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Darkout
In the year 2033 it blinked. Just like a light bulb going out. And eventually the sun did go out. Thirty years after the fact a small knot of survivors set out to widen thier very narrow, need we say very cold, horizons. The stated goal is knowledge, communication, and trade. No matter how small your "world" gets there is always somebody with a hidden agenda. And, it would seem, a few "critters" you didn't expect to run into.
- GenresScience FictionDystopia
239 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 23, 2011
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January 6, 2019
Darkout
Makes you wonder if a natural disaster could be survived. Hardships and curiosity would be abundant. I enjoyed the relationships and the yearning the author was able to invoke. Can't wait to read the next one.
Makes you wonder if a natural disaster could be survived. Hardships and curiosity would be abundant. I enjoyed the relationships and the yearning the author was able to invoke. Can't wait to read the next one.
December 30, 2013
Darkout reviewed
The story puts you in a post apocalyptic world where the sun has gone out.
For the most part the story is quite a interesting take on how these folks go out into their world and deal with things as they strive to reestablish communications, contacts, and some sort of new life.
The downside for me... Well while I can't quite put my finger on exactly what it was, I suppose I can say it was lacking some defining or descriptive elements. And there were times where the story felt broken or some thing was added in that wasn't mentioned. Maybe some of this was because a lot of characters introduced in this story. Or maybe there where times where it felt like the characters sort of 'jumped' from place to place with little feeling as to what they were seeing, thinking, and reacting in the group.
The story did start out giving me the impression that it was going to be about the adventures of two characters and how they were going to accomplish this goal set before them. But at some point the focus seemed to waver off of them.
Overall the book was still a good average read and the story moved right along.
The story puts you in a post apocalyptic world where the sun has gone out.
For the most part the story is quite a interesting take on how these folks go out into their world and deal with things as they strive to reestablish communications, contacts, and some sort of new life.
The downside for me... Well while I can't quite put my finger on exactly what it was, I suppose I can say it was lacking some defining or descriptive elements. And there were times where the story felt broken or some thing was added in that wasn't mentioned. Maybe some of this was because a lot of characters introduced in this story. Or maybe there where times where it felt like the characters sort of 'jumped' from place to place with little feeling as to what they were seeing, thinking, and reacting in the group.
The story did start out giving me the impression that it was going to be about the adventures of two characters and how they were going to accomplish this goal set before them. But at some point the focus seemed to waver off of them.
Overall the book was still a good average read and the story moved right along.
December 13, 2012
I liked this book a lot. This was clearly a self-published book that was in need of an editor (typos, strange passages which felt like they were missing something, and the phrase "left right" used a couple of times--meaning "left just past a doorway, etc."). Beyond that, the premise is great (how does society survive after the sun "blinks" out), I wanted to know what happened with the characters and their "colonies," and while world-building was a bit light, some of the social constructs of this new world were well investigated. The last half of the book has some sex scenes, and although I started to feel that they were perhaps excessive, nothing was inappropriate. Also, the violence is no more extreme than other dystopian books. I got this one free from ereaderiq and I'm so glad I picked up!
August 11, 2013
In the year 2033 it blinked. Just like a light bulb going out. And eventually the sun did go out.
This is the story of survivors long after the sun has gone dark. They live below the earth as the surface is suppose to be unlivable. It tells a story of what they had to do to survive and flourish.
Great story. Felt believable and the characters were easy to identify with. The author did a great job of building a new world. I would recommend to any age. Good Read.[[ASIN:B0052G2YQ0 DARKOUT]]
This is the story of survivors long after the sun has gone dark. They live below the earth as the surface is suppose to be unlivable. It tells a story of what they had to do to survive and flourish.
Great story. Felt believable and the characters were easy to identify with. The author did a great job of building a new world. I would recommend to any age. Good Read.[[ASIN:B0052G2YQ0 DARKOUT]]
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