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THE BOMBS FALL (book 1)
Zachary Christian is Delta Tower resident 8652. He has been stuck inside his tower since the bombs destroyed the world he knew, causing near total extinction. The reason for the war is still a mystery, but ever since that day the world stands still, trapped by the nuclear winter and the Guardians who patrol the exits. Zachary should feel lucky to be alive, but he is haunted by past mistakes which he never got a chance to put right. The only way out is the New Omega Lottery. The prize is a place in Omega, a giant glass tower in the center of their barren world where the new government, The Conservators, rule. Nobody from Delta has ever won. But when Zachary meets Emily he knows she is not from Delta. Convinced there must be another way out, he vows that he will find it. But he doesn't realise that The Conservators have already found him, and they have their own agenda.
CALL OF OMEGA (book 2)
With the roads destroyed and the bridges near collapse, Zack cannot believe what he has learned about The Barrens. He has a job to do, and so he must try to put things right.
But there are those in the shadows who want him to fail, and when Zack learns of a mysterious group who The Conservators refer to as Drifters, he must decide if he is courageous enough to withstand their test.
Will he be brave enough to follow his heart, or will he fall under the spell of The Republic of New Omega?
EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY (book 3)
Life in Omega Tower is not what Zack expected, especially now he understands the relationship between the Conservators and the Drifters. He had his chance to make a choice, and now Zack feels a long way from home. But with the help of his new friend Serena he takes his first Renunciation Pledge and vows to become a good citizen of the Republic.
But tensions are rising and rebellions are forming in the Republic of New Omega. Desperate to protect Leonard, Serena promises Zack that she will get a message to him. But when she comes to him begging for help he is faced with another dilemma. He turns to Emily, swearing to do whatever it takes to help Serena. But there are others who have invested in Zack, and they have other plans.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE (book 4)
With new alliances forming in the Republic of New Omega, Zack is forced to question what he has learned so far. Who can he really trust? But when he learns of a plan to try to save those trapped by the regime he must put his concerns aside. With Emily stuck inside Omega Tower under the threat of denunciation, he is willing to risk everything to save her. Even his life.
But a mysterious transmission changes everything. Whose voice is it? Could it possibly be real? The walls are closing in on President Grayson, and control is getting harder to maintain. But if the regime should fall, who and what are waiting to take its place?
RISE OF A HERO (book five)
Europe is at war, and with ChemWeap attacks and the transmissions from the north fast approaching the borders of New Omega, President Grayson is forced to take a drastic decision. But when Emily learns of her father’s plans she only has one question on her mind; where is Zack?
President Grayson thinks he has her on a tight enough lead, especially since the shock result of the Denunciation Ceremony.
BOOK ONE IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ON KINDLE WITH 85% FOUR AND FIVE STAR REVIEWS AND A 4.2 STAR AVERAGE
THE BOMBS FALL (book 1)
Zachary Christian is Delta Tower resident 8652. He has been stuck inside his tower since the bombs destroyed the world he knew, causing near total extinction. The reason for the war is still a mystery, but ever since that day the world stands still, trapped by the nuclear winter and the Guardians who patrol the exits. Zachary should feel lucky to be alive, but he is haunted by past mistakes which he never got a chance to put right. The only way out is the New Omega Lottery. The prize is a place in Omega, a giant glass tower in the center of their barren world where the new government, The Conservators, rule. Nobody from Delta has ever won. But when Zachary meets Emily he knows she is not from Delta. Convinced there must be another way out, he vows that he will find it. But he doesn't realise that The Conservators have already found him, and they have their own agenda.
CALL OF OMEGA (book 2)
With the roads destroyed and the bridges near collapse, Zack cannot believe what he has learned about The Barrens. He has a job to do, and so he must try to put things right.
But there are those in the shadows who want him to fail, and when Zack learns of a mysterious group who The Conservators refer to as Drifters, he must decide if he is courageous enough to withstand their test.
Will he be brave enough to follow his heart, or will he fall under the spell of The Republic of New Omega?
EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY (book 3)
Life in Omega Tower is not what Zack expected, especially now he understands the relationship between the Conservators and the Drifters. He had his chance to make a choice, and now Zack feels a long way from home. But with the help of his new friend Serena he takes his first Renunciation Pledge and vows to become a good citizen of the Republic.
But tensions are rising and rebellions are forming in the Republic of New Omega. Desperate to protect Leonard, Serena promises Zack that she will get a message to him. But when she comes to him begging for help he is faced with another dilemma. He turns to Emily, swearing to do whatever it takes to help Serena. But there are others who have invested in Zack, and they have other plans.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE (book 4)
With new alliances forming in the Republic of New Omega, Zack is forced to question what he has learned so far. Who can he really trust? But when he learns of a plan to try to save those trapped by the regime he must put his concerns aside. With Emily stuck inside Omega Tower under the threat of denunciation, he is willing to risk everything to save her. Even his life.
But a mysterious transmission changes everything. Whose voice is it? Could it possibly be real? The walls are closing in on President Grayson, and control is getting harder to maintain. But if the regime should fall, who and what are waiting to take its place?
RISE OF A HERO (book five)
Europe is at war, and with ChemWeap attacks and the transmissions from the north fast approaching the borders of New Omega, President Grayson is forced to take a drastic decision. But when Emily learns of her father’s plans she only has one question on her mind; where is Zack?
President Grayson thinks he has her on a tight enough lead, especially since the shock result of the Denunciation Ceremony.
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About the author
Michelle Muckley
13 books62 followersI was born in the town of Warwick in 1981. It is a small historical town in the heart of England, and Ι was the fifth child born into a family of boys. I developed a huge interest in the written world from a young age, and with more than a little help from Roald Dahl found quite the taste for anything gross and gory. Book club at primary school only proved to increase my love of escaping into the world of a book. Whilst six years at secondary school did little to quell the romantic notion of one day sitting in my mountain cabin and smoking a celebratory cigarette as the first novel was born, somewhere within those six years the dream of becoming a writer got put on hold. Still resting quietly in the background were those long and lingering desires to once again rediscover those old aspirations to write.
About six years ago, with the smouldering embers of a childhood dream sparking uncomfortably underfoot there was what can only be called an epiphany. Who is it that actually becomes a writer? It's the people who write. It's the people who actually do more than say, 'I have a dream'. Whilst this may sound simplistic, it was the revelation I needed to sit down and type Chapter One. The first book, The Loss of Deference was no longer just a fantasy and slowly became a workable manuscript. It was then sent out in eagerness before it was properly edited and therefore it was duly returned, and along with it I collected a nice set of standard rejection letters. Six years later, having uprooted from England to settle on the southern Mediterranean shores of Cyprus, the dream to publish the book once deemed nothing more than a pipe dream is now a reality. I am still working as a part time scientist, but I am also writing daily. When I am not sat at the computer typing about the darker side of life, you will find me hiking in the mountains, drinking frappe at the beach, or talking to myself in the kitchen in the style of an American celebrity chef. Just think Ina Garten.
What people saying about The Loss of Deference.
"The final few chapters as the novel races to its finish is a white-knuckle ride, and more than once I wanted to close my eyes so that I might not see what I was sure was coming."
"Michelle Muckley created a believable dystopian world inhabited by intriguing characters"
"I can't wait to read more from this talented new writer."
"An imaginative, clever and thought provoking book which had me hooked from the first chapter."
About six years ago, with the smouldering embers of a childhood dream sparking uncomfortably underfoot there was what can only be called an epiphany. Who is it that actually becomes a writer? It's the people who write. It's the people who actually do more than say, 'I have a dream'. Whilst this may sound simplistic, it was the revelation I needed to sit down and type Chapter One. The first book, The Loss of Deference was no longer just a fantasy and slowly became a workable manuscript. It was then sent out in eagerness before it was properly edited and therefore it was duly returned, and along with it I collected a nice set of standard rejection letters. Six years later, having uprooted from England to settle on the southern Mediterranean shores of Cyprus, the dream to publish the book once deemed nothing more than a pipe dream is now a reality. I am still working as a part time scientist, but I am also writing daily. When I am not sat at the computer typing about the darker side of life, you will find me hiking in the mountains, drinking frappe at the beach, or talking to myself in the kitchen in the style of an American celebrity chef. Just think Ina Garten.
