A Few of the Chosen

About the Book

The lives of Rod Williams, his family and friends are changed forever after terrorists bring their world into chaos. Determined not to merely survive, but to overcome the rapid deterioration of society as they have known it, they gather in strength and numbers to build better lives.

Through faith and endurance they rise to the challenges and grievous losses beyond their imagination. The twists and turns of their story may bring anger to your mind and tears to the eyes, but the writer hopes it will bring faith to your soul.

About the Author

Rodger J. Bille was born in 1935 in the sawmill town of McCleary, Washington. He was raised near Tacoma, Washington, where his parents were both scout leaders. Rodger learned survival skills at an early age boating the waters of Puget Sound, hiking the Olympic Mountains and camping at Cozy Cove, the family beach place. He attended the school of journalism at the U of W in Seattle for a short time, but was married at 19 and a father at 21, which put his dreams of acting and writing on hold for many years. Racing go-karts, drag racers, sports cars and outboard boats became an early obsession, but after rolling his Porsche Speedster in a race in Canada, he settled on the less expensive sport of motorcycles at age 27. In the mid-sixties he wrote a monthly column for Cycle Magazine while working as an importer of Italian motorcycles. Between 1974 and 1980 he participated in jet boat racing on rivers in Mexico, Canada and New Zealand. After several disasters, which provided a large amount of writing material, he returned to motorcycles and still races Vintage Moto-Cross regularly at age 68. Widowed after 34 years, Rodger married again in 1989 and currently lives with his wife Dolores in Saratoga Springs, Utah where he is an active High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. he maintains a fleet of dirt bikes, old VWs and a large motor home, many of which are used in exploring the vast and varied areas described in his writing. (He regrets that the boats are no longer his!)

Whereas most writers declare the people and circumstances in their stories to be totally fictitious, almost all of the characters in "A Few of the Chosen" are Rodger's family and friends with only a few name changes. The essay "The Kind of Place in Which I Would Like to Live" was taken word for word from his grandfather's memoirs. The locations described are actual and many of the experiences portrayed are taking place or are happening.

Other titles by Rodger J. Bille:

One Valentine's Day
[Science fiction short story, 1974]

Rabbits in the Fire Zone
[Collection of humorous fiction, all ages, 1993]

The Importance of Being Right
[Longer Short Story, adult fiction, 1993]

The Peanut Butter Sandwich Thief
[Children's fiction, 1998]

Shoesoff's Secret
[Children's fiction, 1998]

Racing Down Rivers
[Collection of non-fiction, boat racing, 2001]

Running at Night
[Non-fiction boating short stories, 2000]

Doin' The Baja Badly
[Magazine article, hopefully, 2003]