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The Light: Houston, Texas
March Madness has begun and college basketball playoffs are heating up, not that Robert Walker—a graduate student from Texas—particularly cares. He has decided to skip classes for the day, sleep in, and get some rest. Unfortunately, a brief spat on the phone with his fiancée makes that impossible. Hoping to take his mind off of it, he scans through TV channels in search of entertainment and instead finds one news report after another that warns of violence erupting in the streets.
People are randomly and savagely attacking one another all along the East Coast from Maine to Florida. Some speculate it may be related to strange lights that have appeared in the sky above the outbreaks. Before any solid conclusions can be drawn, however, the brutality spreads, sweeping across the country until it hits Houston, then proceeds on to the West Coast. Robert, a handful of classmates, and a few others manage to survive the first wave and find themselves in the midst of civilization’s blackest hour, surrounded by pandemonium, bloodshed, and masses of people who have been stripped of their humanity. Hours later, as those strange lights continue to dominate the sky, the vicious horde undergoes a new transformation.
There is no escaping the horror. Unable to reach his fiancée by phone, Robert sets out to find her, joined by a small ensemble of fellow survivors. The thirty-five miles they must cover are fraught with danger, and their terror grows with each step they take as they witness the genesis of a new Earth. Can they find a way to stop it? Will they even survive it?
People are randomly and savagely attacking one another all along the East Coast from Maine to Florida. Some speculate it may be related to strange lights that have appeared in the sky above the outbreaks. Before any solid conclusions can be drawn, however, the brutality spreads, sweeping across the country until it hits Houston, then proceeds on to the West Coast. Robert, a handful of classmates, and a few others manage to survive the first wave and find themselves in the midst of civilization’s blackest hour, surrounded by pandemonium, bloodshed, and masses of people who have been stripped of their humanity. Hours later, as those strange lights continue to dominate the sky, the vicious horde undergoes a new transformation.
There is no escaping the horror. Unable to reach his fiancée by phone, Robert sets out to find her, joined by a small ensemble of fellow survivors. The thirty-five miles they must cover are fraught with danger, and their terror grows with each step they take as they witness the genesis of a new Earth. Can they find a way to stop it? Will they even survive it?
538 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 11, 2019
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About the author
Joe M. Solomon
2 books195 followersJoe Solomon earned both master’s and doctoral degrees from Rice University and is a writer, a director, an independent filmmaker, and a composer. His first novel—a supernatural thriller entitled The Darkness: Giger, Texas—reached #2 on Amazon's Best Seller list and is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. His next novel—The Light: Houston, Texas—will release in late summer 2019. He has also completed a collection of short stories that arose from the macabre and will release next year.
An award-winning screenwriter, Joe has completed many screenplays and nine stage plays. He has also been very active in the independent film industry, directing four short films, one feature film (post production), and six music videos. His screenplays have won Best Screenplay at the Mediterranean Film Festival (Cannes, France), been Official Selections at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, been a Finalist in the American Movie Awards, won the Final Draft Screenwriters Award, won the Screenwriting Showcase Award, reached the Second Round in The Sundance Feature Film Program, and been a Finalist in the Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. His music videos have won Best Music Video at the Honolulu Film Awards, the Silver Remi Award for Creative Excellence at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, won the Maple Leaf Award at the Canada International Film Festival, been an Official Selection of the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema—Milan, been an Official Selection of the Switzerland International Film Festival, won Best Director—Music Video in the Honolulu Film Awards, and been a Finalist in the American Movie Awards. They have also been Official Selections of many additional international film festivals.
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An award-winning screenwriter, Joe has completed many screenplays and nine stage plays. He has also been very active in the independent film industry, directing four short films, one feature film (post production), and six music videos. His screenplays have won Best Screenplay at the Mediterranean Film Festival (Cannes, France), been Official Selections at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, been a Finalist in the American Movie Awards, won the Final Draft Screenwriters Award, won the Screenwriting Showcase Award, reached the Second Round in The Sundance Feature Film Program, and been a Finalist in the Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. His music videos have won Best Music Video at the Honolulu Film Awards, the Silver Remi Award for Creative Excellence at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, won the Maple Leaf Award at the Canada International Film Festival, been an Official Selection of the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema—Milan, been an Official Selection of the Switzerland International Film Festival, won Best Director—Music Video in the Honolulu Film Awards, and been a Finalist in the American Movie Awards. They have also been Official Selections of many additional international film festivals.
