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Pythagoras Falls
☆ FROM BEST SELLING AUTHOR! ☆
Dr. Miles O’Connor knows a deadly secret and works at a black site in New Mexico. A lethal weapon, the Pythagoras Project, is in development. O’Connor is part of the team, but when he discovers the full scope, breadth and extent of the weapon, O’Connor destroys his work and disappears. Phoenix, Lydia, Julian and Yuma are strangers, flying to see loved ones for Thanksgiving. In a terrifying moment, their plane falls from the sky and plunges to the ground, in the middle of a Montana forest. Grateful to have survived, they must find their way out of the forest when no one comes to rescue them. To their utter disbelief, the world has changed in a split second and they must fight to survive. What does O’Connor know that the rest of the world doesn’t? What happens when Pythagoras Falls?
Dr. Miles O’Connor knows a deadly secret and works at a black site in New Mexico. A lethal weapon, the Pythagoras Project, is in development. O’Connor is part of the team, but when he discovers the full scope, breadth and extent of the weapon, O’Connor destroys his work and disappears. Phoenix, Lydia, Julian and Yuma are strangers, flying to see loved ones for Thanksgiving. In a terrifying moment, their plane falls from the sky and plunges to the ground, in the middle of a Montana forest. Grateful to have survived, they must find their way out of the forest when no one comes to rescue them. To their utter disbelief, the world has changed in a split second and they must fight to survive. What does O’Connor know that the rest of the world doesn’t? What happens when Pythagoras Falls?
332 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 26, 2019
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July 20, 2025
"HOLY CRAP. THE WORLD HAS JUST GONE CRAZY AS HELL. APOCALYPTIC LIFE SUCKS BIG ONES."
☆☆☆☆☆
A weapon we (The U.S.) developed, sold to a foreign party by a traitor who feels that he was wronged, used against the U.S. sending the country back to pre pre-eighteen hundreds, and then comes the invasion. With the U.S. government taken out of the picture, the population becomes easy targets for enslavement and outright murdered.
A small group of survivors from a plane crash on their way to Seattle for the Thanksgiving holiday hike out from the crash site enduring the harsh winter of Montana seeking shelter, food, and a place to survive TEOTWAWKI. Phoenix, Lydia, Julian, Yuma, Tara, and Thor stumble through the treacherous forest filled with dangers all around coming to the realization they are not no longer at the top of the food chain and are unequipped to survive without help.
Thankfully, the group are found by Miles who takes them in and offers sanctuary and with Jael they become not only friends but a family filled with love and respect, and the determination to protect each other at all costs. They work and train for the new world that is trusted upon them.
On the other side of the country, Blake, Alice, and Kena deal with thieving and murderous tugs with no respect for life and property in South Carolina. Working together they clean up their little community taking out the trash with extreme prejudice.
Monica escapes the brutality of the invaders in Seattle. Heading east, she finds a group of people using CB radios to set up a network of relays to inform the survivors and to move people across distances safely giving hope in a time that seems like all hope is gone for good.
Pythagoras Falls by S.A. Ison is an action-packed masterpiece that will hold your interest throughout with intriguing situations that will leave you feeling that even in the face of unbelievably hardships, there is hope. S.A. Ison writes with a voice that brings you into the storyline and you will actually feel as if you know each of the cast of characters personally and are right there next to them in their loss and gains.
This book is a very enjoyable book and I can honestly tell you that you will also find yourself enjoying this book too. I am currently reading through all of the books S.A. has written and with only a few left she's become one of my favorite authors. Her time travel books and series are truly a work of art. If you haven't had the opportunity to read her books yet I recommend them.
Quotes:
"Sometimes being smart doesn't mean a lot if you don't have common sense."
"The last time he'd done hand-to-hand combat was over thirty years ago. The most action he got now was slapping at mosquitoes."
"The world had changed. She didn't believe it changed that much, only the restraints were off, the thin veneer ripped away. Evil was now free to roam."
"Good grades and education are the only way out of poverty."
I would have to add hard work. Grades and education doesn't mean crap if you're lazy and don't put in the time and hard work.
"The thrill of the kill - - more like the thrill of taking out the trash."
☆☆☆☆☆
A weapon we (The U.S.) developed, sold to a foreign party by a traitor who feels that he was wronged, used against the U.S. sending the country back to pre pre-eighteen hundreds, and then comes the invasion. With the U.S. government taken out of the picture, the population becomes easy targets for enslavement and outright murdered.
