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MELT: The Complete Series - Part 1:
When modern society breaks apart... where will you turn?
This is a three-part boxed set collection of the MELT series, combining the original ten books into a convenient 3-part package. It was supposed to be a ground-breaking MELT, a newly created compound they promised would revolutionize waste processing.
When things don't go as planned and the city begins to implode, Bill and Alice Everlee are caught on opposite sides of the divide.
Stuck at ground zero as the city begins to sink around her, Alice races to discover what is causing the disaster and how to stop it - if she even can.
Meanwhile, having received a frightening message from his wife, Bill hurries to pack everyone up at home before racing to a remote cottage in upstate New York to begin preparing for the coming storm...
***** A new, intensely thrilling series, MELT has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike. Written by JJ Pike and Mike Kraus, MELT examines a part of our world that we often take for granted. Add in a dash of real science, a collection of flawed, realistic characters, and a glimpse of what the future might hold in store and you're presented with the recipe for a frightenly real post-apocalyptic thriller. This is part 1 of a 3-part collection of boxed sets that combine the original ten MELT novels into a convenient three-part package. This part contains the following
Book 1 - MELT
Book 2 - SINK
Book 3 - BURY
Book 4 - BURN
This is a three-part boxed set collection of the MELT series, combining the original ten books into a convenient 3-part package. It was supposed to be a ground-breaking MELT, a newly created compound they promised would revolutionize waste processing.
When things don't go as planned and the city begins to implode, Bill and Alice Everlee are caught on opposite sides of the divide.
Stuck at ground zero as the city begins to sink around her, Alice races to discover what is causing the disaster and how to stop it - if she even can.
Meanwhile, having received a frightening message from his wife, Bill hurries to pack everyone up at home before racing to a remote cottage in upstate New York to begin preparing for the coming storm...
***** A new, intensely thrilling series, MELT has received unanimous praise from beta readers and early reviewers alike. Written by JJ Pike and Mike Kraus, MELT examines a part of our world that we often take for granted. Add in a dash of real science, a collection of flawed, realistic characters, and a glimpse of what the future might hold in store and you're presented with the recipe for a frightenly real post-apocalyptic thriller. This is part 1 of a 3-part collection of boxed sets that combine the original ten MELT novels into a convenient three-part package. This part contains the following
Book 1 - MELT
Book 2 - SINK
Book 3 - BURY
Book 4 - BURN
969 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2021
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December 31, 2021
Excellent characterization, fuzzy science
I found it a strain to suspend disbelief for the science of the plot-premise of this story. But the characterization is so good that it drives the story. In many novels, when a character experiences flashbacks, the continuity of the story is interrupted and a reader can get confused or lose interest in the plot line, but here the flashbacks reveal the main characters to us and make clear why they act as they do. I await eagerly the continuation of the story and the resolution for the main characters of the moral and psychological issues they face. I would like to see the authors’ gift for portraying characters with such depth exercised within a more realistic plot, perhaps one of gradual and then accelerating economic collapse, or if more excitement is needed, maybe a mega-volcano eruption? I gave this book the full five stars because it held my rapt attention for hours. The characterization transcends the genre and earns the five stars when I seldom give more than 4.
I found it a strain to suspend disbelief for the science of the plot-premise of this story. But the characterization is so good that it drives the story. In many novels, when a character experiences flashbacks, the continuity of the story is interrupted and a reader can get confused or lose interest in the plot line, but here the flashbacks reveal the main characters to us and make clear why they act as they do. I await eagerly the continuation of the story and the resolution for the main characters of the moral and psychological issues they face. I would like to see the authors’ gift for portraying characters with such depth exercised within a more realistic plot, perhaps one of gradual and then accelerating economic collapse, or if more excitement is needed, maybe a mega-volcano eruption? I gave this book the full five stars because it held my rapt attention for hours. The characterization transcends the genre and earns the five stars when I seldom give more than 4.
July 19, 2022
invasion from within
A miracle product that can cure our glut on plastic not in hundreds of years but fast faster than imagined but it needs more testing the head Egg and Alice couldn’t convince the idiot in charge -the damage is almost immediately Alice knows and try’s to mitigate but of course no one listens including her husband and son everything spirals Alice’s family know their moms a major prepped beyond but they come to find out more people are involved in there end of the world plans some find that they can stand and be counted others not so much everyone is amazed at what “you” can do when you HAVE To but is it enough?
