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Fallen Earth #1
The Island: Part 1
The Fever struck hard and fast, rising out of the slums and claiming victim after victim. At first, reports trickled across the wire in small segments relegated to the final seconds of the broadcast news. Lost among stories of failing economies and political bickering, few noticed what proved to be the birth pangs of a monster. Within months, the disease dominated the news as thousands died and infection rates soared.
William Hill knew his chances of avoiding the virus sat squarely between slim and none. With experts predicting a global pandemic, his choices boiled down to not if, but where he would die. While the rest of the world built barricades and set up distribution points for food, he chose a simpler end. The island had been one of the last and best times with his father. He couldn’t think of a better place to spend his final days.
He wanted sun and sand, fresh fish on the grill and cool nights by the campfire. He wanted feel-good days filled with oldies on the radio, days when he could hoist the sails and run before the wind. He didn’t set out to make enemies, but he did. He didn’t plan on becoming humanity’s last hope for survival, or watching over an old woman and an eerie little boy either.
To William Hill, the island seemed as good a place as any to die.
He just didn’t realize how good.
William Hill knew his chances of avoiding the virus sat squarely between slim and none. With experts predicting a global pandemic, his choices boiled down to not if, but where he would die. While the rest of the world built barricades and set up distribution points for food, he chose a simpler end. The island had been one of the last and best times with his father. He couldn’t think of a better place to spend his final days.
He wanted sun and sand, fresh fish on the grill and cool nights by the campfire. He wanted feel-good days filled with oldies on the radio, days when he could hoist the sails and run before the wind. He didn’t set out to make enemies, but he did. He didn’t plan on becoming humanity’s last hope for survival, or watching over an old woman and an eerie little boy either.
To William Hill, the island seemed as good a place as any to die.
He just didn’t realize how good.
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First published January 1, 2012
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July 10, 2023
The Island is a prologue (Part I) to the Fallen Earth series. It is an apocalyptic, infected zombie narrative that teases the coming of an apocalypse and initiates the apocalypse in its very last pages. The “book” is really a novella-sized 100 pages.
The main character, William Hill has the foresight to see the writing on the wall, and head toward an island off the North Carolina shore. The island holds good personal memories, and he feels that it is as good a place as any, to meet the end. Along the way, he acquires some tag-alongs, and now they have gone and made him responsible for their safety. Not a bad START to a story, but a full story, this is not. Zombies? I would love to see where this story goes, especially since there's a dragon on the cover and I have not seen hide nor scales of a dragon in the first part.
The main character, William Hill has the foresight to see the writing on the wall, and head toward an island off the North Carolina shore. The island holds good personal memories, and he feels that it is as good a place as any, to meet the end. Along the way, he acquires some tag-alongs, and now they have gone and made him responsible for their safety. Not a bad START to a story, but a full story, this is not. Zombies? I would love to see where this story goes, especially since there's a dragon on the cover and I have not seen hide nor scales of a dragon in the first part.
June 26, 2012
I struggled with how I would review this book. In the end I decided there was no way that I could write a review of this book without using spoilers so be advised this review has SPOILERS.
I had thought the book would be more like its' description of an action adventure zombie apocalyptic storyline that somehow included dragons, after all that is what the synopsis promises it would be, however the book that I just read was not that.
While I was puzzling what to write in the review, the quote "As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time." came to my mind, so with that I am writing this review off the story that is, not the story that should be, might be, or could be.
I give this novella 2.5 out of 5 stars, but since that isn't an option I am pushing this up to three stars.
There are some typos/grammar issues with this story but not so much as to be too distracting.
The characters: As they currently stand, Most all of the characters are standard 'stock' characters of the genre (the sheriff, the shy mysterious youth, the grandmother who seems to be hiding things). The only exception being the protagonist, William whose back-story is painfully detailed.
The pace (flow) of the plot is slow and steady.
If the future episodes are to be judged based on this novella, then the book as a whole does not look promising. The pace is too slow, the action in non-existence, the details are way more then needed, the characters are both too shallow and too detailed.
This is only the second time that I have said this to an author, but this story is a case of 'too much talking and not enough action' and way too much information.
The trouble with over thinking your characters and their crisis is the same as over parenting, you have to let them fail for them to grow. You have to let them be inexperienced and make really stupid mistakes for the to be an emotional/physical crisis for your character to experience and grow. After all it is through the characters failures that we (the reader) bond to the characters.