What people saying about The Loss of Deference.
"The final few chapters as the novel races to its finish is a white-knuckle ride, and more than once I wanted to close my eyes so that I might not see what I was sure was coming."
"Michelle Muckley created a believable dystopian world inhabited by intriguing characters"
"I can't wait to read more from this talented new writer."
"An imaginative, clever and thought provoking book which had me hooked from the first chapter."
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July 14, 2016
This wasn't a bad book at all, it was actually pretty good. If you are going to read this you need to get the Omnibus edition. It has all the books and you won't have to buy each one. Each book is pretty short, there was 5 or 6 of them.
The overall story of the book was good. I wasn't really connected to any of the characters in a way that I usually am in other books. I liked most of them and would feel kind of bad if something happened, but I wasn't attached to them like I wish I was. There are multiple POVs which I normally like and I did like it in this book, but I hate the way it was done. At times you wouldn't know it was a different POV until like a paragraph later. It was a fast paced story that was well done. The world Michelle made is pretty neat. I loved how there was different towers and how everything came together. I enjoyed the ride that I took with Zach, it was very interesting.
Not my favorite book but I'm glad I read it. It was a nice surprise.
The overall story of the book was good. I wasn't really connected to any of the characters in a way that I usually am in other books. I liked most of them and would feel kind of bad if something happened, but I wasn't attached to them like I wish I was. There are multiple POVs which I normally like and I did like it in this book, but I hate the way it was done. At times you wouldn't know it was a different POV until like a paragraph later. It was a fast paced story that was well done. The world Michelle made is pretty neat. I loved how there was different towers and how everything came together. I enjoyed the ride that I took with Zach, it was very interesting.
Not my favorite book but I'm glad I read it. It was a nice surprise.
July 13, 2015
As the majority of post-apoc, dystopian novels I read are based in America, I always love picking up a new book and discovering that it is set in Britain, in the case of The Dawn, London. I just like it when I am familiar with the setting, I can already see the skyline or what is left of it!
Set in our near future, nukes have been dropped on London by an unknown enemy, killing hundreds of thousands, levelling infrastructure, ending life as we know it.
Some have survived, they are not the lucky ones.
Told mostly from the POV of Zack Christian, a resident of Delta Tower. He lives in what is now called New Omega, the phoenix that has risen from the ashes of London.
New Omega is a group of high rise buildings (which you may recognise from their descriptions) that have survived the blasts - now quick note here, buildings surviving a nuke? How is that possible, well it is explained in the books so I am not going to spoil it for you here!
Anyway as I was saying, there a several towers, Zack lives in the aforementioned Delta, there is a Beta tower, a Gamma tower and so on but the government lives in Omega tower along with the creme de la creme of society.
Delta is far down the pecking order, they all have jobs in the tower and are responsible for the water supply to New Omega. The Delta residents live in awful cramped conditions, some take drugs to take away their horrible lives, everybody has lost someone.
They do have a chance to leave the tower, a lottery is held to find a resident to move to Omega tower, each resident of New Omega has a tattoo on their wrist and stands a chance to move up the ladder and become an Omega resident.
Zack wants to escape his life, a chance encounter with a girl in the basement levels of his tower gets him thinking, she has no Delta tattoo, she is marked with the Omega tattoo. How did she get to Delta and does this mean he can get out?
I don't really want to give too much away but The Dawn charts Zack's journey from Delta to Omega, yes he wins the lottery but that is the only spoiler I am giving you! He discovers that life is not any better in the ivory tower of Omega and that rules need to be followed, ones that he is not keen on following.
You also discover more about how New Omega came to be and how the "war" started in the first place.
This book reminded me of two different books, the first being 1984, with the rules and the monitoring of everyone but the book it reminded me of the most was Wool, except instead of being underground they are above ground. I mean that as a huge compliment too.
