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Refuge
442 pages, Paperback
Published June 16, 2020
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Jeremy Robinson
164 books2,618 followersJeremy Robinson is the New York Times bestselling author of seventy novels and novellas, including Apocalypse Machine, Island 731, and SecondWorld, as well as the Jack Sigler thriller series and Project Nemesis, the highest selling, original (non-licensed) kaiju novel of all time. He’s known for mixing elements of science, history and mythology, which has earned him the #1 spot in Science Fiction and Action-Adventure, and secured him as the top creature feature author. Many of his novels have been adapted into comic books, optioned for film and TV, and translated into thirteen languages. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children. Visit him at www.bewareofmonsters.com.
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January 16, 2024
Anthologies are always a bit difficult to review, and this one is not the norm. Here we have 5 different authors, who each contributed a section of the same storyline. I don't know what their parameters were, if they were given any type of road map or if they just were told to let it go where it went....not really sure. But, the whole story ended up being a fairly cohesive and interesting saga.
The storyline revolves around the small town of Refuge, New Hampshire. One night, the church bells start ringing unattended and that ends up being the signal that a change is going to occur. From then on, every time the bells begin to ring, the town undergoes a dimension shift. We get to meet several town members (and witness many, many deaths) as they are trying to figure out what the heck is happening while at the same time trying to keep everyone alive from all the new things that want to kill them.
I honestly COULD tell that there were different writing styles, but for the most part, the story read pretty smoothly and there was not a jarring section that threw you out of the story. I think my favorite section was Section Three: Lost in the Echo that was written by Robert Swartwood. Why? Don't know, but I liked it.
I listened to most of the story on audio and did not realize until I was finished that there was a map of the town in the printed version. Bummer. I think that would have been a big help for me as everyone was running around. The other thing that I was not aware of was that the ending was - well, I guess you would call it a cliffhanger. I do not know enough to know when this book was published so maybe there is already a Season Two, or maybe this was just released....I have no idea.
For the most part, even if you decided to stop after this book, the storyline wrapped up in a way that could be considered complete.
The storyline revolves around the small town of Refuge, New Hampshire. One night, the church bells start ringing unattended and that ends up being the signal that a change is going to occur. From then on, every time the bells begin to ring, the town undergoes a dimension shift. We get to meet several town members (and witness many, many deaths) as they are trying to figure out what the heck is happening while at the same time trying to keep everyone alive from all the new things that want to kill them.
I honestly COULD tell that there were different writing styles, but for the most part, the story read pretty smoothly and there was not a jarring section that threw you out of the story. I think my favorite section was Section Three: Lost in the Echo that was written by Robert Swartwood. Why? Don't know, but I liked it.
I listened to most of the story on audio and did not realize until I was finished that there was a map of the town in the printed version. Bummer. I think that would have been a big help for me as everyone was running around. The other thing that I was not aware of was that the ending was - well, I guess you would call it a cliffhanger. I do not know enough to know when this book was published so maybe there is already a Season Two, or maybe this was just released....I have no idea.
For the most part, even if you decided to stop after this book, the storyline wrapped up in a way that could be considered complete.
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