Example:
If the ugly duckling did not experience his embarrassment and shame of not looking like a duck, then the fable would have taught nothing and it would be just a story of a swan, who looks like other swans his age, and grows up to be like every other swan.
Personal faults, moral failures, and character crisis are the glue of the storyline, without them (or without enough of them) the story becomes trivial and pointless.
Ok I have probably over hammered those points.
This story is flawed, but there is a story in here somewhere.
One last recommendation to the author (and I have already hit on that once but here it is again) unless something directly affects the plot execution there is no need to go into a lengthy description of it. Allow your readers to fill in the details on the nonessential elements, otherwise your story is too wordy.
I had thought the book would be more like its' description of an action adventure zombie apocalyptic storyline that somehow included dragons, after all that is what the synopsis promises it would be, however the book that I just read was not that.
While I was puzzling what to write in the review, the quote "As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time." came to my mind, so with that I am writing this review off the story that is, not the story that should be, might be, or could be.
I give this novella 2.5 out of 5 stars, but since that isn't an option I am pushing this up to three stars.
There are some typos/grammar issues with this story but not so much as to be too distracting.
The characters: As they currently stand, Most all of the characters are standard 'stock' characters of the genre (the sheriff, the shy mysterious youth, the grandmother who seems to be hiding things). The only exception being the protagonist, William whose back-story is painfully detailed.
The pace (flow) of the plot is slow and steady.
If the future episodes are to be judged based on this novella, then the book as a whole does not look promising. The pace is too slow, the action in non-existence, the details are way more then needed, the characters are both too shallow and too detailed.
This is only the second time that I have said this to an author, but this story is a case of 'too much talking and not enough action' and way too much information.
The trouble with over thinking your characters and their crisis is the same as over parenting, you have to let them fail for them to grow. You have to let them be inexperienced and make really stupid mistakes for the to be an emotional/physical crisis for your character to experience and grow. After all it is through the characters failures that we (the reader) bond to the characters.
Example:
If the ugly duckling did not experience his embarrassment and shame of not looking like a duck, then the fable would have taught nothing and it would be just a story of a swan, who looks like other swans his age, and grows up to be like every other swan.
Personal faults, moral failures, and character crisis are the glue of the storyline, without them (or without enough of them) the story becomes trivial and pointless.
Ok I have probably over hammered those points.
This story is flawed, but there is a story in here somewhere.
One last recommendation to the author (and I have already hit on that once but here it is again) unless something directly affects the plot execution there is no need to go into a lengthy description of it. Allow your readers to fill in the details on the nonessential elements, otherwise your story is too wordy.
July 19, 2013
I've started writing myself recently and am thoroughly enjoying it. I decided to download a few self published books as a yardstick, or to try to gauge the level of prose against professionally published works.
Despite the absolutely shocking cover art, I thoroughly enjoyed The Island. The funny thing was, I was bracing myself to not like it but was sucked in.
I can see what people mean about nothing really happening in the first book, but then it is only a fifth of the entire story, so I wasn't expecting too much in terms of action. I also agree that Stark can perhaps be slightly too descriptive for some people, but I wouldn't accuse him of rambling.
My only negative points would be the terrible cover art and font, which really give the book a 'self published' look, and the fact that it didn't have any page breaks between chapters, meaning that they spilled over. It wouldn't take much to overcome the low quality look that so many self published books suffer from; after all, starting a new book is a gamble. The risk is time wasted when you could be reading something better, and a professionally presented book alleviates some of that worry.
All in all, if they're my only criticisms (after all, I don't read books for the quality of the graphic design or layout) then I'd say that it was a massive thumbs up.
Despite the absolutely shocking cover art, I thoroughly enjoyed The Island. The funny thing was, I was bracing myself to not like it but was sucked in.
I can see what people mean about nothing really happening in the first book, but then it is only a fifth of the entire story, so I wasn't expecting too much in terms of action. I also agree that Stark can perhaps be slightly too descriptive for some people, but I wouldn't accuse him of rambling.
My only negative points would be the terrible cover art and font, which really give the book a 'self published' look, and the fact that it didn't have any page breaks between chapters, meaning that they spilled over. It wouldn't take much to overcome the low quality look that so many self published books suffer from; after all, starting a new book is a gamble. The risk is time wasted when you could be reading something better, and a professionally presented book alleviates some of that worry.