It is a long book, well it is an omnibus, but each section is excellent with wonderfully thought out descriptions of how London is now, there are also some handy flashbacks to tell you how things came to be in the first place.
It can be very dark but it is a great read and like Wool, I feel I still want to here more about the world that they are in, to find out about the people in the other towers, to find out what happened in the early days. The Dawn like Wool could spawn its own fanfiction! You can read more about the the towers and the purpose they serve at Michelle's website here http://www.michellemuckley.com/
Set in our near future, nukes have been dropped on London by an unknown enemy, killing hundreds of thousands, levelling infrastructure, ending life as we know it.
Some have survived, they are not the lucky ones.
Told mostly from the POV of Zack Christian, a resident of Delta Tower. He lives in what is now called New Omega, the phoenix that has risen from the ashes of London.
New Omega is a group of high rise buildings (which you may recognise from their descriptions) that have survived the blasts - now quick note here, buildings surviving a nuke? How is that possible, well it is explained in the books so I am not going to spoil it for you here!
Anyway as I was saying, there a several towers, Zack lives in the aforementioned Delta, there is a Beta tower, a Gamma tower and so on but the government lives in Omega tower along with the creme de la creme of society.
Delta is far down the pecking order, they all have jobs in the tower and are responsible for the water supply to New Omega. The Delta residents live in awful cramped conditions, some take drugs to take away their horrible lives, everybody has lost someone.
They do have a chance to leave the tower, a lottery is held to find a resident to move to Omega tower, each resident of New Omega has a tattoo on their wrist and stands a chance to move up the ladder and become an Omega resident.
Zack wants to escape his life, a chance encounter with a girl in the basement levels of his tower gets him thinking, she has no Delta tattoo, she is marked with the Omega tattoo. How did she get to Delta and does this mean he can get out?
I don't really want to give too much away but The Dawn charts Zack's journey from Delta to Omega, yes he wins the lottery but that is the only spoiler I am giving you! He discovers that life is not any better in the ivory tower of Omega and that rules need to be followed, ones that he is not keen on following.
You also discover more about how New Omega came to be and how the "war" started in the first place.
This book reminded me of two different books, the first being 1984, with the rules and the monitoring of everyone but the book it reminded me of the most was Wool, except instead of being underground they are above ground. I mean that as a huge compliment too.
It is a long book, well it is an omnibus, but each section is excellent with wonderfully thought out descriptions of how London is now, there are also some handy flashbacks to tell you how things came to be in the first place.
It can be very dark but it is a great read and like Wool, I feel I still want to here more about the world that they are in, to find out about the people in the other towers, to find out what happened in the early days. The Dawn like Wool could spawn its own fanfiction! You can read more about the the towers and the purpose they serve at Michelle's website here http://www.michellemuckley.com/
March 1, 2016
Good read
Starts a bit slow, but once it gets going it's a good story. The need for freedom is ingrained in us all. Our interpretation of what freedom is, is the question.
Starts a bit slow, but once it gets going it's a good story. The need for freedom is ingrained in us all. Our interpretation of what freedom is, is the question.
August 22, 2022
A chilling view of a potential future.
I’ll never know how I came about Michelle’s Dawn series but I found the books in my Kindle library. I note now that they were written in 2014 when such possible futures were beyond comprehension. The world has changed since then and while such a possible revolution may be unlikely it is not beyond the realms of possibility.
I found the series very well written. The main characters are believable and also vulnerable. Zack isn’t an all-conquering hero. Emily is fallible and the real heroes are the lesser chapters of the underground. I expected that Zack would lead the charge but he is mostly a victim like everyone else and the fall of Omega is enabled by a small handful of minor characters. Not all the good characters survive. There are numerous surprise twists in the plot.
This is not a perfect work but it probably deserves more recognition than it has.
I’ll never know how I came about Michelle’s Dawn series but I found the books in my Kindle library. I note now that they were written in 2014 when such possible futures were beyond comprehension. The world has changed since then and while such a possible revolution may be unlikely it is not beyond the realms of possibility.
