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The Colony #7
The Reckoning
The conclusion to the internationally Colony Saga!
The final days of the end of the world.
The survivors have been hunted.
Their numbers have thinned.
The few that remain must face a final trial. A last enemy greater than any they have yet encountered. They must prepare themselves for anything, because the Change was just the start.
This is The Reckoning.
The final days of the end of the world.
The survivors have been hunted.
Their numbers have thinned.
The few that remain must face a final trial. A last enemy greater than any they have yet encountered. They must prepare themselves for anything, because the Change was just the start.
This is The Reckoning.
- GenresHorror
475 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2015
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65 people want to read
About the author
Michaelbrent Collings
92 books660 followersOne of the most versatile writers around, Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist. While he is best known for horror (and is one of the most successful indie horror authors in the United States), he has also written bestselling thriller, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, humor, young adult, and middle grade works, and Western Romance.
In addition to being a bestselling novelist, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award, a Dragon Award, a RONE Award, and a Whitney award: and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR. He is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, and Writing Excuses.
Find more about him at his website, WrittenInsomnia.com, or sign up for his mailing list (and get a free book!) at http://writteninsomnia.com/michaelbre....
In addition to being a bestselling novelist, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award, a Dragon Award, a RONE Award, and a Whitney award: and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR. He is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, and Writing Excuses.
Find more about him at his website, WrittenInsomnia.com, or sign up for his mailing list (and get a free book!) at http://writteninsomnia.com/michaelbre....
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
June 7, 2021
I really flew through this series, which is saying a lot since I almost never read series books. I enjoyed the story and characters, but I did feel that the last book was overly long. We’d already had so many close escapes that I really didn’t need so many more to wrap up the series. I know some didn’t like the ending, but it worked ok for me. It does get pretty out there!
December 6, 2021
Endings are hard. Especially, I think, in horror.
The Colony, by and large, is a pretty dark series. The victories the characters achieve are often measured in seconds. Safety is fleeting. Death is common.
How in the world is something like this supposed to have a satisfying ending?
By the author's own words, in a newspaper interview given years ago, there is a split in horror (and I am going to paraphrase here): there is the kind of horror that kicks you in the gut and leaves you in a gutter, and there is horror that kicks you in the gut and throws you into a hole...only to show that there is light to climb back into.
I'm not going to spoil which way the ending of The Reckoning goes, but I am sure that it is likely going to leave some people disappointed. I'm not completely sold on it myself. It did seem to come out of left field without much build up. That said it more or less worked for me, so I guess that's good enough.
The Colony, by and large, is a pretty dark series. The victories the characters achieve are often measured in seconds. Safety is fleeting. Death is common.
How in the world is something like this supposed to have a satisfying ending?
By the author's own words, in a newspaper interview given years ago, there is a split in horror (and I am going to paraphrase here): there is the kind of horror that kicks you in the gut and leaves you in a gutter, and there is horror that kicks you in the gut and throws you into a hole...only to show that there is light to climb back into.
I'm not going to spoil which way the ending of The Reckoning goes, but I am sure that it is likely going to leave some people disappointed. I'm not completely sold on it myself. It did seem to come out of left field without much build up. That said it more or less worked for me, so I guess that's good enough.
October 2, 2018
At times this story unfolded with some originality outside the constraints of the apocalypse genre. I was disappointed with the conclusion, however, the story was engaging to keep me going until the end.
May 13, 2019
Excellent
An excellent series! Highly recommend. Definitely a different take on a zombie apocalypse. It's nice to have a hopeful ending.
An excellent series! Highly recommend. Definitely a different take on a zombie apocalypse. It's nice to have a hopeful ending.
June 26, 2021
A worthy read
I thoroughly enjoyed this series. It’s a relentless, unputdownable rollercoaster ride through a post-apocalyptic undead nightmare. MbC delivers once again.
I thoroughly enjoyed this series. It’s a relentless, unputdownable rollercoaster ride through a post-apocalyptic undead nightmare. MbC delivers once again.
January 5, 2022
Fantastic
The Colony saga was one of the best books I've read in a long time. Not your ordinary zombie story. Love the characters.. Could not put down. A Must Read !
The Colony saga was one of the best books I've read in a long time. Not your ordinary zombie story. Love the characters.. Could not put down. A Must Read !
March 24, 2022
Loved the series until it got extremely far fetched. When they started growing retractable wings and wolverine knife hands, it kinda lost me. Other than that I like the series and the ending.
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January 20, 2016
What a horrible ending to a series that started out so strong! This last book was too over-the-top with all the Deus Ex Machina and then the actual ending made me cringe.
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