A miracle product that can cure our glut on plastic not in hundreds of years but fast faster than imagined but it needs more testing the head Egg and Alice couldn’t convince the idiot in charge -the damage is almost immediately Alice knows and try’s to mitigate but of course no one listens including her husband and son everything spirals Alice’s family know their moms a major prepped beyond but they come to find out more people are involved in there end of the world plans some find that they can stand and be counted others not so much everyone is amazed at what “you” can do when you HAVE To but is it enough?
July 9, 2022
DNF Interesting plot idea but very unbelievable characters. Prepper farmers who move their family and animals (horses, pig, alpaka, chicken etc) to some hut in the forest? The signal for evacuation happened way to fast before anything really problematic happened. The lady is very woke and strong and the man is as he should a rather weak houseman, child sitter and farmer..
August 10, 2022
A Completely New Reason for an Apocalypse
A newly discovered enzyme that breaks plastic down. Wow, why could possibly go wrong! Everything as it turns out. Mix in an agent from both the CIA and FBI. Stir the pot with a big cast and set the action in New York. Very slow to read with too much emphasis on the travails of the heroes trapped in the subway system.
A newly discovered enzyme that breaks plastic down. Wow, why could possibly go wrong! Everything as it turns out. Mix in an agent from both the CIA and FBI. Stir the pot with a big cast and set the action in New York. Very slow to read with too much emphasis on the travails of the heroes trapped in the subway system.
May 11, 2022
great
Conglomerate stages a tv ad on their latest product to destroy plastic. Disaster occurs and the product Melt escapes the lab. Read how a family survives the destruction that follows
Conglomerate stages a tv ad on their latest product to destroy plastic. Disaster occurs and the product Melt escapes the lab. Read how a family survives the destruction that follows
May 27, 2022
Action Packed full of Twists
I love this storyline as well as a clear understanding of “Prepping” as a lifestyle. Characters are believable to a point. Judge for yourself,who. Keep it coming.
I love this storyline as well as a clear understanding of “Prepping” as a lifestyle. Characters are believable to a point. Judge for yourself,who. Keep it coming.
July 6, 2022
ACTION PACKED!
Be prepared to NOT put this down until you reach the end.
If you read like me, I couldn't get away because I had to know what adventure was coming up and was everyone safe!
Mike Kraus and his writing team never fail to keep your interest!
Be prepared to NOT put this down until you reach the end.
If you read like me, I couldn't get away because I had to know what adventure was coming up and was everyone safe!
Mike Kraus and his writing team never fail to keep your interest!
March 21, 2023
This book is a total train wreck of mental flashbacks and ramblings from almost every character.
You find yourself hoping for the character to be hit by lightning or something to bring the agony to a end.
You find yourself hoping for the character to be hit by lightning or something to bring the agony to a end.
October 14, 2023
disaster
I liked the action and suspense in this book. A lot going on at one time. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes apocalyptic stories. I gave it four stars because it kept me turning pages.
I liked the action and suspense in this book. A lot going on at one time. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes apocalyptic stories. I gave it four stars because it kept me turning pages.
February 11, 2022
2.5 stars. Just too many themes in one book/series, told from so many different points of view, the tone of the novel changes constantly.
February 23, 2022
MELT PART 1
Excellent series so exciting. Many things happening that you would never think off. Scary thoughts that something like that could happen.
Excellent series so exciting. Many things happening that you would never think off. Scary thoughts that something like that could happen.
April 3, 2022
This story is great
I read sci fi all the time but this one kept me awake reading to see what came next. Can't wait for more!
I read sci fi all the time but this one kept me awake reading to see what came next. Can't wait for more!
May 12, 2022
Melt
Liked the series, not the ending I expected through. Kept me engrossed start to finish, recommended, it was fun to read
Liked the series, not the ending I expected through. Kept me engrossed start to finish, recommended, it was fun to read
May 16, 2022
Melt
These books have have fast paced plots and fascinating characters. I recommend these books to all readers that enjoy fiction stories about national tragities.
These books have have fast paced plots and fascinating characters. I recommend these books to all readers that enjoy fiction stories about national tragities.
October 18, 2022
Great book's
Excellent story, found it very hard to stop. Reading this series is fantastic can't wait to start the next book's
Excellent story, found it very hard to stop. Reading this series is fantastic can't wait to start the next book's
September 5, 2022
Great read!!!
You will love the characters in this book! Not a dull moment. You will enjoy the twists and turns, it really gets you hooked from the very beginning.
You will love the characters in this book! Not a dull moment. You will enjoy the twists and turns, it really gets you hooked from the very beginning.
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