I found the series very well written. The main characters are believable and also vulnerable. Zack isn’t an all-conquering hero. Emily is fallible and the real heroes are the lesser chapters of the underground. I expected that Zack would lead the charge but he is mostly a victim like everyone else and the fall of Omega is enabled by a small handful of minor characters. Not all the good characters survive. There are numerous surprise twists in the plot.
This is not a perfect work but it probably deserves more recognition than it has.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 25, 2023
Brilliant
Horrifying, but couldn't stop reading, had to know how the main characters could survive after such an event. Power can be so overwhelming, that they thought it was a great idea to do what happened.
Horrifying, but couldn't stop reading, had to know how the main characters could survive after such an event. Power can be so overwhelming, that they thought it was a great idea to do what happened.
August 30, 2018
A long slog. Definitely not my cup of tea.
February 4, 2021
Good story line
Enjoyed the book very much - it had some unexpected twists and a good story line which held my attention
Enjoyed the book very much - it had some unexpected twists and a good story line which held my attention
June 26, 2025
gets a little scattered in the last book, but readable
May 20, 2015
I read the first installment of Dawn because I loved Ms. Muckley's "Psychophilia" and wanted to see other works of hers. Dystopian novels are not my usual genre but it was free so I gave it a try. I was instantly pulled into the lives of the characters and couldn't put the book down. Before I was finished with the first book, I bought the complete series and read nothing else until I was finished. The plot is intricate and suspenseful, the characters are well-developed and complex and the book goes at a steady pace towards the climax. I was found myself really caring about many of the characters, not just the main ones. When I was done with the series, I felt a bit of loss at having to leave them behind. Ms. Muckley has a wonderful writing style and I love how she thoroughly explores the thoughts and conflicts going on in the characters' minds. Books should not just be dialogue and action, not if you really want to identify or empathize with the characters. The existential crises suffered by the characters are similar to those of people in all circumstances and I found this book speaking to me personally at many points. While reading, I kept thinking how this series would make an excellent TV movie or mini-series. That would be fun to see happen. Overall, I loved the series and I would highly recommend it to people even if they think they aren't into Sci-fi or dystopia.
June 20, 2015
TtPreposterous
I remember reading a Nancy drew mystery as a child where Nancy is tied up in a cave and the cave was filling with water and as the water reached her mouth and nose she wondered how she was going to get out. The chapter ended there . ... The next chapter started by saying....after Nancy got out the cave...... no explanation or anything. I call it the mystery of the crap writer. The author of this series is one in the same
We are told about the towers we to survive direct nuclear attack and yet later in the book a missile from a helicopter is able to easily penetrate the Windows that hadwithstood an atomic bomb. Also some of the characters in the book are able to smash a window with a shelf frame. Really? Really this is just shabby writing but gives a small clue to the over all ridiculousness of the plot. Science fiction demands that you accept impossible or improbable things
But this book demands you believe in an impossible set up
With totally unexplained division of social group of have and have notes. Living in different towers we are asked to believed survived the blast of thermal nuclear bombs
I remember reading a Nancy drew mystery as a child where Nancy is tied up in a cave and the cave was filling with water and as the water reached her mouth and nose she wondered how she was going to get out. The chapter ended there . ... The next chapter started by saying....after Nancy got out the cave...... no explanation or anything. I call it the mystery of the crap writer. The author of this series is one in the same
We are told about the towers we to survive direct nuclear attack and yet later in the book a missile from a helicopter is able to easily penetrate the Windows that hadwithstood an atomic bomb. Also some of the characters in the book are able to smash a window with a shelf frame. Really? Really this is just shabby writing but gives a small clue to the over all ridiculousness of the plot. Science fiction demands that you accept impossible or improbable things
But this book demands you believe in an impossible set up
With totally unexplained division of social group of have and have notes. Living in different towers we are asked to believed survived the blast of thermal nuclear bombs
July 10, 2015
Wow! I'm definitely a lover of dystopian type books, zombies and apocalypse! Although to be fair there are no zombies in this one! This was a great series! I would definitely recommend the omnibus if your going to read it.
