Scorched Earth

by Stephen Monaco

Looking for a great novel for a cold winter night? Scorched Earth is what you need.Cain Coldrake attracted the attention of some dangerous people.   Since the Impact, most of the world is a deserted and perilous place. Houses and building sit vacant, their former inhabitants long since dead. Scavengers explore these ruins to seek out items people need to auto parts, appliances, generators, gasoline or even weapons. Cain is one of those scavengers and a good one. For a price, he'll get whatever his patrons desire, legal or not.  When he gets involved with a group resisting the rule of the local warlord gang called the Ravens, he puts a target on himself and his family. Can he overcome the past mistakes that haunt him as he leads the Ravens on a chase across an unforgiving post-apocalyptic hellscape?  If you love post-apocalyptic thrillers, you'll want to read Scorched Earth because the story is so instantly gripping, it will pull you in and keep you turning pages late into the night. Pick up Scorched Earth and discover your next favorite novel.

245 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 6, 2017

Reviews

[coty ☆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

you know when you decide to write a book after a few creative writing sessions in your 6th grade english class? that book is exactly this. i'm convinced there was no editing, no second/third/fourth read, that the entire thing was written in one go with absolute confidence that there were no mistakes, but there definitely is. the reason i'm giving it two stars rather than one, however, is that despite the very obvious mistakes and, you know, 6th grade writing, at least there's clear character motives (even if they're stereotypical, they're still there). they have distinct..ish voices. and there's an actual reflective moment where the main character, cain, realizes how much of an ableist asshole he is towards his disabled brother. we love growth