All in all, if they're my only criticisms (after all, I don't read books for the quality of the graphic design or layout) then I'd say that it was a massive thumbs up.
December 1, 2012
Well the first part managed to hook me enough to download the next few parts. It looks as if this author, who writes with a warm smooth flow, has a talent for spinning a yarn.
First though a few odds and ends. Why has the author chosen to split this into five different installments instead of just releasing the story as one novel? Yes the first three are free and that will entice readers to buy the last three, but I still think offering the full version would be a sound choice.
The other thing that bothered me was the fact the author chose the same cover picture for all six parts. The cover is lovely, don't get me wrong, but other than the title there is no indication that it is a different book to any of the other five with the same cover.
Aside from that this is a well written and interesting start to a story, which promises to be something of a mixture between apocalyptic disaster and fantastical strangeness. How do I know that already? Easy, somewhere in the midst of the foreboding mass virus induced deaths someone mentioned goblins.
First though a few odds and ends. Why has the author chosen to split this into five different installments instead of just releasing the story as one novel? Yes the first three are free and that will entice readers to buy the last three, but I still think offering the full version would be a sound choice.
The other thing that bothered me was the fact the author chose the same cover picture for all six parts. The cover is lovely, don't get me wrong, but other than the title there is no indication that it is a different book to any of the other five with the same cover.
Aside from that this is a well written and interesting start to a story, which promises to be something of a mixture between apocalyptic disaster and fantastical strangeness. How do I know that already? Easy, somewhere in the midst of the foreboding mass virus induced deaths someone mentioned goblins.
June 27, 2012
Not a fan.
For me, reading this book was like a long drive through Montana or Nebraska. Just a constant flow of the same scenery, over and over. When something of note does finally happen, you almost miss it.
The pace was slow. Too many descriptions were, as another reviewer noted, almost painfully detailed. And at times, the story seemed to veer off into some tangential thought of the main character, until it finally winds back to the story that was being told. I was almost scanning the pages to get back to the story.
For me, reading this book was like a long drive through Montana or Nebraska. Just a constant flow of the same scenery, over and over. When something of note does finally happen, you almost miss it.
The pace was slow. Too many descriptions were, as another reviewer noted, almost painfully detailed. And at times, the story seemed to veer off into some tangential thought of the main character, until it finally winds back to the story that was being told. I was almost scanning the pages to get back to the story.
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December 6, 2014
One novel divided into five parts. This review is on all five parts. (The first 3 sections are free so you can get a really good sample to judge your interest. I probably wouldn't have continued on just the first part, but it was decent enough to finish up.)
The Island is an indie pub novel, with lots of pros and cons. Horror isn't a popular genre anymore, and it was refreshing to read something akin to old school Koontz, where the tension is well balanced between being utterly creeped out while you wait for the scary to show up, and being horrified when it does. Michael Stark can draw that moment out nicely, stringing you along on that razor edge, and that tension is what kept me reading addictively until the story's conclusion.
The setting's gorgeously described too. Coastal islands, sailboats and the sea lure me into a world I know nothing about. The idyllic setting provides sharp contrast to the end of the world scenario, and gives moments of blissful relief against harsh story events. Even if the horror tension hadn't kept me up till the wee hours, I might have kept reading for the lush description and fully realized setting. The Island is set on a real island, and now I kind of want to go see it. ...though not to stay after dark, I think.
Now, the bad. Characters are flat and not individualized at all. Though the cast is around 15, only 3 are well developed. I can name about four past that, with bare biographical details but little emotional connection. And everyone past that is a vague blur, or worse, a one-dimensional cliche. I understand the role of cannon fodder in a horror novel, but death has little impact when I'm not even sure who just died because I can't tell the characters apart. And several of those deaths were offscreen in a summary wrap up epilogue, so why even include them in the first place?
And my last complaint: editing and formating. I read a lot of indie and traditionally published ebooks, and the quality of formating and copyediting can vary widely in either category. Old school publishing sometimes fails badly, and most successful indie publishers are so focused on a professional presentation that their product's indistinguishable if you're not paying attention to the copyright page. Sadly, not the case here. The Island had an atrocious copy edit, with any number of glaring errors a human reader should have caught - the "thumping of his heard in his chest," really? And many of those errors mucked up the basic formatting, by adding in word breaks where there should have been none, for example. Altogether, an amateurish presentation that took me out of the story flow to glare at obvious errors way too frequently. And for as much as they irritated me, dropped the rating by a star.