Bombs fall in the UK and a new society firms from the survivors but all is not as it seems. Zack Christian is our main character and the books follow him through his daily struggles of life in Delta tower and beyond as the world as he now knows it begins to unravel. Emily rebels against the life she now knows as she understands what happened when the bombs fell and the way in which the world works now. When the two meet it begins a chain reaction that will forever change the world that they have both come to know.
A brilliantly written story with a great plot, characters and set against a backdrop of devastation and lies. Characters you will love and hate interact brilliantly throughout creating a well rounded vision of a distorted world. It really ales you think about the things you don't know going on in the world and the amount of freedom and power given to those in charge! I couldn't put it down until I had read if all!
Bombs fall in the UK and a new society firms from the survivors but all is not as it seems. Zack Christian is our main character and the books follow him through his daily struggles of life in Delta tower and beyond as the world as he now knows it begins to unravel. Emily rebels against the life she now knows as she understands what happened when the bombs fell and the way in which the world works now. When the two meet it begins a chain reaction that will forever change the world that they have both come to know.
A brilliantly written story with a great plot, characters and set against a backdrop of devastation and lies. Characters you will love and hate interact brilliantly throughout creating a well rounded vision of a distorted world. It really ales you think about the things you don't know going on in the world and the amount of freedom and power given to those in charge! I couldn't put it down until I had read if all!
July 20, 2015
A creative take on a dystopian version of Great Britain after a nuclear bomb attack.
The world building was adequate and characters fleshed out well.
There is really only one aspect that I couldn't get past, the internal monologue. I felt like the MC (Zachary's) internal monologue was incredibly annoying. I can appreciate his struggle with his past and current positions and having to include bits and pieces of his past in order to get a new look on life, but I feel like it droned on and on and on and on and then it would repeat every time he was reminded of his past, or of his new life. This was the main aspect of the book that I just couldn't get over in order to really enjoy it.
But it was a satisfying read and would recommend the books as a good post-apocalyptic time.
The world building was adequate and characters fleshed out well.
There is really only one aspect that I couldn't get past, the internal monologue. I felt like the MC (Zachary's) internal monologue was incredibly annoying. I can appreciate his struggle with his past and current positions and having to include bits and pieces of his past in order to get a new look on life, but I feel like it droned on and on and on and on and then it would repeat every time he was reminded of his past, or of his new life. This was the main aspect of the book that I just couldn't get over in order to really enjoy it.
But it was a satisfying read and would recommend the books as a good post-apocalyptic time.
November 23, 2015
Zachary Christian has been stuck in Delta Tower ever since the bombs destroyed the world he knew. Life in Delta Tower is barren, and the only way out is to win the New Omega lottery. The odds of winning, however, are long, and no one from Delta has ever won. Then, Zachary meets Emily, and he knows that she’s not from Delta Tower, which means there is a way out. When he wins the lottery and is given a chance to move to Omega Tower and meet the Conservators, his life changes—but, not necessarily for the better.
The Dawn by Michelle Muckley is intriguing post-apocalyptic fiction, putting believable and compelling characters in a grotesquely realistic environment, and then putting impassable obstacles—physical and emotional—in their way.
Loved this book.
The Dawn by Michelle Muckley is intriguing post-apocalyptic fiction, putting believable and compelling characters in a grotesquely realistic environment, and then putting impassable obstacles—physical and emotional—in their way.
Loved this book.
February 23, 2015
I love these books!
Upon reading the 1st book, I was hooked. The imagination of the author to have this idea and then bring it to life with words is excellent. It gives a whole new perspective of what could happen after another war. To realize that some people would go through hell just for survival, that they would act like sheep wanting to believe someone was taking care of them, even if only barely, is sad but true of the human race. This author needs a big pat on the back for a job very well done.
Upon reading the 1st book, I was hooked. The imagination of the author to have this idea and then bring it to life with words is excellent. It gives a whole new perspective of what could happen after another war. To realize that some people would go through hell just for survival, that they would act like sheep wanting to believe someone was taking care of them, even if only barely, is sad but true of the human race. This author needs a big pat on the back for a job very well done.