For the latest news on upcoming releases and more, visit the author’s website:
www.JoeMSolomon.com
Connect Online:
Website — www.JoeMSolomon.com
Facebook — www.facebook.com/AuthorJoeMSolomon
Twitter — twitter.com/JoeMSolomon
Goodreads — www.goodreads.com/Joe_M_Solomon
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June 17, 2019
Disclaimer: I received this book from Rockstar Book Tours. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book Series: Standalone? Seriously it could go either way.
Rating: 4/5
Diversity: Aliens?
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Genre: Dystopian/Apocalyptic
Recommended Age: 17+ (violence, gore, end of the world as we know it)
Publisher: NES Publishing
Pages: 538
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Synopsis: March Madness has begun and college basketball playoffs are heating up, not that Robert Walker—a graduate student from Texas—particularly cares. He has decided to skip classes for the day, sleep in, and get some rest. Unfortunately, a brief spat on the phone with his fiancée makes that impossible. Hoping to take his mind off of it, he scans through TV channels in search of entertainment and instead finds one news report after another that warns of violence erupting in the streets.
People are randomly and savagely attacking one another all along the East Coast from Maine to Florida. Some speculate it may be related to strange lights that have appeared in the sky above the outbreaks. Before any solid conclusions can be drawn, however, the brutality spreads, sweeping across the country until it hits Houston, then proceeds on to the West Coast. Robert, a handful of classmates, and a few others manage to survive the first wave and find themselves in the midst of civilization’s blackest hour, surrounded by pandemonium, bloodshed, and masses of people who have been stripped of their humanity. Hours later, as those strange lights continue to dominate the sky, the vicious horde undergoes a new transformation.
There is no escaping the horror. Unable to reach his fiancée by phone, Robert sets out to find her, joined by a small ensemble of fellow survivors. The thirty-five miles they must cover are fraught with danger, and their terror grows with each step they take as they witness the genesis of a new Earth. Can they find a way to stop it? Will they even survive it?
Review: I felt like this was a great book! The book had a fast paced dystopian vibe and I loved reading about the end of this world. The characters were well developed and the world building was done perfectly without overwhelming the audience. The book also left me with many questions and there was never a dull moment in it.
My only issue is that the book felt really uneven in parts with all the twists and turns, but if you’re in for that type of book then this is the book for you!
Verdict: Love me some world ending books.
Book Series: Standalone? Seriously it could go either way.
Rating: 4/5
Diversity: Aliens?
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Genre: Dystopian/Apocalyptic
Recommended Age: 17+ (violence, gore, end of the world as we know it)
Publisher: NES Publishing
Pages: 538
Amazon Link
Synopsis: March Madness has begun and college basketball playoffs are heating up, not that Robert Walker—a graduate student from Texas—particularly cares. He has decided to skip classes for the day, sleep in, and get some rest. Unfortunately, a brief spat on the phone with his fiancée makes that impossible. Hoping to take his mind off of it, he scans through TV channels in search of entertainment and instead finds one news report after another that warns of violence erupting in the streets.
People are randomly and savagely attacking one another all along the East Coast from Maine to Florida. Some speculate it may be related to strange lights that have appeared in the sky above the outbreaks. Before any solid conclusions can be drawn, however, the brutality spreads, sweeping across the country until it hits Houston, then proceeds on to the West Coast. Robert, a handful of classmates, and a few others manage to survive the first wave and find themselves in the midst of civilization’s blackest hour, surrounded by pandemonium, bloodshed, and masses of people who have been stripped of their humanity. Hours later, as those strange lights continue to dominate the sky, the vicious horde undergoes a new transformation.
