We Had Flags

Toxic World #3

by Sean McLachlan

A law doesn't work if everyone breaks it.
For forty years, New City has been a bastion of order in a fallen world. One crucial law has maintained the peace--it is illegal to place responsibility for the collapse of civilization on any one group. Anyone found guilty of Blaming is branded and stripped of citizenship.
But when some unwelcome visitors arrive from across the sea, old wounds break open, and no one is safe from Blame.

396 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 20, 2015

About the author

Sean McLachlan is a former archaeologist who worked for many years on excavations in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Now a full-time writer, he specializes in fiction, history, and adventure travel. In 2013 he won the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award for his Iraq reportage.

Half of Sean's time is spent on the road researching and writing. He's traveled to more than 30 countries, interviewing nomads in Somaliland, climbing to clifftop monasteries in Ethiopia, studying Crusader castles in Syria, and exploring caves in his favorite state of Missouri.

Sean works in a number of genres, especially historical mystery and science fiction.

Sean is always happy to hear from his readers, so drop him a line via his blog!

Reviews

[Chuck & Sue Schaeffer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice wrap-up to the previous stories

The book suffers from a lack of professional quality proofreading. For me, personally, The uncorrected errors cause a mental “stumble” that distracts me frequently. In this age of AI, I think the author and publisher have no excuse for not even using a spell-checker

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still going strong

I didn't want the Righteous Horse to have such a big part of the story. I strongly dislike them. I was sad to see so much division amongst friends/leaders in New City. This book was a bit stressful. Especially Label's storyline.

[Micheal · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyed

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started this right after finishing Refugees from the Righteous Horde (Toxic World Book 2) and read it in one day. Really well done with further fleshing out of the characters and revelations about the post-apocalyptic world MacLachlan has created. With the conclusion of this book there are quite a few interesting plot threads going. Accordingly, this reader is truly looking forward to the next novel in the Toxic World series.

[Wesley Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great and all-too-human characters, clear writing, nearly perfect pacing, and simply the best Toxic World book to date. This is a winner of a read.

[Tyrean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this next adventure from Sean McLachlan's Toxic World series, and I'm looking forward to the next one!