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Primal Shift #2
Primal Shift: Episode 2
The apocalypse strikes without warning. A mysterious geomagnetic event that sweeps the globe, leaving a powerful amnesia in its wake.
In the blink of an eye, the human race is robbed of the most basic skills learned in childhood: reading, writing and the ability to speak. Civilization crumbles, plunging the world into an age of unparalleled barbarism.
From the ashes emerge a handful of survivors, largely unaffected by the change. Alone, they must brave a dangerous and chaotic world in order to reach the only known refuge: a camp set in the foothills of On July 4, 2017, a worldwide amnesia plunges civilization into the dark ages. Only a few escape the initial effects, but how long can they survive in a barbaric new world?
The survivors:
A man who awakens in the bowels of a secret laboratory with no memory of how he got there and only an enigmatic tattoo to guide him.
A Coast Guard sailor searching for a killer who may not be what he seems.
A mother of two and recent widow, struggling to protect her family from a world gone mad.
A former CEO and full-time scumbag determined to do whatever it takes to thrive in this new apocalyptic wasteland.
Warning: This is a story about the desperate measures people sometimes take to stay alive after a cataclysmic event. Includes violence and some foul language.
In the blink of an eye, the human race is robbed of the most basic skills learned in childhood: reading, writing and the ability to speak. Civilization crumbles, plunging the world into an age of unparalleled barbarism.
From the ashes emerge a handful of survivors, largely unaffected by the change. Alone, they must brave a dangerous and chaotic world in order to reach the only known refuge: a camp set in the foothills of On July 4, 2017, a worldwide amnesia plunges civilization into the dark ages. Only a few escape the initial effects, but how long can they survive in a barbaric new world?
The survivors:
A man who awakens in the bowels of a secret laboratory with no memory of how he got there and only an enigmatic tattoo to guide him.
A Coast Guard sailor searching for a killer who may not be what he seems.
A mother of two and recent widow, struggling to protect her family from a world gone mad.
A former CEO and full-time scumbag determined to do whatever it takes to thrive in this new apocalyptic wasteland.
Warning: This is a story about the desperate measures people sometimes take to stay alive after a cataclysmic event. Includes violence and some foul language.
- GenresPost Apocalyptic
70 pages, ebook
First published April 2, 2013
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April 4, 2013
Griffin Hayes has done it yet again.
I loved Primal Shift Episode One and I was waiting with baited breath to see where Hayes took his unique twist on the post-apocalyptic genre. And I was delighted to find that he just dragged me further down the rabbit hole.
In this latest instalment, the characters seem to come alive on the page; I love the fact that the story examines how people from all walks of life are dealing with the 'natural disaster' that has wiped the memories of all but a few. I enjoy the heart-in-mouth scenarios that Hayes seems to take delight in pushing his characters in to, and I particularly love finding that I'm surprised by their reactions.
They feel real. I can relate to them, I can empathise with them, and I certainly love-to-hate some of them. The risk with this type of multi-perspective book is that a reader will want to know more about one particular character than another, or will care less about the next. With this book and it's uniquely crafted characters, this isn't the case. I find it difficult to phrase, but I think how I feel is that I'm totally engrossed in one character, and their chapter ends. Immediately I am thrown back into the fray with another character, and I totally forget the one I have been engrossed in only moments before. It carries on in this style until I come back across the first character and my brain rejoices with a little 'OMG I get to find out what happens next with YOU!!', which continues until I'm left almost breathless at the end of the book, salivating for the next mouthful (or book, in this case).
If you haven't read Episode One, go and do so. I dare you not to NEED to read the next bit straight away.
I loved Primal Shift Episode One and I was waiting with baited breath to see where Hayes took his unique twist on the post-apocalyptic genre. And I was delighted to find that he just dragged me further down the rabbit hole.
In this latest instalment, the characters seem to come alive on the page; I love the fact that the story examines how people from all walks of life are dealing with the 'natural disaster' that has wiped the memories of all but a few. I enjoy the heart-in-mouth scenarios that Hayes seems to take delight in pushing his characters in to, and I particularly love finding that I'm surprised by their reactions.
They feel real. I can relate to them, I can empathise with them, and I certainly love-to-hate some of them. The risk with this type of multi-perspective book is that a reader will want to know more about one particular character than another, or will care less about the next. With this book and it's uniquely crafted characters, this isn't the case. I find it difficult to phrase, but I think how I feel is that I'm totally engrossed in one character, and their chapter ends. Immediately I am thrown back into the fray with another character, and I totally forget the one I have been engrossed in only moments before. It carries on in this style until I come back across the first character and my brain rejoices with a little 'OMG I get to find out what happens next with YOU!!', which continues until I'm left almost breathless at the end of the book, salivating for the next mouthful (or book, in this case).
If you haven't read Episode One, go and do so. I dare you not to NEED to read the next bit straight away.
May 5, 2013
WOW, book 1 was good, and the author did not disappoint with this one. I already purchased book 3 and started reading it, so far so good!! This series reads like a soap opera, it's an easy read that will have you at the edge of your seat biting your nails wondering what will be next!! So if you are looking to get into a real good book, then this one is for you. ENJOY!! I sure did and still am!!! To the author I want to say, we need more talented authors like you so keep them coming!!! BRAVO!! BRAVO!!!
April 11, 2015
Book series is slowly getting better. I am truly hoping for a good pay off.
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