There is no escaping the horror. Unable to reach his fiancée by phone, Robert sets out to find her, joined by a small ensemble of fellow survivors. The thirty-five miles they must cover are fraught with danger, and their terror grows with each step they take as they witness the genesis of a new Earth. Can they find a way to stop it? Will they even survive it?
Review: I felt like this was a great book! The book had a fast paced dystopian vibe and I loved reading about the end of this world. The characters were well developed and the world building was done perfectly without overwhelming the audience. The book also left me with many questions and there was never a dull moment in it.
My only issue is that the book felt really uneven in parts with all the twists and turns, but if you’re in for that type of book then this is the book for you!
Verdict: Love me some world ending books.
August 20, 2019
IT WAS OK
This book was ok, not great by any means. The author told a story, but no reasons...character motivation, cause of "The Light", and no real passion in the telling. I basically skimmed the last 25% of the book.
This book was ok, not great by any means. The author told a story, but no reasons...character motivation, cause of "The Light", and no real passion in the telling. I basically skimmed the last 25% of the book.
July 31, 2025
Maybe over generous with a 3
The appeal was a book set in my town of Houston which is mostly forgotten outside of Texas
The plot seems like a combination of Racoona Sheldon’s Screwfly Solution and a zombie movie. Sheldon’s story is better
Too many loose ends—what happened to the angels?
A lot of pointless stuff. Sevens? Saying 43 minutes is a 7 because 4+3 =7 is dumb because aliens would measure time the same way not would they necessarily use base ten
And the language the zombies were speaking??? That went nowhere
The appeal was a book set in my town of Houston which is mostly forgotten outside of Texas
The plot seems like a combination of Racoona Sheldon’s Screwfly Solution and a zombie movie. Sheldon’s story is better
Too many loose ends—what happened to the angels?
A lot of pointless stuff. Sevens? Saying 43 minutes is a 7 because 4+3 =7 is dumb because aliens would measure time the same way not would they necessarily use base ten
And the language the zombies were speaking??? That went nowhere
August 20, 2019
Left me wanting more. Not your standard post apocalyptic tale, but rather a hybrid of Dean Koontz, vintage King, and the end of the world as we know it. Excellent read.
September 8, 2019
Excellent apocalyptic fiction.
April 27, 2025
Excellently theme
Loved this book.very original story and good characters..loved it..thank you author..Kath
Good imagination and everything very diff..cheers again x. X
Loved this book.very original story and good characters..loved it..thank you author..Kath
Good imagination and everything very diff..cheers again x. X
September 24, 2019
Needs a good editor & a decent ending.
Too WORDY! A good editor would have cut this book by 25 percent leaving it sharp, clear and tight! A good story is not defined by the number of words an author uses, but by the effectiveness of the ones he/she chooses.
And then there's the problem of "no closure".
This story introduces endless questions. In and of itself, this is a good thing in any story...it keeps the reader turning the pages, yearning for ANSWERS! When I crack the cover of a promising book, I expect a beginning, a middle and a conclusion that wraps everything up!! This one left me hanging.
Too WORDY! A good editor would have cut this book by 25 percent leaving it sharp, clear and tight! A good story is not defined by the number of words an author uses, but by the effectiveness of the ones he/she chooses.
And then there's the problem of "no closure".
This story introduces endless questions. In and of itself, this is a good thing in any story...it keeps the reader turning the pages, yearning for ANSWERS! When I crack the cover of a promising book, I expect a beginning, a middle and a conclusion that wraps everything up!! This one left me hanging.
December 2, 2022
The book started off soooo good!! It jumped right into the action, but then it just seemed to drag on. The whole book was about Robert trying to get to his fiancé, with a lil bit of action in between. I wish we got more details on the "Angels" (origins, meaning, expectations) but none of that was every explained. Even in the end (their demise) we were left with more questions than answers. And the Anthony character!!!! UGH, why was he even in the story past the first few chapters? He was by far the worst of them all, but for some reason was strung along until the very end. Sadly, I feel like this book missed the mark for me.
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