A small group of survivors from a plane crash on their way to Seattle for the Thanksgiving holiday hike out from the crash site enduring the harsh winter of Montana seeking shelter, food, and a place to survive TEOTWAWKI. Phoenix, Lydia, Julian, Yuma, Tara, and Thor stumble through the treacherous forest filled with dangers all around coming to the realization they are not no longer at the top of the food chain and are unequipped to survive without help.
Thankfully, the group are found by Miles who takes them in and offers sanctuary and with Jael they become not only friends but a family filled with love and respect, and the determination to protect each other at all costs. They work and train for the new world that is trusted upon them.
On the other side of the country, Blake, Alice, and Kena deal with thieving and murderous tugs with no respect for life and property in South Carolina. Working together they clean up their little community taking out the trash with extreme prejudice.
Monica escapes the brutality of the invaders in Seattle. Heading east, she finds a group of people using CB radios to set up a network of relays to inform the survivors and to move people across distances safely giving hope in a time that seems like all hope is gone for good.
Pythagoras Falls by S.A. Ison is an action-packed masterpiece that will hold your interest throughout with intriguing situations that will leave you feeling that even in the face of unbelievably hardships, there is hope. S.A. Ison writes with a voice that brings you into the storyline and you will actually feel as if you know each of the cast of characters personally and are right there next to them in their loss and gains.
This book is a very enjoyable book and I can honestly tell you that you will also find yourself enjoying this book too. I am currently reading through all of the books S.A. has written and with only a few left she's become one of my favorite authors. Her time travel books and series are truly a work of art. If you haven't had the opportunity to read her books yet I recommend them.
Quotes:
"Sometimes being smart doesn't mean a lot if you don't have common sense."
"The last time he'd done hand-to-hand combat was over thirty years ago. The most action he got now was slapping at mosquitoes."
"The world had changed. She didn't believe it changed that much, only the restraints were off, the thin veneer ripped away. Evil was now free to roam."
"Good grades and education are the only way out of poverty."
I would have to add hard work. Grades and education doesn't mean crap if you're lazy and don't put in the time and hard work.
"The thrill of the kill - - more like the thrill of taking out the trash."
October 24, 2023
Definite winner
This is the kind of book we want from S.A. Ison.
Great characters, lots of details as nd we wonderful story line!
This is the kind of book we want from S.A. Ison.
Great characters, lots of details as nd we wonderful story line!
June 18, 2022
great
Miles scientist escapes a compound where the government was making an EMP. Fifteen years later the EMP is set of by a foreign country. Read tales of life and death in their new world
Miles scientist escapes a compound where the government was making an EMP. Fifteen years later the EMP is set of by a foreign country. Read tales of life and death in their new world
December 28, 2019
Book review
As usual this author has put out a winner. The story line was good and nothing was crazy or outlandish. It was close to reality and the characters very believable. The U.S. Government and the other countries actions were spot on, this could happen. If it does I hope that the American people follow the example of what happens to the government and politicians in this story Looking forward to the next book that this author comes up with.
As usual this author has put out a winner. The story line was good and nothing was crazy or outlandish. It was close to reality and the characters very believable. The U.S. Government and the other countries actions were spot on, this could happen. If it does I hope that the American people follow the example of what happens to the government and politicians in this story Looking forward to the next book that this author comes up with.
April 2, 2021
5 Stars
The Pythagoras project a secret government weapon is hacked and turned on the U.S. Causing the entire power grid to fail. The book follows groups of people in Montana, Georgia and Seattle Washington as they cope with the disaster.
The Pythagoras project a secret government weapon is hacked and turned on the U.S. Causing the entire power grid to fail. The book follows groups of people in Montana, Georgia and Seattle Washington as they cope with the disaster.
March 21, 2021
Great story
Post apocalyptic rather than the slipping through time as most are, but pretty good character development. Overall a good read.
Post apocalyptic rather than the slipping through time as most are, but pretty good character development. Overall a good read.
April 6, 2021
Good book
Great read fun and educational, preparation for the end of the world and what it might be like seems real enough
Great read fun and educational, preparation for the end of the world and what it might be like seems real enough
October 30, 2019
Too many typos
Excellent character development and world building, but the typos distracted too much. I also found the blasphemous use of the Lord's name very offensive. Believing Christians such as myself are not prudes, but why can't you use some other expletive other than Ch#$%t? Please consider an alternative. Thank you.
Excellent character development and world building, but the typos distracted too much. I also found the blasphemous use of the Lord's name very offensive. Believing Christians such as myself are not prudes, but why can't you use some other expletive other than Ch#$%t? Please consider an alternative. Thank you.
