Survival in Man’s Second Dark Age
Three hundred years after the fall of society, the last fragments of civilization are clinging to life, living in the ruins of the ancient cities in nearly-medieval conditions. Technology has been reduced to legend, monsters roam the forests, and fear reigns supreme. But that is just the beginning…
The wind-borne spores are spreading, disfiguring men and twisting their minds, turning them into creatures that threaten to destroy the townships. Among the townsfolk, political and the religious, dissension is spreading.
Through it all, a mother must protect her son…
Since this was a collaboration, I worried I couldn’t wait to get started on The Last Survivors when I found out who the authors were. T.W. Piperbrook and Bobby Adair couldn’t write a bad book if they tried and together, I thought they would be unstoppable. Post-apocalyptic stories are by far my favorite and when you throw zombies into the mix, well, let’s just say I was kind of excited.Â
Wowzors. This book is amazing. I can pick out the heroine, that’s easy, it’s the only woman who is on multiple pages. But figuring out who is a hero or villain is much more difficult. Even the most evil decisions are logical, given the background of the decision makers.Â
Mmmm yeah maybe but then again no I am completely fed up with authors forcing the story arc and pacing in order to create more “volumes” of the same story. It smacks of mercenary more than literary motivation.Â