It's a shame really, because the story flow and plot tension was great. I don't regret reading it, but I won't bother with the sequel. It was a strong story. I just wish it had gone through another round of edits to fix the lame ending and useless side characters, as well as a better copy edit. The potential for a great story is here, but gets a bit lost under technical errors. Worth a read though, if you enjoy a well paced horror story and aren't mussed by a few typos.
The Island is an indie pub novel, with lots of pros and cons. Horror isn't a popular genre anymore, and it was refreshing to read something akin to old school Koontz, where the tension is well balanced between being utterly creeped out while you wait for the scary to show up, and being horrified when it does. Michael Stark can draw that moment out nicely, stringing you along on that razor edge, and that tension is what kept me reading addictively until the story's conclusion.
The setting's gorgeously described too. Coastal islands, sailboats and the sea lure me into a world I know nothing about. The idyllic setting provides sharp contrast to the end of the world scenario, and gives moments of blissful relief against harsh story events. Even if the horror tension hadn't kept me up till the wee hours, I might have kept reading for the lush description and fully realized setting. The Island is set on a real island, and now I kind of want to go see it. ...though not to stay after dark, I think.
Now, the bad. Characters are flat and not individualized at all. Though the cast is around 15, only 3 are well developed. I can name about four past that, with bare biographical details but little emotional connection. And everyone past that is a vague blur, or worse, a one-dimensional cliche. I understand the role of cannon fodder in a horror novel, but death has little impact when I'm not even sure who just died because I can't tell the characters apart. And several of those deaths were offscreen in a summary wrap up epilogue, so why even include them in the first place?
And my last complaint: editing and formating. I read a lot of indie and traditionally published ebooks, and the quality of formating and copyediting can vary widely in either category. Old school publishing sometimes fails badly, and most successful indie publishers are so focused on a professional presentation that their product's indistinguishable if you're not paying attention to the copyright page. Sadly, not the case here. The Island had an atrocious copy edit, with any number of glaring errors a human reader should have caught - the "thumping of his heard in his chest," really? And many of those errors mucked up the basic formatting, by adding in word breaks where there should have been none, for example. Altogether, an amateurish presentation that took me out of the story flow to glare at obvious errors way too frequently. And for as much as they irritated me, dropped the rating by a star.
It's a shame really, because the story flow and plot tension was great. I don't regret reading it, but I won't bother with the sequel. It was a strong story. I just wish it had gone through another round of edits to fix the lame ending and useless side characters, as well as a better copy edit. The potential for a great story is here, but gets a bit lost under technical errors. Worth a read though, if you enjoy a well paced horror story and aren't mussed by a few typos.
March 13, 2013
The Island by Michael Stark has the distinction of being able to lure the reader in with the first part being free. Stark has truly reaped the benefits from the "old way" that Amazon operated. He got his first part out and listed as free. That keeps a steady stream of people downloading it. Of those, if 10% actually read it (let's face it, a lot of people download plenty of freebies and then never read them, then the ones who enjoy it will move on and purchase future installments. I mention this only because Stark has managed to write an introductory piece that should lure in many more readers.
The story swirls around William Hill and begins just as a strange sickness is sweeping through the global population. He uses this first piece to lay the groundwork not only to his characters, but also the world they live in. This is a compelling read and the characters all make you want to know just a little more about them (especially D. Little...read and you you will know what I am talking about).
Overall, this is a clean read. A few editing gaffs, but none that are distracting and glaring. The story is smooth and believable. Grab this for free and you will be back for the additional installments.
The story swirls around William Hill and begins just as a strange sickness is sweeping through the global population. He uses this first piece to lay the groundwork not only to his characters, but also the world they live in. This is a compelling read and the characters all make you want to know just a little more about them (especially D. Little...read and you you will know what I am talking about).
Overall, this is a clean read. A few editing gaffs, but none that are distracting and glaring. The story is smooth and believable. Grab this for free and you will be back for the additional installments.
April 30, 2015
Not at all what I was expecting. Slow and steady isn't a bad thing, but going so slow it almost stops is. Characterization is pretty middle-of-the-road, with nobody really standing out (Strange Child, Hot-Tempered Sheriff, etc), and the protagonist's back-story, while being quite well done, takes up space that could have been used to flesh out the story. The action is of the 'blink and you miss it' variety, there and then gone so fast. The author seems quite prone to adding a whole lot of detail that really seems to have no relevance to the story, and seems to be nothing more than filler to pad out the pages.
