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Stone Age #1-3
Stone Age Box Set: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller
For the first time ever, books 1-3 of the Stone Age Series, plus a yet unpublished bonus, are offered in one heavily discounted box-set. Prophecy predicted it. History pointed to it. And yet few were prepared for it. When the Thompson family sets out on a Mexican vacation, they were unaware of the legacy attached to them, and what was about to The greatest solar storm ever predicted will soon pummel the world. The Thompson's must race to stay alive, while deciphering their part in a prophetic mystery, which may hold the key to their survival and that of humanity's. An epic saga of struggle and survival, spread across thousands of miles and hundreds of years. Over 100,000 copies of these apocalyptic thrillers have been sold. Now it's your chance to get three Amazon best-sellers and one unpublished bonus, in one binge-worthy boxed set, all at a healthy discount.
638 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 10, 2020
179 people are currently reading
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About the author
M.L. Banner
28 books165 followersHello lovers of apocalyptic thrillers!
I devour the same books I enjoy writing: science fiction, set in an apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic or dystopian world. I love stories about regular people being thrust into extra ordinary circumstances, and having to rely on their own cunning and that of others to survive. And I love a twist at the end.
My just released Ashfall Apocalypse, as well as previous series Madness, Highway and Stone Age are those kind of stories. They're fast moving, have some regular (and amazing) characters who must make life changing decisions, all while the world is experiencing an apocalypse.
Besides writing, my wife and I travel the world (often to research the next book). But often you can find me on a beach, Kindle in hand, with my Toes in the Water (name of my publishing company).
I devour the same books I enjoy writing: science fiction, set in an apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic or dystopian world. I love stories about regular people being thrust into extra ordinary circumstances, and having to rely on their own cunning and that of others to survive. And I love a twist at the end.
My just released Ashfall Apocalypse, as well as previous series Madness, Highway and Stone Age are those kind of stories. They're fast moving, have some regular (and amazing) characters who must make life changing decisions, all while the world is experiencing an apocalypse.
Besides writing, my wife and I travel the world (often to research the next book). But often you can find me on a beach, Kindle in hand, with my Toes in the Water (name of my publishing company).
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December 24, 2020
Preliminary prepper story that takes place some years after the primal apocalyptic event of solar flares and coronal magnetic emissions. The world as we knew it is gone. Mankind hasn't even begun to realize the extent of the damage and destruction it now faces. Life as we knew it is forever changed.
Given that this state of collapse has been spoken and written about for decades doesn't seem to matter very much to the few people still alive after World wide population and survival concepts become the difference between living and dying. It seems there are still some people and p!aces where hope and survival might be
possible but getting there might kill you just as easily as all the radiation sickness combined with starvation, dehydration or some other form of violence. CICADA exists for that very reason. CICADA is to house and support the best of the best, persons who might be able to figure out how to keep humanity alive so civilization might be resurrected and given another chance at survival.
It's an interesting idea and will appeal to some people but it really depends on your own beliefs, thoughts and feelings about the alleged ending of the world and what comes next
My background in medicine doesn't mean I don't think this could happen but it does make it a long stretch for me. Given the overall description of the chaos and destruction of all our modern technology and the damage that only a very few people might survive to help remake the world just pushes my brain a little bit too far. A handful of people still alive and capable of defending themselves and others who might be less likely to thrive, and who might still be able to offer some service or benefit goes beyond fictional events and characters that don't seem quite real or likely to all be in a common location is taking me away from possibility and dumping me into the land of "not bloody likely". The first three books were fun and free of the all consuming hazard of shoot first and ask questions later populace. The books could have ended there with the overall game of reaching CICADA as a sort of maybe ending if I didn't have to think about it too hard, but both minor books took the overall story over the line for me. I lost interest in the characters the story just faded into background noise that I didn't care about. The pivotal people from the first three books were already gone and I didn't see the point of taking the initial idea into new territory and new situations. I'd been expecting to read more about Max finally catching up with the King family and finding out how they used the advantage of reaching CICADA and what that meant to their own futures and survival.
Don't misunderstand me, the stories were entertaining but three books were enough for me. Without the benefits of modern medicine and other advances few people would survive for any meaningful length of time. We aren't built for that much degradation of society without hope knowledge, or dependence on societal norms. With that thought in mind I finished the book and put it aside for other reading pursuits. Given our world right now is still locked into a global pandemic, reading about the end times for fun and escape probably wasn't very good idea right now.
But if prepping and survival are ideas that interest you, this series is a pretty good choice.
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Given that this state of collapse has been spoken and written about for decades doesn't seem to matter very much to the few people still alive after World wide population and survival concepts become the difference between living and dying. It seems there are still some people and p!aces where hope and survival might be
possible but getting there might kill you just as easily as all the radiation sickness combined with starvation, dehydration or some other form of violence. CICADA exists for that very reason. CICADA is to house and support the best of the best, persons who might be able to figure out how to keep humanity alive so civilization might be resurrected and given another chance at survival.
It's an interesting idea and will appeal to some people but it really depends on your own beliefs, thoughts and feelings about the alleged ending of the world and what comes next
My background in medicine doesn't mean I don't think this could happen but it does make it a long stretch for me. Given the overall description of the chaos and destruction of all our modern technology and the damage that only a very few people might survive to help remake the world just pushes my brain a little bit too far. A handful of people still alive and capable of defending themselves and others who might be less likely to thrive, and who might still be able to offer some service or benefit goes beyond fictional events and characters that don't seem quite real or likely to all be in a common location is taking me away from possibility and dumping me into the land of "not bloody likely". The first three books were fun and free of the all consuming hazard of shoot first and ask questions later populace. The books could have ended there with the overall game of reaching CICADA as a sort of maybe ending if I didn't have to think about it too hard, but both minor books took the overall story over the line for me. I lost interest in the characters the story just faded into background noise that I didn't care about. The pivotal people from the first three books were already gone and I didn't see the point of taking the initial idea into new territory and new situations. I'd been expecting to read more about Max finally catching up with the King family and finding out how they used the advantage of reaching CICADA and what that meant to their own futures and survival.
Don't misunderstand me, the stories were entertaining but three books were enough for me. Without the benefits of modern medicine and other advances few people would survive for any meaningful length of time. We aren't built for that much degradation of society without hope knowledge, or dependence on societal norms. With that thought in mind I finished the book and put it aside for other reading pursuits. Given our world right now is still locked into a global pandemic, reading about the end times for fun and escape probably wasn't very good idea right now.
But if prepping and survival are ideas that interest you, this series is a pretty good choice.
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July 31, 2021
Review
The end of civilisation has come about due to a CME. Interesting in that the effects include too much ultra violet light which kills many plants and dries up water. I think an abridged version would make better reading but I managed to finish all six of the books.
The end of civilisation has come about due to a CME. Interesting in that the effects include too much ultra violet light which kills many plants and dries up water. I think an abridged version would make better reading but I managed to finish all six of the books.
July 3, 2020
Hells R
Loved it the songs are music I really really loved but a story to go with them too good can't wait for more thank you
Loved it the songs are music I really really loved but a story to go with them too good can't wait for more thank you
December 7, 2020
Great read
I really enjoyed this book. Kept my interest the whole time and was sorry to see it end. Believable characters some likeable others despicable and we'll done!
I really enjoyed this book. Kept my interest the whole time and was sorry to see it end. Believable characters some likeable others despicable and we'll done!
May 29, 2022
Possible!!
Sad but it could happen, scary. I think sometimes we are going in that direction
God help us. Protect us..
Sad but it could happen, scary. I think sometimes we are going in that direction
God help us. Protect us..
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