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Nowhere to Turn #5
Cascade
While the old high school continues to grow in both safety and numbers, the Crowe family continues their onslaughts, forcing Mara and her companions to consider more underhanded ways of securing their future. Meanwhile, Logan nears the end of his journey to reunite Braden with his father while Ripley deals with a traitorous usurper who claims to be the new President, forcing her to deal with dangers from both man and nature alike.
A series of global earthquakes cascade across the world, their ferocity unmatched by any other natural disaster in human history. Cities are turned to rubble in moments, deep bunkers are sealed shut in an instant, tens of millions are dead in the first hours, and as aftershocks threaten to further destabilize what remains, those few who survived are forced to navigate a broken country.
On her Virginia homestead, Mara Padgett faces an impossible task: keeping her three children safe as food runs low and desperation runs high. Separated by hundreds of miles from his wife at their homestead, Logan barely survives a plane crash and takes a young orphan under his wing, but must soon choose between the child's welfare and quickly returning to his own family.
Meanwhile, Mara's sister Deb is one of the few to have survived the cataclysmic tremors triggered by the New Madrid fault line that left much of the East Coast in ruins. With nothing left for her in Memphis, she embarks on a perilous trek across the ruined landscape to join her sister in Virginia, though what she finds along the way will test her in ways she can never imagine.
In Washington, D.C., geologist Ripley Baxter is buried alive in the remains of the White House bunker, with the President presumed dead and no hope for rescue. She must summon the strength to free herself from the rubble or face a slow, agonizing death, but nothing has prepared her for the journey - and obstacles - she will face along the way.
A series of global earthquakes cascade across the world, their ferocity unmatched by any other natural disaster in human history. Cities are turned to rubble in moments, deep bunkers are sealed shut in an instant, tens of millions are dead in the first hours, and as aftershocks threaten to further destabilize what remains, those few who survived are forced to navigate a broken country.
On her Virginia homestead, Mara Padgett faces an impossible task: keeping her three children safe as food runs low and desperation runs high. Separated by hundreds of miles from his wife at their homestead, Logan barely survives a plane crash and takes a young orphan under his wing, but must soon choose between the child's welfare and quickly returning to his own family.
Meanwhile, Mara's sister Deb is one of the few to have survived the cataclysmic tremors triggered by the New Madrid fault line that left much of the East Coast in ruins. With nothing left for her in Memphis, she embarks on a perilous trek across the ruined landscape to join her sister in Virginia, though what she finds along the way will test her in ways she can never imagine.
In Washington, D.C., geologist Ripley Baxter is buried alive in the remains of the White House bunker, with the President presumed dead and no hope for rescue. She must summon the strength to free herself from the rubble or face a slow, agonizing death, but nothing has prepared her for the journey - and obstacles - she will face along the way.
334 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 29, 2024
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April 16, 2024
This book 5 turned out to be very good. There is a lot of plot movement and character action on all fronts. I like that Mara, the kids and her group are working to make a decent place to live having lost their farm and that she and Caroline are finally reaching an accord. I've come to appreciate Eva who is a very tough survivor. I was not keen on Ripley being in charge of a rescue mission, yet she did a great job and we got some resolution on the perfidious Daniel Chang. I really like President Ordway; often in this genre the government officials are self-serving, conniving and all-around bad guys, but he is the good guy you would want in real-life. The journey of Logan and Braden has been draggy on occasion, but we get to see that Logan was right in the choices he made. I look forward to Book 6 and hope to see the bad Crowes see some justice.
April 2, 2024
Cascade - a review by Rosemary Kenny.
The Nowhere to Turn series by Stacey Upton and Mike Kraus reaches Book 5, with Cascade.
Amidst catastrophic destruction left by multiple mega-quakes, survivors struggle to make it home to loved ones and some have to cope with unimaginable horrors at various points along their way.
Elsewhere other families, friends and neighbours unite to face up to danger together, to protect lives and homes.
Believable and well-written characters and storylines make Cascade a dystopian adventure that will grip you firmly by the imagination throughout.
I can't wait for the next book!
The Nowhere to Turn series by Stacey Upton and Mike Kraus reaches Book 5, with Cascade.