January 4, 2016
I downloaded the free preview of the first book, and about half way through that, I decided to buy the Onmibus (only $4). The book was very well-written throughout with 3 dimensional characters that I really cared about! My only problem is that once they reveal the source of the nuclear attack, I had a very hard time believing in the reality of it all.
The ending came as a "... well yeah, what else did they expect would happen when the nuclear fallout had passed... how long did they think this could last?"
The ending came as a "... well yeah, what else did they expect would happen when the nuclear fallout had passed... how long did they think this could last?"
July 30, 2015
I love dystopian fiction, but it starts to get increasingly violent as the book goes on. The author is clearly well read, especially historically, as she makes many obscure references as metaphors that I would imagine would go over most people's heads if they weren't renaissance people. Made me feel like the prose is a bit high brow. Its drawn out a bit. Reads a bit like a book format of a movie.
March 6, 2016
I really liked these books!
I started to read these books while on vacation. I didn't have access to the Internet, so I downloaded it to the cloud. I was hooked from the start. Although in some places it seemed repetitive, I got past it because the story line was so interesting. Really enjoyed this series!
I started to read these books while on vacation. I didn't have access to the Internet, so I downloaded it to the cloud. I was hooked from the start. Although in some places it seemed repetitive, I got past it because the story line was so interesting. Really enjoyed this series!
February 18, 2015
BRAVO!Don't read these books separately. Read the omnibus edition, or at least have all the books at hand, otherwise you'll drive yourself crazy!
Great characters, awesome story, fresh take on the post-apocalyptic genre. Loved this one!
Great characters, awesome story, fresh take on the post-apocalyptic genre. Loved this one!
July 12, 2015
A great series of books
Very well written and great story line. The series was not too long and the story line never seemed to be boring. I recommend this series to anybody that likes post apocalyptic books
Very well written and great story line. The series was not too long and the story line never seemed to be boring. I recommend this series to anybody that likes post apocalyptic books
July 15, 2015
Excellent
The story was gripping and entertaining. I particularly enjoyed the ambiguity of the Duke character. It was a well reasoned exploration of how easy it is to be lulled into doing the wrong thing.
The story was gripping and entertaining. I particularly enjoyed the ambiguity of the Duke character. It was a well reasoned exploration of how easy it is to be lulled into doing the wrong thing.
July 23, 2015
Wow!
This story was so captivating I spent way too much time reading and not enough time sleeping. I would like to believe such a scenario couldn't exist but I found it to be possible in the storyline. I also found the characters to be very human. This is a very good read.
This story was so captivating I spent way too much time reading and not enough time sleeping. I would like to believe such a scenario couldn't exist but I found it to be possible in the storyline. I also found the characters to be very human. This is a very good read.
March 18, 2016
Great story even though it's long very interesting
Great story I always love science fiction and apocalyptic books and probably the crazies I ever read to me it kind of reminds me of the tv show the 100
Great story I always love science fiction and apocalyptic books and probably the crazies I ever read to me it kind of reminds me of the tv show the 100
February 26, 2017
This book started out with a whole lot of promise but I eventually just lost interest (which is surprising because this is right up my alley theoretically). Couldn't quite put my finger on why though....
July 8, 2015
kindle.
July 12, 2015
A decent read. A bit heavy handed, and a little too self important. But the overall story is good.
July 9, 2015
A real page-turner
Excellent character development,lots of action, and a new premise in dystopian fiction. Overall a great read. Looking forward to her next work!
Excellent character development,lots of action, and a new premise in dystopian fiction. Overall a great read. Looking forward to her next work!
July 16, 2015
I got this omnibus edition through Bookbub. I wasn't sure I would like it, but I did in the end. Some of the plot was a stretch, but the characters were engaging.
August 16, 2015
Fabulous books! Great characters & dystopian world.
October 3, 2015
S3V3L2
April 25, 2016
Enjoyable and unique
Good read for fans of the genre. Different spin and interesting story line that kept me reading until the last page.
Good read for fans of the genre. Different spin and interesting story line that kept me reading until the last page.
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