January 12, 2013
This was ok but I was expecting more than a trip to the beach and descriptions of boats and sailing. The Fever was mentioned but never went into great detail and some of the more horrifying things (which I assume will be in the following parts to this story) were only ever hinted at.
The copy I read could have done with a really good editing process as the grammar used was just downright bizarre.
Was a decent enough story and despite the grammar Stark can write very good descriptions and scenes, but for me this was just lacking that essential backbone.
The copy I read could have done with a really good editing process as the grammar used was just downright bizarre.
Was a decent enough story and despite the grammar Stark can write very good descriptions and scenes, but for me this was just lacking that essential backbone.
January 26, 2013
The authors style of writing is quite good. Although you could summarise this book, as being a chap having a mid life crisis planning a camping trip. When he finally (without too many issues I might add) gets to his final destination - the island, the book abruptly ends. There is no inclination of what the next books might entail, and nothing to peak your interest which says I must read the next book.
So to summarise a well written book that doesn't really have a story or get anywhere, and doesnt make you want more!
So to summarise a well written book that doesn't really have a story or get anywhere, and doesnt make you want more!
September 22, 2012
Not for me at all. Sorry but gave up at half way. I really don't like to be forced to read the main character's redundant monologue without any particular things going on. I skipped a lot, so I may have missed many details, but I just couldn't be patient to wait until the story focuses on something apocalyptic (if any).
April 9, 2013
I really liked this short story and am looking forward to the next in the series. I dont normally like apocalyptic stories but I really like the characters at this point. I know its a stretch to compare anyones writing with Stephen King, but his characters resonate similarily. By the way it was a free book on my nook, and I dont feel like my mind has been feeding off junk food!
August 16, 2014
The best thing about parts 1-3 is that they were free. I wanted to like this story, it sounded like it had a good premise. The problem is the author is in desperate need of a good editor. The author is very wordy and gives lots of information that isn't necessary. I skipped all of chapter 2 (part 1) and many pages in other chapters and never felt like I missed anything important.
March 25, 2013
Only managed part 1 so far and to be honest I found it a bit...meh.
It started to gather momentum near the end, but even though it was only 90 pages it felt like a chore to read all of them.
Obviously I can't comment on the entire story yet, but part 1 is very much only ok.
It started to gather momentum near the end, but even though it was only 90 pages it felt like a chore to read all of them.
Obviously I can't comment on the entire story yet, but part 1 is very much only ok.
February 26, 2015
For a freebie, not bad. 2 gripes though, the author wields simile too much for me, not subtle enough. The other gripe, I sense zombies on the horizon so I won't be reading the next installment. I just don't get this fad of zombies in books/film/tv, it's nonsense.
March 3, 2013
just starting to get good... hoping next book is more exciting
November 13, 2014
didn't finish as there was too much waffle and back story it got too boring.
August 17, 2015
It's OK, although it's definitely not a novel on its own, it's just the first couple of chapters and it ends before any action actually starts.
June 23, 2025
This was a very long read. Honestly, it was really slow. Was waiting for the point where they would get to the event and what happened. But 90% through the book and I don't recall/know it...no man
November 17, 2024
Considering this is part one of a bunch of books I thought we’d get a bit more story and a lot less stuff.
By stuff I mean ridiculously detailed descriptions of how boats work, how certain items are designed, and historical scenarios with little bearing on the story as it unfolded.
Don’t get me wrong, some of it was interesting, but by the third time I was told the damn boat could sail in just a foot of water I was over it.
This portion of the story has an awful lot of set up and not much pay off. The blurb claims zombies and such, but there’s not a sniff of them in this section.
This made the reading a bit of a slog. It felt very much like reading some waffling old man’s journal instead of a fast-paced horror/action story.
The author does have an exceptional grasp of the written word. Some of the scenes painted were gloriously detailed and easy to picture, but alas too many long-winded tangential stories really slowed down the pace and my overall enjoyment.
This needs a good edit to cut the superfluous detail and add in a bit more action to keep folks engaged.
A few editing things I noticed:
2% - …proving incredible (incredibly) aggressive in the wild.
