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West of Sheridan
If suddenly there was no chance you would be punished for doing something wrong, what would you do?
Set in northern Wyoming, this is a hard hitting and sometimes brutally honest story of two men in the days following a world changing event. A coronal mass ejection / solar flare wipes out modern technology and decimates the population. In one half of the story Jack is a 49 year old rancher who is stranded near Yellowstone Park. In order to get home he must cross 150 miles and the Bighorn mountain range. The other half of the story follows Mark, a 29 year old coal miner in Gillette who wants to find a place to call home. Each of these men is faced with challenges and each is forced to make decisions that affect not only them, but the people they care about. As they both struggle toward Sheridan, in a land that is now lawless, the decisions they make define their character and their future.
This is not another story of what happens after an apocalypse, rather it is a story of moral character, the importance of relationships, and the decisions that define us.
Set in northern Wyoming, this is a hard hitting and sometimes brutally honest story of two men in the days following a world changing event. A coronal mass ejection / solar flare wipes out modern technology and decimates the population. In one half of the story Jack is a 49 year old rancher who is stranded near Yellowstone Park. In order to get home he must cross 150 miles and the Bighorn mountain range. The other half of the story follows Mark, a 29 year old coal miner in Gillette who wants to find a place to call home. Each of these men is faced with challenges and each is forced to make decisions that affect not only them, but the people they care about. As they both struggle toward Sheridan, in a land that is now lawless, the decisions they make define their character and their future.
This is not another story of what happens after an apocalypse, rather it is a story of moral character, the importance of relationships, and the decisions that define us.
638 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 3, 2012
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July 15, 2013
"Honor, respect, reputation, honesty - those words mean somethin' to a lot of people around here."
This is one of the best post-apocalyptic stories that I have read - and I've read lots of them. What an exceptional tale!
For me it didn't hurt that it took place in an area I'm familiar with and love in Wyoming. It rang so true. I can see Wyoming residents handling a TEOTWAWKI event in ways described in the book. There's a lot of strong, self-reliant people in Wyoming - with lots of guns and horses.
I liked that this wasn't just a disaster novel but a character study as well. Good vs. evil, strong vs. weak, principled vs. unprincipled.
The characters were well drawn and believable. The dialogue rang very true and read smoothly. There were strong women characters as well as strong men.
I thought the antagonist was portrayed clearly with motivation that was understandable, if not praiseworthy. I did think some of his acts were reprehensible and not all needed to be included in the story to get the point across.
I loved the protagonist - a man of morals and integrity, willing to stand up for what he believed in.
There were some minor editing issues but none that distracted me from the story too much. This is a long novel - over six hundred pages - but it flew by as I was reading it and I didn't want it to end. I would love to read a sequel to this book.
This is one of the best post-apocalyptic stories that I have read - and I've read lots of them. What an exceptional tale!
For me it didn't hurt that it took place in an area I'm familiar with and love in Wyoming. It rang so true. I can see Wyoming residents handling a TEOTWAWKI event in ways described in the book. There's a lot of strong, self-reliant people in Wyoming - with lots of guns and horses.
I liked that this wasn't just a disaster novel but a character study as well. Good vs. evil, strong vs. weak, principled vs. unprincipled.
The characters were well drawn and believable. The dialogue rang very true and read smoothly. There were strong women characters as well as strong men.
I thought the antagonist was portrayed clearly with motivation that was understandable, if not praiseworthy. I did think some of his acts were reprehensible and not all needed to be included in the story to get the point across.
I loved the protagonist - a man of morals and integrity, willing to stand up for what he believed in.
There were some minor editing issues but none that distracted me from the story too much. This is a long novel - over six hundred pages - but it flew by as I was reading it and I didn't want it to end. I would love to read a sequel to this book.
September 18, 2015
Couldn't put this book down for too long. Gives a glimpse of how life would be in the USA, if an EMP occurred as a result of a missile launched from N. Korea or Russia exploding in the atmosphere over the U.S. Read this book as an unsuspected occurrence brings down the Power Grid of a Mighty Nation. now on its knees to those countries who do not like us very much...Caught unaware but America & American's are resilient by nature. Thank Goodness!
August 27, 2012
I really am enjoying the Post-Apocalyptic Fiction genre, but this book is so much more than that. It has everything you want in a good book. Whether you're a fan of the genre or not, you will love this book. I give it 5 stars and will be recommending it to anyone and everyone.
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