premiered at the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh on October 1, 1968, the film was an instant hit and was well received by movie goers in America and Europe. It received praise from Sight and Sound magazine in Britain and Cahiers du Cinéma in France. By contrast, critical reception
2535-402: The epidemic, or a cure may lead to coexistence of humans and zombies, the most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to hit hard and hit often. According to a 2009 Carleton University and University of Ottawa epidemiological analysis, an outbreak of slow zombies "is likely to lead to the collapse of civilization, unless it is dealt with quickly." Based on mathematical modelling ,
2600-438: The first selectees promoting to their respective grades in 1959 and 1960. In the Navy, advancement to master chief petty officer is similar to that of chief petty officer and senior chief petty officer . It carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores (based on rater giving the evaluation, fluid variables for criterion and other factors including but not limited to community involvement), and selection by
2665-405: The hero got killed". The film has since been recognised as a classic by film critics. In October 2018, Steve Rose writing for The Guardian described it as, "brilliantly perplexing, horrifying and mysteriously allegorical". Several decades after the release of Night of the Living Dead , the popularity of the genre has only increased. Films like 28 Days Later , Dawn of the Dead , Shaun of
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2730-465: The insignia used for shirt collars and caps is the one that has become universally accepted as the symbol of the chief petty officer. This is a gold foul anchor (though sometimes the word "fouled" is used, the proper term is "foul anchor") superimposed with a silver "USN" (Navy) or a silver shield (Coast Guard). As on the rating badge, this is capped by two five-pointed stars, showing one ray down. Master chief petty officers are generally considered to be
2795-441: The most appealing element of a zombie apocalypse is that it draws people together, forcing them to put their differences aside to unite against a common enemy and set it on fire. Other than the extraordinary violence involved, that sounds like a dream come true". Sophie Collins of MovieWeb considered that the appeal of the genre is that it is an escapist fantasy about survival: "Perhaps people underestimate what it takes to fight off
2860-457: The name of the invading species besetting and successfully conquering much of Earth. Co-written with Julie Cochrane, this series is more cloak-and-dagger spy-genre fiction, with humans striving to overcome the game rigged by the Darhel race, which has the rest of the galaxy's races in virtual thralldom—except for the Posleen and humans, whom they fear. The Darhel systematically use humans to combat
2925-713: The only American officer on his senior staff, Captains Kasey Bathlick and Tamara Wilson (call signs Dragon and Valkryie), two Marine Corps helicopter pilots, Captain John Hardesty, a charter pilot for Chatham Aviation in England/former Royal Air Force major/ squadron leader who frequently flies Mike around the globe, Colonel Bob Pierson, the Office of Strategic Operations Liaison at the Pentagon who serves as one of Mike's primary contacts within
2990-411: The physics (and metaphysics) of human survival: how the end of the world would bring out the best and worst in the human condition". Nicholas Barber from BBC Culture opined that, "zombies embody the great contemporary fear", noting their "relentless shuffle into the mainstream of popular culture " and particularly highlighted the commercial and critical success of films like 28 Days Later , Dawn of
3055-430: The plot involves not re-animated corpses but living humans infected with a pathogen. Improved CGI technology and the rise of first-person shooter video games resulted in the herd behavior being replaced by zombies capable of running, jumping, and attacking as individuals. From the beginnings of the genre, film makers have used the zombie apocalypse as a metaphor for various cultural fears and social tensions, including
3120-412: The primary epidemiological risk of zombies is the continual growth of the infected population, a phenomenon which would only cease with the infection or death of all surviving humans. In 2017, a group of students from the University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy used an epidemiological model called a SIRS model to plot the spread of a zombie infection. Their findings were presented in
3185-465: The process of experiencing a life change. The work is, in fact, three connected anti-terrorism novellas spanning about a year, backstory omitted from the last two, where "Jenkins" takes on a certain James Bond –style sole operator/loose cannon role. The work features scenes involving the interception of two nuclear devices, saving Paris and Washington, D.C., while featuring a travelogue through part of
3250-462: The rate abbreviation (MC for master chief without rating), it produces the full rate designation, such as FCCM for fire controlman chief master (more commonly said as Master Chief Fire Controlman). It is not uncommon practice to refer to the master chief by this shorthand in all but the most formal correspondence (such as printing and inscription on awards). Mostly, though, they are simply called "master chief", regardless of rating. The rate insignia for
3315-521: The rule of France . The slaves believed that if they ended their own lives by suicide they would be condemned to spend eternity trapped in their own bodies as the undead. This myth evolved in the Voodoo religion into the Haitian belief that corpses were reanimated by shamans. The zombie concept eventually infiltrated western culture with the publication of the first example of zombie fiction in 1927, which
