Thief River Falls Run

Endworld #2

by David Robbins

A ruthless killing machine and the leader of the Alpha Triad, Blade must lead his team of professional warriors on a mission to retrieve medical supplies from the Twin Cities. Reissue.

Genres: Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Apocalyptic

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published January 1, 1992

About the author

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L....

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another post-apocalyptic adventure series. Quick and easy read. Recommended

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

We get to find out a bit more about Blade, Hickock and Geronimo, and that the Home has been being watched by, appropriately enough, "The Watchers." Lots of action, new stuff in the post-apocalyptic world. Enjoyable read.

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hölmö, vauhdikas ja mainion viihdyttävä.

[Otis Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now, if you remember from the first go-round, the folks left alive in the American heartland have built themselves a fortified sanctuary called "The Home". But living behind high brick walls don't do you much good when your people start layoutin' sick and you’re fresh out of penicillin. So, the leadership calls up the Alpha Triad—that’s Blade, the absolute lethal killing machine; Hickok, the gun-slinging cowboy; and Geronimo, the stealthy warrior. They task these boys with driving their souped-up tactical rig out to the Twin Cities to raid some old medical warehouses. But don't go thinkin' this is a simple grocery run. The wasteland is plumb full of savage raiders, mutated varmints, and pure chaos. Before our boys can even get close to the city, they get entirely boxed in and waylaid at Thief River Falls by a nasty, highly organized outfit called the Watchers. These ain't your average disorganized street thugs; they’ve got local mutants under their thumb and they know all about "The Family" back home. David Robbins writes this thing like a classic, high-octane 1980s action movie. You got Hickok blowing bikers away with his pistols, Blade getting separated and hunted down through the rubble, and a whole mess of explosions. There's even a pacifist spiritual feller tagged along on the ride who complains the whole time until he's finally forced to learn that out in the wasteland, it’s strictly kill or be killed. It’s a fast, trashy, guns-blazing page-turner that’ll satisfy anyone who loves old-school survivalist fiction.

[Carola · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blade känns som en lite för komplett karaktär, kan han göra några fel? Eller ja, det är klart han kan, men han är lite väl mycket av en hjälte för att jag verkligen ska känna med honom. Inte heller empat-snubben är någon favorit, det är inte okej att någon vägrar att hjälpa till att försvara sig själv och sina vänner i den situation de befinner sig i. Man kan vara pacifist men då får man räkna med att man är den förste som går åt i en sådan situation. Men de andra låter såklart inte något hända honom.
Jag gillar ju storys där världen gått under och de få som får kvar hamnar på en grundläggande nivå jämfört med hur det var innan det som kraschade världen hände. Jag tror ju att något sådant kommer hända, tids nog, vi människor är duktiga på att hamna i konflikt med varandra och ett tredje världskrig är inte långt borta. Och det finns hemska vapen som, om de används, kommer att ta död på stora delar av mänskligheten. Tyvärr lär också djur och natur drabbas.

Betyg: 5/10

[JW David · Rating 5 out of 5]

End of WW III + 100 years the Family is still trying to reach a major municipality to recover scientific equipment to help diagnose and correct their early aging problem.

[Chad Currie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining little series. Not the most epic of story telling but the prose is solid and economical. It seems the author is developing each character slowly over the arch of the series rather than devoting too much to it early on. Since this is free from my library, I give it 4 stars. If I had to pay, 3 stars. :)

[Unsolved ☕︎ Mystery · Rating 5 out of 5]

- My Description -
This one begins where the last book, Fox Run left off.
It's a month after the last incident.
The Family is still surviving in a post-apocalyptic world.
The Alpha Triad need to make that much needed trip to the Twin Cities to get much needed supplies.
Along the way, they encounter danger that prevents them from their intended journey.

- My Review -
This book has everything: drama, comedy, horror even romance.
I love this series. This needs to be made into a TV series.

I'll be reading Twin Cities Run next, book 3.
Hopefully they make it The Twin cities...

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pulp series that I read through junior high and high school. Even then, I knew it was a formulaic series, but it was fun to read and having found them recently in a box from my parents' house, I am thinking of reading them again.

Edit: Re-reading the series. June 11 2010. Add homophobia to Robbins' list of faults. Also - some ridiculous racial moments in this one.

Ignored, though, the series really starts out with a good slow-burning-fuse. There's a good bit of mystery and action in this one and I can easily see how teenaged me got sucked into the series so deeply.

[Wayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book two picks up from book one in a big way. The triad returns to "The Home" to rest up from their battle with the trolls. They head out to the Twin Cities, but yet again they hit a snag in Thief River Falls. The Watchers are in control of the town and box the warriors in. A battle to the end ensues.

This book was much better than the first in the series. More action this time around. The characters are starting to round out. This series seems to be clicking together nicely. Book three should be good.