Remnant: A Post-Pandemic Dystopian Tale

by M. Lacey

A global pandemic changes everything. What happens next?This is the first-person survival journal of Remy and his younger sibling after the fourth wave of this disease has swept the United States, and possibly the world.

This YA (Young Adult) sci-fi adventure is told in a journal form as Remy leads Micah through different survival camps on the way to a safe haven, all the while keeping a secret that could mean the difference in their survival.Reviewers are "A story of pure desperation as an epidemic or war destroys most of civilization and people are just trying to survive any way they can. Very short, fast reading, with good tips, warnings and “everything will be okay.”""It's a very well-written and unique story.""Intriguing, dystopian survival story - quick read, can’t wait for Part 2!"Don't wait, Download it now!

Genres: Amazon

35 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 9, 2021

Reviews

[Cornel Diaconu · Rating 3 out of 5]

A (very) short story, with end-of-the-world theme; interesting is that first step in the destruction of humankind is the ... COVID-19 pandemic. What comes next is subject of the story (hm, a cancer that dissapear but still kills the person who has it ?).
Seems more like a sketch of a future novel, though.

[Elissa Anne · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is not a book. It's not even novella length

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review of eBook

Remy writes a survival journal, hoping to help others, especially Micah, survive. Beginning with the first wave, the Covid-19 pandemic, his notes continue with the second wave, the Scum, the third wave, Spontaneous Combustion, and the fourth wave, Accelerated degenerating cancer.

Remy and Micah lost their dad in the fourth wave; Remy struggles to get Micah to a safe place his dad told him about. Along the way, he’s hidden the truth about Micah in the name of safety.

Will they reach safety? Can they survive in this new world?

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This Young Adult dystopian tale, with its undercurrent of desperation, takes the all-too-recent pandemic and puts an imaginative spin on it, sending the survivors into an apocalyptic world. It’s personal, intimate, grim, and frightening. Writing the story as a journal and, following that, tips for survival in this apocalyptic world, gives the reader a unique perspective on the telling of the tale, but many will wish there was more about Remy and Micah . . . so many questions are left unanswered.

[Laurie C. · Rating 1 out of 5]

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I can't think of anything good to say about this story. It is packed with advertising for other reading material. The very short read of the journal never made it into any kind of a story. The journal writer is of unknown age, male, female, might've even been a grandparent for all I knew. The use of Coronavirus 2021 is liberally used, along with "the first, second, third, and fourth wave" many times. No details about them were given. The journal writer did say "when the first wave hit, dad came home coughing up blood". That was when I thought this story might be taking off. But it never did because that was all that was said about dad.
Mr. Lacey writes non-fiction books. Half of this book is advertising for other books, page after page of them.
For any pandemic or apocalyptic and EMP end of the world as we know it books, I'm going to take advantage of the samples and stick to books written before 2020.

[Magnus · Rating 1 out of 5]

To short, even for a short story. This does not feel lika a finished product, I see it more as some random notes the author wrote for some upcoming project.

Keep up the work and lay some more work into it, there are to many lose ends here that needs to be handled. Still after reading this, I don't know what to make of it, what was the story really about?
I don't see the purpose of the survival tips, had they at least been like good tips, it would have added some value here but they felt totally off. And finally: name dropping the current covid pandemic and making up some crazy wild waves coming from it will not make an automatically good story.

[Jenny Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very impactful and meaningful. Very short book but makes you look back on life and it has impacted all of us (Covid). It quite interesting that it dove into different topics just slightly and it felt like a note to someone. I love how it has journals inside like logs. It felt a little scattered. It definitely felt like a rough draft that could have lead into more. I would be curious to see where the author could have gone into making a proper length book. Very very good! Easy read and calming.

[Susi Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is written from the point-of-view of a fifteen-year-old, and the language used is very fitting. My favourite part is the details of the different waves of the pandemic at the end. I wish it had been longer - I’d have loved to see the main character encountering each wave, however, it is written as a survival guide and it fits that niche well.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A story of pure desperation as an epidemic or war destroys most of civilization and people are just trying to survive any way they can. Very short, fast reading, with good tips, warnings and “everything will be okay.”

[Angela Bush · Rating 3 out of 5]

Remnant was a fast, easy read

I like the concept of the story. It takes reality and builds to a fictitious possibility. I wish there was more character development, but the journal style of writing comes with the challenge. It was worth reading.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a enjoyable, very short story! Well written, in diary form, it has a certain style which appealed to me. I was a little surprised it was so short as I was enjoying it & wanted to read more! Great to fill in a few minutes! So good for a quick escape!