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The Raptor Apocalypse #2
Red Asphalt
A. J. “Jesse” Prieo had lost everything. He was a broken man, and after five long years of survival in a world filled with genetically engineered creatures terrifyingly similar to velociraptors, he was finally ready for it to be over. But a chance encounter with a young girl changed everything.
Sebastian Cyrus was born to lead. After conquering one of America’s most secure military bases, he has begun to reshape the world around his own twisted vision.
Along with other survivors of the apocalypse, Cory Melkin, a sword-wielding radical on a quest to destroy the raptors; Evelyn Phelps, a woman who would do anything to survive; Andrea, an alcoholic doctor; and Kate, a lost child full of surprises, Jesse runs headlong into Cyrus and must find a detour if he is to race to discover the awful truth behind The Raptor Apocalypse.
The Red Asphalt is the second book in The Raptor Apocalypse series and contains mature themes and violence.
Sebastian Cyrus was born to lead. After conquering one of America’s most secure military bases, he has begun to reshape the world around his own twisted vision.
Along with other survivors of the apocalypse, Cory Melkin, a sword-wielding radical on a quest to destroy the raptors; Evelyn Phelps, a woman who would do anything to survive; Andrea, an alcoholic doctor; and Kate, a lost child full of surprises, Jesse runs headlong into Cyrus and must find a detour if he is to race to discover the awful truth behind The Raptor Apocalypse.
The Red Asphalt is the second book in The Raptor Apocalypse series and contains mature themes and violence.
299 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 21, 2013
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Steve R. Yeager
17 books19 followersSTEVE R. YEAGER is a part-time author who lives in a secret underground lair deep inside a volcano protected by laser-wielding raptors and scythe-wielding unicorns.
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August 21, 2014
Not bad
I like this series, I don't like all the characters, especially when you just want to reach into the book and throttle them, but that's a sign of a good story and good writing, looking forward to the next one.
I like this series, I don't like all the characters, especially when you just want to reach into the book and throttle them, but that's a sign of a good story and good writing, looking forward to the next one.
January 1, 2018
Apocalyptic, Staggering
With all the different stories of germ and chemical warfare, this is a very interesting take on the idea. So many countries are trying to limit population growth in one way or another time, instead of looking at more positive answers. In all the stories, everything fails. Even China's limits on how many children people can have, is a failure. One way o r the other, populations are destroyed, and trying to fix the problem is worse than the cure. Making a species of a type of velociraptor to kill off the populations of the world is an interesting take on the idea. The only problem that arises is that it isn't easy to read, being depressing all get out. Mem I continue reading because it is well-written and I want to know what happens at the end. Enjoy!
6th
With all the different stories of germ and chemical warfare, this is a very interesting take on the idea. So many countries are trying to limit population growth in one way or another time, instead of looking at more positive answers. In all the stories, everything fails. Even China's limits on how many children people can have, is a failure. One way o r the other, populations are destroyed, and trying to fix the problem is worse than the cure. Making a species of a type of velociraptor to kill off the populations of the world is an interesting take on the idea. The only problem that arises is that it isn't easy to read, being depressing all get out. Mem I continue reading because it is well-written and I want to know what happens at the end. Enjoy!
6th
March 22, 2018
Great sequel
This book answered several questions I had after the first one and moved the characters along nicely. I like that the characters aren't perfect. They are flawed like real people are. It makes the story more interesting. I'm excited to read book 3 to see where this all ends up.
This book answered several questions I had after the first one and moved the characters along nicely. I like that the characters aren't perfect. They are flawed like real people are. It makes the story more interesting. I'm excited to read book 3 to see where this all ends up.
May 28, 2018
Loved it
Good read and hard to put down. Liked the characters and will miss them.
Looking forward to the third book.
Good read and hard to put down. Liked the characters and will miss them.
Looking forward to the third book.
December 28, 2013
There is absolutely no letting up of the relentless suspense in this second installment in the Raptor Apocalypse series. With ‘Red Asphalt’ newcomer Steve Yeager shows that he is a player to be reckoned with.
What separates the boys from the men in the horror/suspense speculative adventure genres? The ability to insert nuances of story structure and character details without stifling the pace of the adventure.
In the second volume of the Raptor Apocalypse we have those yummy elements aplenty. As the town evacuates, Jesse’s wife goes into a very realistic glitch, unable to make up her mind which canned food to pack. Later on, Andrea the alcoholic doctor oscillates between self-loathing and bursts of good samaritanism. The new concubine of the dictator balances her budding genuine fondness for him with sudden fantasies of killing him. The majestic play-by-play skull-enters-bullet scene, where events are slowed to microseconds as we glimpse the corresponding sensations and visualizations the murdered brain experiences as the bullet tunnels through it.
…There is enough room in a century for approximately four distinct generations of horror/weird/suspense speculative giants.
End of the 19th century/very start of the 20th: Blackwood, Machen, Chambers, Hodgeson.
1920’s-1930’s: Lovecraft, Howard, Ashton-Smith.
1950’s-1960’s: Bloch, Matheson, Leiber, Jackson, Whyndham.
1970’s -1980’s: Benchley, Blatty, Koontz, King, Masterton, Herbert, McCammon.
End of the 20th century/very start of the 21th: Keene, Konrath, Lebbon, Piccirilli, Little, Spector, Nicholson, Meikle, Wol-vriey Jesuto.
The next generation of dark speculative adventure masters is gestating as we speak, and there are plenty signs that Steve Yeager will be one of them.
What separates the boys from the men in the horror/suspense speculative adventure genres? The ability to insert nuances of story structure and character details without stifling the pace of the adventure.
In the second volume of the Raptor Apocalypse we have those yummy elements aplenty. As the town evacuates, Jesse’s wife goes into a very realistic glitch, unable to make up her mind which canned food to pack. Later on, Andrea the alcoholic doctor oscillates between self-loathing and bursts of good samaritanism. The new concubine of the dictator balances her budding genuine fondness for him with sudden fantasies of killing him. The majestic play-by-play skull-enters-bullet scene, where events are slowed to microseconds as we glimpse the corresponding sensations and visualizations the murdered brain experiences as the bullet tunnels through it.
…There is enough room in a century for approximately four distinct generations of horror/weird/suspense speculative giants.
End of the 19th century/very start of the 20th: Blackwood, Machen, Chambers, Hodgeson.
1920’s-1930’s: Lovecraft, Howard, Ashton-Smith.
1950’s-1960’s: Bloch, Matheson, Leiber, Jackson, Whyndham.
1970’s -1980’s: Benchley, Blatty, Koontz, King, Masterton, Herbert, McCammon.
End of the 20th century/very start of the 21th: Keene, Konrath, Lebbon, Piccirilli, Little, Spector, Nicholson, Meikle, Wol-vriey Jesuto.
The next generation of dark speculative adventure masters is gestating as we speak, and there are plenty signs that Steve Yeager will be one of them.
March 29, 2014
It was an interesting book but this series needs another book to finally answer all the questions. I initially got this (along w/the first one) because I love apocalyptic books and this one definitely had a different twist. That being said, I feel this book faltered where the first book dragged the reader along. The "evil" element just sort of popped up w/no real intro and that I didn't like. If you are looking for an easy book to take you away from the stresses of life, this is it.
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