Amidst catastrophic destruction left by multiple mega-quakes, survivors struggle to make it home to loved ones and some have to cope with unimaginable horrors at various points along their way.
Elsewhere other families, friends and neighbours unite to face up to danger together, to protect lives and homes.
Believable and well-written characters and storylines make Cascade a dystopian adventure that will grip you firmly by the imagination throughout.
I can't wait for the next book!
October 8, 2024
Reunions and dangerous trips
With the militias out in force, there was no safe place to be. They looted and killed everyone in their path with no thoughts about people just trying to survive. Logan finally getting Braden home in Texas to his father, left his heart full and broken. Now he was going to try and get home to his wife and kids, who were facing the dangers of the Malicia wanting to kill them all.
With the militias out in force, there was no safe place to be. They looted and killed everyone in their path with no thoughts about people just trying to survive. Logan finally getting Braden home in Texas to his father, left his heart full and broken. Now he was going to try and get home to his wife and kids, who were facing the dangers of the Malicia wanting to kill them all.
March 30, 2024
Really good
But just a you get to the best part, you know the one, the one we have been reading about since the beginning. Yes that one. The end of book four jumps up.
I will be biting my nails until the next book in the series.
But just a you get to the best part, you know the one, the one we have been reading about since the beginning. Yes that one. The end of book four jumps up.
I will be biting my nails until the next book in the series.
March 30, 2024
Its hard to be joyful when longed for storylines are destroyed!!!
I have decided that the union of Stacey Upton and Mike Kraus should be writing screenplays as well as novels. These books would be great movies or television series! Simply the BEST!
I have decided that the union of Stacey Upton and Mike Kraus should be writing screenplays as well as novels. These books would be great movies or television series! Simply the BEST!
April 2, 2024
This was a really good read! A great continuation of the plot, lots of madness & mayhem & high energy action! I do really like the main characters & for me that helps carry the series. A really good post apocalyptic read!
April 24, 2024
Continuing at home and on the road
The family at home continue to try and build a safe place with food and make plans for more. On the road ,some find a place to settle down and other travel on toward their destination.
The family at home continue to try and build a safe place with food and make plans for more. On the road ,some find a place to settle down and other travel on toward their destination.
April 25, 2024
Too fantastical
There is no way a civilian can learn to fly a Blackhawk that quickly. Also, there's no way an E2 in the space force is a trained combat helicopter pilot. Some of this series is just irritating. Might as well write that dragons emerged from the cracks in the earth.
There is no way a civilian can learn to fly a Blackhawk that quickly. Also, there's no way an E2 in the space force is a trained combat helicopter pilot. Some of this series is just irritating. Might as well write that dragons emerged from the cracks in the earth.
May 2, 2024
Cascade
This book was a good continuation of the previous books. I like the way the book is divided into several stories. Each one unique to the characters. It is and easy read and I learned some things about survival.
This book was a good continuation of the previous books. I like the way the book is divided into several stories. Each one unique to the characters. It is and easy read and I learned some things about survival.
October 29, 2024
Thrill ride
This series just gets better with each book. Great characterization and steady world building. Everything you would expect from Mike Kraus and in this case Stacey Upton. Upton is a new author for me and I am now a fan!
This series just gets better with each book. Great characterization and steady world building. Everything you would expect from Mike Kraus and in this case Stacey Upton. Upton is a new author for me and I am now a fan!
November 25, 2024
I started this series, not knowing it was a series! It was so good, I just had to keep reading. I'm finally on the last book and looking forward to how all of this ends for each of the groups. Great read!
April 3, 2024
What a story, danger and chaos reigns. Earthquakes, people separated from each other. How will this all end. Not to be missed. Two great authors together to give you this outstanding, gripping book.
May 7, 2024
I am addicted
I simply cannot put this series down! The characters are realistic, the story is compelling, all in all, a good read!
I simply cannot put this series down! The characters are realistic, the story is compelling, all in all, a good read!
April 7, 2025
Ripley is now the director of homeland security ?????? Ok Mr president. At least Logan managed to drag a toddler through acid rain to his father though. A win is a win baby.
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