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#17327865592623380-590: The seamier sides of the Balkans and European parts of the former Soviet Union. In the second work, Harmon buys an estate in the eastern Europe country of Georgia that has an entailed ancient warrior tribe, called the Keldara, who bestow on him the honorific "The Kildar" (Warlord, Baron, or similar title). The Keldara aid him in reducing tensions in the Caucasus. Again the book shows a life transition, this time from
3445-495: The series but are not written by John Ringo: The Troy Rising series was inspired by Howard Tayler 's webcomic Schlock Mercenary and its universe. It was created with Tayler's approval, but is not considered canon for the webcomic series. The series is set in the early days of human-alien contact, with humans forced to defend the Earth from the alien invasion. Also known as the "Posleen Series" and "Posleen War Series" after
3510-519: The slow, lumbering, and unintelligent kind first popularized in the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead . Zombies were repeatedly shown in slow-walking groups demonstrating herd behavior and overwhelming victims by strength of numbers. In the 2000s, several films featured zombies that are depicted as more agile, vicious, intelligent, and stronger than the traditional zombie. In many cases of these "fast" zombies, e.g., 28 Days Later , Zombieland , Dying Light , The Last of Us , and Left 4 Dead ,
3575-432: The spread of disease and plague. The narrative of a zombie apocalypse carries strong connections to the turbulent social landscape of the United States in the 1960s when the originator of this genre, the film Night of the Living Dead , was created. At the time when Romero was shooting the film, Americans were viewing televised images of various violent events, including the 1967 Newark riots , 1967 Detroit riot and
3640-407: The technical experts in their fields. They serve at sea and ashore in commands of all sizes. Some master chiefs choose to enter the command master chief petty officer program. If selected, a master chief receives additional leadership training and is assigned to a command as the command master chief (CMC). The command master chief is the senior enlisted person at a command and works as a liaison between
3705-487: The zombie apocalypse would begin in New York City and spread to London . It also found that one in ten respondents believed that they would only survive for one week in a post-apocalyptic world. Master chief petty officer A master chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards, usually above some grade of petty officer . Master chief petty officer ( MCPO )
3770-502: The zombie genre allows people to deal with their own anxiety about the end of the world. He commented, "People have a lot of anxiety about the future. They're constantly being battered with these very scary, very global catastrophes. I think a lot of people think the system is breaking down and just like the 1970s, people need a 'safe place' to explore their apocalyptic worries". Kim Paffenroth noted that "more than any other monster, zombies are fully and literally apocalyptic... they signal
3835-436: The zombies into flesh-eating beings, creating an allegory of a society devouring itself from within. This would become the central metaphor underlying much modern apocalyptic horror". Adam Nayman of The Ringer considered that the power of the zombie apocalypse movie is its plausibility. He said, " In Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead , Romero had smartly de-emphasized the why of his zombie outbreaks to focus on
3900-452: Was a book titled The Magic Island written by William Seabrook . The book was later adapted for cinema as the 1932 film White Zombie . Directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi , it was the first feature-length zombie film, establishing the sub genre of zombies and paving the way for the zombie apocalypse in cinema. An early inspirational work of the genre was Richard Matheson 's novel I Am Legend (1954), which features
3965-431: Was all to do with voodoo". By contrast his versions were flesh-eating monsters returned from the grave: "We thought up very few rules or powers for them. The idea was they are your neighbours in a different state. One of the few early ideas we did have was that you have to shoot them in the head to kill them". Several themes and tropes commonly appear in zombie-apocalypse films: Generally, films have depicted zombies as
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#17327865592624030-429: Was mainly negative. A reviewer for Variety commented that the film raised, "doubts about the future of the regional cinema movement and the moral health of filmgoers who cheerfully opt for unrelieved sadism." The graphic violence depicted in the film caused particular controversy. Pauline Kael writing for The New Yorker described it as, "one of the most gruesomely terrifying movies ever made". Roger Ebert wrote
4095-570: Was the best actor, but noted that after finishing the film, "that very night we heard the news that Martin Luther King had been shot. There were race riots everywhere". Christopher Shaw writing for The Guardian noted that Romero's 1978 follow-up film Dawn of the Dead is a satire on consumer society . In the film, zombies overrun a shopping mall where survivors have taken refuge. Javier Zarracina for Vox commented, "The zombies in Dawn of
4160-502: Was the highest enlisted rate in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. This changed on 20 May 1958 with the passage of Public Law 85-422, the Military Pay Act of 1958, which established two new enlisted pay grades of E-8 and E-9 in all five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces . In the Navy and Coast Guard, the new E-8 pay grade was titled Senior Chief Petty Officer and the new E-9 pay grade as Master Chief Petty Officer, with
4225-453: Was used in the 1996 video game Resident Evil and the 2002 film 28 Days Later . From the beginning of the post-apocalyptic television series The Walking Dead in 2010, the predominant theme shifted from a fear of the zombie horde to the fear of other humans. The series focuses on small groups of survivors driven by self-preservation and protected by walls designed to keep out both the zombies and other survivors. Max Brooks opined that
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