Stirling also wrote another series in which it turns out that the same event that cause all technology to cease also transported the island of Nantucket back to 1250 BC where, strangely their modern technology continues to work
Both very good series, your statement about Island in the Sea of Time series is incorrect modern technology doesn't work, they have to restart from an earlier base eg military forces start off using roman style swords. They do eventually develop steam power
Stirling also wrote another series in which it turns out that the same event that cause all technology to cease also transported the island of Nantucket back to 1250 BC where, strangely their modern technology continues to work
Both very good series, your statement about Island in the Sea of Time series is incorrect modern technology doesn't work, they have to restart from an earlier base eg military forces start off using roman style swords. They do eventually develop steam power
Sorry about that, it's been a while since I read them
One of my very favourite books ever - The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Honetly, it's just brilliant! I'd say The Road by Cormac McCarthy as well - I loved it, but I did lend it to three colleagues and none of them liked it!
One of my very favourite books ever - The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Honetly, it's just brilliant! I'd say The Road by Cormac McCarthy as well - I loved it, but I did lend it to three colleagues and none of them liked it!
I'd forgotten about the handmaids tale. Very disturbing but I'd definitely reread it.
When a freak asteroid knocks the moon from its orbit, horrific tides engulf parts of the globe, and life on earth changes overnight. For 15-year-old Miranda, as power, communications and food supplies start to break down, a desperate battle for her family's survival begins.
A ferociously gripping story of human courage in the face of catastrophic disaster.
I've just finished one - Last Light by Alex Scarrow - and I thought it was very good.
The story explores what would happen if the world's oil supply was cut off. I found it both gripping and thought-provoking. I'll definitely be reading the sequel.
When a freak asteroid knocks the moon from its orbit, horrific tides engulf parts of the globe, and life on earth changes overnight. For 15-year-old Miranda, as power, communications and food supplies start to break down, a desperate battle for her family's survival begins.
A ferociously gripping story of human courage in the face of catastrophic disaster.
Absolutely loved that trilogy.
I've been reading Sleepers by Jacqueline Druga, it's a trilogy, with parts 1 and 2 available now (for under £2 each) and the 3rd installment is out later this year I think.
I got to the end of the first book and immediately downloaded the second, so for me that's a good sign of a gripping story! (not to mention the cliffhanger ending!!)
I've just finished one - Last Light by Alex Scarrow - and I thought it was very good.
The story explores what would happen if the world's oil supply was cut off. I found it both gripping and thought-provoking. I'll definitely be reading the sequel.
I HATED the sequel! I thought it was really really silly, and frustrating. I just about got through it all, but I really really hated it with quite a passion. I love Alex Scarrow's Time Riders books, so I was disappointed not to like this one. And I didn't really like the rather preachy peak oil stuff.
I HATED the sequel! I thought it was really really silly, and frustrating. I just about got through it all, but I really really hated it with quite a passion. I love Alex Scarrow's Time Riders books, so I was disappointed not to like this one. And I didn't really like the rather preachy peak oil stuff.
To be honest I ignored all the peak oil stuff.
I liked the way the the society at the dome gradually detoriated from a sanctuary to a dictatorship and thought that it was worthy of a book of its own
One of my very favourite books ever - The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Honetly, it's just brilliant! I'd say The Road by Cormac McCarthy as well - I loved it, but I did lend it to three colleagues and none of them liked it!
That is an excellent book as is J G Ballard's Drowned World.
I've just finished one - Last Light by Alex Scarrow - and I thought it was very good.
The story explores what would happen if the world's oil supply was cut off. I found it both gripping and thought-provoking. I'll definitely be reading the sequel.
City of ember and subsequent sequels are good. Not apocalypse as such, but more about a world where pier supply is running out (can't say more without giving it away) I was out off for ages as I'd seen the kids film based on it and hated it, but finally gave in and read theolks, they are soooo much better.
Its already been said, but I would strongly recommend I Am Legend. I didnt like the film when I saw it, and the book is so much better! It's conscise without being simplistic, and is just a really enjoyable read.
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Both very good series, your statement about Island in the Sea of Time series is incorrect modern technology doesn't work, they have to restart from an earlier base eg military forces start off using roman style swords. They do eventually develop steam power
Sorry about that, it's been a while since I read them
ok no issues, well worth a re read though, Lord of Mountains due out early September
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lord-Mountains-A-Novel-Change/dp/0451464761/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346429465&sr=8-1
I'd forgotten about the handmaids tale. Very disturbing but I'd definitely reread it.
Yes I was going to mention this - a sinister but enthralling book.
Classed as YA But I loved it...
When a freak asteroid knocks the moon from its orbit, horrific tides engulf parts of the globe, and life on earth changes overnight. For 15-year-old Miranda, as power, communications and food supplies start to break down, a desperate battle for her family's survival begins.
A ferociously gripping story of human courage in the face of catastrophic disaster.
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The story explores what would happen if the world's oil supply was cut off. I found it both gripping and thought-provoking. I'll definitely be reading the sequel.
A very good book. It doesn't feel dated when reading it and its a great read.
Stephen Kings The Stand is one of my particular favourites x
About an American wasteland after a nuclear war.
Absolutely loved that trilogy.
I've been reading Sleepers by Jacqueline Druga, it's a trilogy, with parts 1 and 2 available now (for under £2 each) and the 3rd installment is out later this year I think.
I got to the end of the first book and immediately downloaded the second, so for me that's a good sign of a gripping story! (not to mention the cliffhanger ending!!)
The sequel is great!!!
I HATED the sequel! I thought it was really really silly, and frustrating. I just about got through it all, but I really really hated it with quite a passion. I love Alex Scarrow's Time Riders books, so I was disappointed not to like this one. And I didn't really like the rather preachy peak oil stuff.
To be honest I ignored all the peak oil stuff.
I liked the way the the society at the dome gradually detoriated from a sanctuary to a dictatorship and thought that it was worthy of a book of its own
That is an excellent book as is J G Ballard's Drowned World.
A good read for me as part of it is set here in Guernsey!
When I was a teenager, I read Z For Zachariah by Robert C O'Brien which has always stayed with me. Just went to check and it is still in print!
And not future apocalypse as such but still very doom laden and nicely written, Stephen King's Under The Dome.
Theres a sequal -- Afterlight
They are geared more for a female readership though.