March 17, 2024
This book has a lot of one dimensional contrasts. The government is bad and creates an evil weapon designed to destroy entire countries. One scientist is a good guy and leaves and others are just nasty or traitorous. Almost all of the people attacking others are just plain rapists and not just desperate people. The invaders are obviously bad guys and cause terrible deprivation and brutality. There was a bit of falling into male and female traditional roles, though Alice had some nice character growth. I kept expecting some kind of connection between the east coast group and the Montana group, but it never happened. There were some editing issues with use of “Me and”, instillation rather than installation and possessive for Miles was a challenge. It ended fairly well, though a bit quickly.
September 1, 2020
High Action
From start to finish this story is tells at with action. It's easy to invest in the characters, through their trials and their secrets! To imagine a weapon as powerful as Pythagoras, devastating the world, but with throwback advantages is creative and mind blowing. For people to rally and overcome the destruction becomes a blessing!
From start to finish this story is tells at with action. It's easy to invest in the characters, through their trials and their secrets! To imagine a weapon as powerful as Pythagoras, devastating the world, but with throwback advantages is creative and mind blowing. For people to rally and overcome the destruction becomes a blessing!
June 7, 2020
Great plot and characters! Exciting read. A really page turner!
Lots of twists and turns in this book. Great character that care about one another. The feeling of family built on depending and working together was heart felt😃
Lots of twists and turns in this book. Great character that care about one another. The feeling of family built on depending and working together was heart felt😃
July 5, 2020
Great book
Good book. Great characters and not to over the top situations. Some government bashing, US and others. Other then that good read for me. Kept my attention to read to the end.
Good book. Great characters and not to over the top situations. Some government bashing, US and others. Other then that good read for me. Kept my attention to read to the end.
December 16, 2024
Pretty good EMP yarn
I got caught up in this story pretty quickly and couldn't put it down. Makes one fear lest we fall into lawlessness and have to be set back two hundred years and form our government all over again. Make America Great again is going to be my moto!
I got caught up in this story pretty quickly and couldn't put it down. Makes one fear lest we fall into lawlessness and have to be set back two hundred years and form our government all over again. Make America Great again is going to be my moto!
February 24, 2020
Powerful story taken from a series on TV. Who will survive when located in the mountains of China when a EMP shuts down all chances of returning to their homes?
April 19, 2020
Great story!
Great writing! I stayed up most of the night reading which I never do. I will definitely read more by this author.
Great writing! I stayed up most of the night reading which I never do. I will definitely read more by this author.
November 13, 2022
Really good!
January 2, 2022
The premise was good, the execution was just OK. A targeted EMP that could be delivered to a specific location, area or country being developed by the US. There are some problems and unknown to anyone some of the data has been falsified or simply omitted. None of this is spoiler, you learn about it very, very early in the book.
What ensues is total chaos and that makes up the remainder of the story which into a survivalist tale told by people in three areas, the Southeast, the Midwest and the far west as well as Texas. The issue with this, although the characters are all different, they are still all the same. They have to deal with similar problems but the approach is all the same. It does get a little boring at times.
The of course there is an "outside event", the happenings on the west coast which to a degree strains credibility and ignores one actual fact -- US nuclear submarines roaming the depths of all oceans which not been affected by the EMP....enough said.
I will say the main characters are well drawn, Their actions fit their abilities and knowledge in a society that has at best been thrown back to the 18th century [with a few exceptions].
The book was enjoyable but I kept asking myself, why didn't they do this or that.
What ensues is total chaos and that makes up the remainder of the story which into a survivalist tale told by people in three areas, the Southeast, the Midwest and the far west as well as Texas. The issue with this, although the characters are all different, they are still all the same. They have to deal with similar problems but the approach is all the same. It does get a little boring at times.
The of course there is an "outside event", the happenings on the west coast which to a degree strains credibility and ignores one actual fact -- US nuclear submarines roaming the depths of all oceans which not been affected by the EMP....enough said.
I will say the main characters are well drawn, Their actions fit their abilities and knowledge in a society that has at best been thrown back to the 18th century [with a few exceptions].
The book was enjoyable but I kept asking myself, why didn't they do this or that.
September 4, 2020
Good
The story started out great, but became kind of monotonous and predictable about halfway through. Not the normal story I become used to from the author.
The story started out great, but became kind of monotonous and predictable about halfway through. Not the normal story I become used to from the author.
December 29, 2023
3.5 stars
January 30, 2021
I did not care for this book. The point of view in the book switched so much, with no warning that I stayed confused most of the book. I got to the last few chapters and just started skimming paragraphs, because I was just -done- with this book. I felt like it should've been several different books instead of following so many people at once. 2 stars was generous of me, truly.
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