Copyright © 2010 by Michael Casher.  First Edition published on March 29, 2010 by Lulu.com. In his eighth book, Michael Casher presents a surgical critique of American mores and contemporary Earth culture that is sometimes disdainful and often humorous. Blogging as four separate personalities, Mr. Casher x-rays the human condition and exposes the foible-ridden heart and soul of the 20th and 21st Century Earthling. As Fred Fortune, he gives our collective complacency a much-needed verbal shock treatment. As Jonco Bugos, he offers timeless advice on how to navigate the turbulent waters of the everyday world. As Little Green Man from Mars, he attacks our traditions, our values and our way of thinking with a feather sword And, finally, as Baby Boomer Boy, Michael Casher antagonizes and delights us by lampooning our most ambitious undertakings and our dubious rites of passage as evolving human beings, while making heroes and heroines out of just about all of us. The Four Bloggers of the Apocalypse is not so much a book of prophecy as it is a book of self-revelation. I've been blogging on the World Wide Web since 2005, mostly for therapy I tell myself, but also to entertain my readers and visitors to my official website. I write ten blogs now and all of them are at Blogger.com. Some of my blogs are comical sci-fi anecdotes, like Fred Fortune, and others are a little more serious, like Jonco Bugos . Some are serio-comical blogs, somewhere in between the lunacy of Fred Fortune and the life mentoring of Jonco Bugos. Random Retro Reviews of the 20th Century is social and historical commentary with a razor-edged, baby-boomer slant. Little Green Man from Mars is social commentary with a more humorous twist. In January 2010 I put together a 178-page book of what I'd written so far on these four blogs and I called it "The Four Bloggers of the Apocalypse". In October 2012 I added all the text posts from all four blogs into a 276-page edition for 2012. The 2012 Edition deserved a brand-new cover designed by myself. The rest is independent publishing history, if you will. "The Four Bloggers of the Apocalypse" isn't really a book about revelations. It's an experience in self-revelation. At least it was for me. Back in 2002, my intention was to begin a new career, writing science fiction novels that were based on my own observations of life, the world around us, and that vast unknown we call "the universe". I used fictional settings in all my novels, referenced by real places to add credibility and believability to my tales of supernatural wonder and the eternal conflict between good and evil. I also gave carte blanche to my seemingly boundless imagination. The result, I think, is a highly readable, even believable, blend of science fiction, action/adventure, humor and, yes, even a little romance . The Science Fiction for Thinkers collection is not your typical genre sci-fi. And it's definitely not horror or fantasy, which are often billed as science fiction. In my sci-fi there are no superheroes, no capes and swords, no castles and princes, no dragons or warlords, no flying waffle irons or, heaven forbid, vampire s. My heroes are everyday men and women, the atypical protagonists whose antagonists are often exotic creatures with unbridled personal ambition. Science Fiction for Thinkers has a little something for everyone. But the biggest offering is "hard science fiction" that includes exciting high-tech wizardry and cutting-edge concepts about life, time and space, and death. Plus a world of adventure for thinkers and seekers. As a science fiction author, I endeavored to open a new window on the everyday world and to offer a unique vision of the cosmos. I like to think that, if you take a chance and dare to read my particular brand of "crossover" science fiction, your world may never look the same. As always, "Happy reading, no matter who or what you choose to read." In his eighth written work, science fiction author Michael Casher presents us with a surgical critique of American mores and contemporary Earth culture that is sometimes disdainful and often humorous. Blogging as four separate and distinct personalities, Mr. Casher x-rays the human condition and exposes the foible-ridden heart and soul of the 20th and 21st Century Earthling. As Fred Fortune, the Earthling you never want to become, he gives our collective complacency a much-needed verbal shock treatment. As Jonco Bugos, the other face in your mirror, he offers timeless advice on how to navigate the turbulent waters of the everyday world. Reminiscing about a previous life on Mars and ruminating over his current sojourn on planet Earth, he attacks our traditions, our values and our way of thinking with a feather sword as the Little Green Man from Mars. And, finally, as Baby Boomer Boy (the boy behind the man who is Michael Casher) he antagonizes and delights us by lampooning our most ambitious undertakings and our dubious rites of passage