20% - …not throwing your food in (on) the floor…
52% - “Ahh,,” she mused. (remove double comma)
63% - …be packed with pickups, SUVs,, (delete double comma)
By stuff I mean ridiculously detailed descriptions of how boats work, how certain items are designed, and historical scenarios with little bearing on the story as it unfolded.
Don’t get me wrong, some of it was interesting, but by the third time I was told the damn boat could sail in just a foot of water I was over it.
This portion of the story has an awful lot of set up and not much pay off. The blurb claims zombies and such, but there’s not a sniff of them in this section.
This made the reading a bit of a slog. It felt very much like reading some waffling old man’s journal instead of a fast-paced horror/action story.
The author does have an exceptional grasp of the written word. Some of the scenes painted were gloriously detailed and easy to picture, but alas too many long-winded tangential stories really slowed down the pace and my overall enjoyment.
This needs a good edit to cut the superfluous detail and add in a bit more action to keep folks engaged.
A few editing things I noticed:
2% - …proving incredible (incredibly) aggressive in the wild.
20% - …not throwing your food in (on) the floor…
52% - “Ahh,,” she mused. (remove double comma)
63% - …be packed with pickups, SUVs,, (delete double comma)
November 21, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
This is a novella about the end of the world. The writer doesn't write it the way you would think because instead of a hero, he has what can be considered an anti-hero. This anti-hero has already accepted his fate and just wants to die, until he decides that he doesn't want to die. The cause of death is a mysterious fever that no one knows where or what it is only that everybody dies. Nothing seems to stop it's advance and then things get worse. Entities are seen, and these are demons, dragons, and a couple of unknowns. The US government has issued a no travel ban and where ever you are, there you stay. Hence, the title of the story. The characters could be compared with Stephen King's The Stand. It is written in that vein
This is a novella about the end of the world. The writer doesn't write it the way you would think because instead of a hero, he has what can be considered an anti-hero. This anti-hero has already accepted his fate and just wants to die, until he decides that he doesn't want to die. The cause of death is a mysterious fever that no one knows where or what it is only that everybody dies. Nothing seems to stop it's advance and then things get worse. Entities are seen, and these are demons, dragons, and a couple of unknowns. The US government has issued a no travel ban and where ever you are, there you stay. Hence, the title of the story. The characters could be compared with Stephen King's The Stand. It is written in that vein
April 6, 2018
Interesting read, starts out making the reader think it is going to be the basic disease ravishes world, everyone is turned into zombies and all types of mayhem happens because of it. However, this is not your standard zombie story, there are a lot of twists and turns and although the dead rise, they may not be what you guess they are. Give this one a chance, you may not be sorry.
September 3, 2019
Interesting enough where I’m going to continue reading the series—at least part 2. There was a lot of nautical detail in this book, and I didn’t understand all of it, but the story and characters are intriguing enough to keep me reading—and really, isn’t that what makes a book good sometimes? The fact that you just want to get lost in it?
Looking forward to reading more!
Looking forward to reading more!
June 20, 2017
Reading and reviewing books
Great teaser of a story. Now I really need to read some more by this author. I like where this is heading though. Out on an island with not a lot of people to worry about.
Great teaser of a story. Now I really need to read some more by this author. I like where this is heading though. Out on an island with not a lot of people to worry about.
November 8, 2017
Just finished the first part. Although not a lot really happens, I found the style of writing flowed very well and I really enjoyed the story so far. The story just hooks you in and takes you for a ride.
Quite where it will end up I have no idea.
Download part 2 and started reading
Quite where it will end up I have no idea.
Download part 2 and started reading
October 28, 2023
An interesting quick read
An interesting quick read with well developed characters, a story line that moves along at a good pace, and an ending that leaves you wanting the next book. I would recommend this book too anyone who enjoys series. It is a book worth reading. Enjoy 2014
An interesting quick read with well developed characters, a story line that moves along at a good pace, and an ending that leaves you wanting the next book. I would recommend this book too anyone who enjoys series. It is a book worth reading. Enjoy 2014
February 25, 2017
In for a long haul with this story. This is only part 1 and it is really good. This book gets into a lot of detail so if you don't like detail, don't bother. I really like the characters so far.
July 18, 2017
This is only the first part of a book. It was mostly just setup for the rest of the book, but well written enough that I may check out the rest of the book.
August 18, 2017
A very enjoyable series of books. I've read all five parts and suggest it to all that love a good 'end of the world' story line. The characters are well developed and realistic.
October 28, 2018
Well written and left me ready for more.
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