Helpful Score: 2
The majority of the action takes place upon a trimaran sailboat in Atlantic and Caribbean waters. It has a well done believable beginning as the "war clouds gather." The escape from a suddenly desperate surviving populace is tense and exciting. Sailing away from the devastation and desperation is a different approach than I have seen in most similar novels. Good character development also. I got a little tried of being seasick, but I guess they were on the boat alot. I've read all the apocalyptic books on all the Amazon lists and this one is worth the time. The ending was rather disappointing but getting there was fun. Blurb: A tight, simple, staightforward story of survival told in style with adequate character development and a lip biting plot using effective linear movement.
Helpful Score: 1
This was a great book. At nearly 400 pages.. it FLEW by. The story picks up right before a nuclear war btwn the US and Russia (which drags in the rest of the world as well). A band of people is thrown together on a triamaran (sp?) and tries to sale away from the devestation in the US--but the war (and its aftermath, radiation, starvation, savagery) follows them.
While the start of the book is 'anti-war' and 'anti-nuke' ish... once the war gets going the book takes off. Great character development and an interesting way to tell the story--sailing on the ocean/along the shores. (sometimes somewhat dated both with the story and attitudes btwn the sexes--but not bad--much of it could be written for today). The relationship btwn the two main characters is a bit gone with the wind-ish (read melodrama)... but all the character's struggle to not just survive but also find a way to make a new life for themselves was great and gripping.
I tore through this book and highly recommend it... Reminds me of Malevil and Warday--both of which were great books as well. If you're a PA fan this is a must read.
While the start of the book is 'anti-war' and 'anti-nuke' ish... once the war gets going the book takes off. Great character development and an interesting way to tell the story--sailing on the ocean/along the shores. (sometimes somewhat dated both with the story and attitudes btwn the sexes--but not bad--much of it could be written for today). The relationship btwn the two main characters is a bit gone with the wind-ish (read melodrama)... but all the character's struggle to not just survive but also find a way to make a new life for themselves was great and gripping.
I tore through this book and highly recommend it... Reminds me of Malevil and Warday--both of which were great books as well. If you're a PA fan this is a must read.
Helpful Score: 1
When the bombs came, only the lucky escaped. In the horror that followed, only the strong would survive.
The voyage of the trimaran Vagabond began as a pleasure cruise on the Chesapeake Bay. Then came the War Alert...the unholy glow on the horizon...the terrifying reports of nuclear destruction. In the days that followed, it became clear just how much damage had been done--and how much chaos was still to come. For Captain Neil Loken and his passengers, their shipmates were now the only family they had, the open seas their only sanctuary, their skill and courage all that might get them out alive.
The voyage of the trimaran Vagabond began as a pleasure cruise on the Chesapeake Bay. Then came the War Alert...the unholy glow on the horizon...the terrifying reports of nuclear destruction. In the days that followed, it became clear just how much damage had been done--and how much chaos was still to come. For Captain Neil Loken and his passengers, their shipmates were now the only family they had, the open seas their only sanctuary, their skill and courage all that might get them out alive.
