MUTINY: A Post Apocalyptic-Dystopian EMP Attack Thriller

Reckoning #1

by Lee West

"Lee West is back with another chilling and unique post-apocalyptic tale!""A refreshing take on the genre! Lee West takes your worst fears and multiplies them by ten...."Joe and Meg Birch have saved for years to take the trip of a lifetime. On the last night of their cruise, while most of the passengers are sleep--the unthinkable occurs. A suspected electromagnetic pulse (EMP) damages most of the cruise ship's critical systems, forcing the crew to divert the remainingl power to essential systems.While the massive ship struggles in rough seas, the seasick passengers grow increasingly uneasy about their situation. The flow of food and drinks has been significantly reduced, air-conditioning is non-existent and the ship's security team is visibly armed. What they don't know is that the ship has lost contact with the mainland, and their Captain is on the verge of making life-altering decision for all of them.Skeptical of the conditions onshore and unwilling to pull into the ship's homeport without the assistance of local pilot craft, the Captain elects to leave the area and seek safe harbor to the south. There's just one catch. The ship only carries enough food and fuel to last a few more days--and their destination remains uncertain. The geographical scope and magnitude of the damage caused by the mysterious event remains unknown to the crew.With Joe and Meg's prospect of returning home about to slip away, the Birch's face an agonizing choice. Stay with the ship and take a chance on the Captain--or steal a lifeboat and try to return home. Joined by likeminded passengers and a few salty crewmembers, they decide to make their own destiny--despite the unknown dangers.THE MUTINY chronicles this impossible, gut-wrenching journey to get home, where it quickly becomes obvious that THEIR STORY IS FAR FROM OVER!

Genres: Post Apocalyptic

160 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 26, 2019

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Reviews

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hardly a "Post Apocalyptic Thriller." Hardly a "thriller" at all really. This book was kind of hard to categorize. While on a cruise, a stargazing couple witnesses an odd explosion. All power goes out... YES!!! ANOTHER EMP STORY, because there aren't enough of those in the genre. The cruise ship is operating on auxiliary power, so a few passengers and crew do what is completely normal...try to flee the safety of a big cruise ship and escape on a lifeboat. Oddly, the Captain of the ship doesn't say shit...ever... about what is going on. So away the escapees go, and of course, on the life boat there doesn't seem to be a compass (WTF???) so they navigate by the stars. Then a PIRATE ship comes and the fearless castaways destroy the ship WITH A FLARE GUN!!! What the hell? They also run into a sail boat and they are like "it's all good bro, we sail ...no need for fuel." They get to land and no one is there. I might just have to go for book 2.... there are undoubtably bands of raging cannibals.

[dennis barron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mutiny. Lee West

Passengers on a cruise ship and the unthinkable happens. Power is lost. No communication. Their unable to enter their destination port. A panic sets in among the passengers and crew. Ship security is now armed. food is being rationed. Many of the passengers are being moved to different quarters. Three of the crew members and four passengers steal a lifeboat and barely escape. One of the crewmembers dies in the escape. An EMP has possibly struck. Their nightmare is slowly becoming a reality.

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I am just getting tired of these post apocalyptic books. I have read too many. This is a good book but not one i would ask others to read. Maybe because it is "old" to me. I compare almost every book in the post apocalyptic field to "One Second After" -my first book on this subject. read it 3 times. So far, nothing has come close. But at least this took place on a cruise ship so it was worth reading to get a perspective of how it could go if an EMP were to hit. So read it and enjoy!!!!!

[Pam Shelton-Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty good book and very promising start to a new series. I like the characters and the fact that this starts on a cruise ship, presenting quite a challenge to surviving an EMP. There is also some mystery and a whiff that the government might have had some involvement in the EMP. The editing was good as well. I look forward to the next book.

[Cutterid · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book leaves you with a lot of unsolved mysteries, including the central theme of the book which is the apocalyptic event.

The book is self-described as a post-apocalyptic thriller, but I didn't think there was much in the way of thrilling action. The plot was well thought out, I just didn't think much was going on in this first book. Don't know if I'll continue the series

[Lana Mccall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

A little difference from other pot apocalyptic novels as it begins aboard a cruise ship. During their last night of the voyage an high altitude explosion emits an EMP killing all electronic devices. With limited food and fuel they are unable to dock at home port. what the heck do they do now?

[Cindi · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book!

I can't wait for the next book in the series, the first one was so good! I highly recommend this series as well as the Blue Lives series which was also phenomenal!

[Wayne Hubbard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kept my attention

Out of so many versions of this future world, I found mutiny’s story interesting with good character development. Not just a shoot’em up, but an honest portrayal of ordinary people faced with unordinary circumstances.

[David Cearley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid story.

Good character development, likable people, believable story line. As with all the recent serialized books, it has lots of loose ends hopefully addressed in future books.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was simple & straight forward. The character development could have been much more. Some things happened too quick. (The call to steal a lifeboat, the security crew shooting, & the 1st ship they meet is a pirate ship.) But I’m curious enough to look at book #2.

[Bernie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mutiny review

Mutiny is the first post apocalyptic book in the Reckoning series written by author Lee West. Great characters and storyline.

[Joni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trip

It seems like forever to try to leave the ship. I would have enjoyed knowing what happened on the ship after our group left.

[Terry L Christen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Great book it will keep you thinking about it all the time and it will keep you posted by the best possible way it will end

[Theresa Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

If america does not watch out this could be a reality

[David Pospisil · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was nothing I liked about this book except for the character Frank.
I was hoping the other characters would drown.
Way too many loose ends at the end of the book.
Done with this series.

[Peter Bruyns · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Story

And it brings a brand new style of writing as well. The author will learn soon and the next in the series should be worth watching out for.

[Ralph · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wooden

[HOLLY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait for the next book to come out next month.