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Just finished One Second After and can't wait until the new one comes out.
I thought One Second After and Going Home were garbage.
OSA is written as clichéd as you can get.
I just finished reading 'Power Struggle', which was written by one of our NES bretheren:
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Struggl...qid=1439916635&sr=8-1&keywords=power+struggle
It's very well written and an added bonus is that it takes place locally. I am not super familiar with the locales in the book, but if you live or spend time in those neighborhoods, I am guessing it adds to the coolness of the book.
My only real complaint about the book stems from the fact that I have probably read 100 books with very similar stories. If this were the first one I read, I would probably be blown away by it.
I do look forward to more books in the series. The first book covers a fairly short period of time after the event. It will be interesting to see how city-dwellers make out long-term. THAT would be something that I haven't seen 100 times.
Well done briz
I thought One Second After and Going Home were garbage.
OSA is written as clichéd as you can get.
By page 25 of Coming Home, when the main character pulled out his 1,500 conveniently carried piece of gear from his neverending bag of tricks (along with make model description of every piece of gear), I had had enough.
That's pretty much how I felt about One Second After as well. How long did it take before they were holding public executions in the tennis courts? 2-3 days? It wasn't realistic by any means. Society would fall apart in the case of an event like that, but not THAT fast!
I'm not saying that I don't believe there would be killing in an event like that. I'm saying that systematic public executions within two days wouldn't happen.I think you have a misplaced high opinion of the general public. It takes far less to make people riot and burn down a neighborhood within 24hrs. Yet somehow you think modern civilization basically stopping won't end up with people getting killed within a few days?
Me thinks ye have lived a sheltered life.
I just finished reading 'Power Struggle', which was written by one of our NES bretheren:
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Struggl...qid=1439916635&sr=8-1&keywords=power+struggle
It's very well written and an added bonus is that it takes place locally. I am not super familiar with the locales in the book, but if you live or spend time in those neighborhoods, I am guessing it adds to the coolness of the book.
My only real complaint about the book stems from the fact that I have probably read 100 books with very similar stories. If this were the first one I read, I would probably be blown away by it.
I do look forward to more books in the series. The first book covers a fairly short period of time after the event. It will be interesting to see how city-dwellers make out long-term. THAT would be something that I haven't seen 100 times.
Well done briz
That's pretty much how I felt about One Second After as well. How long did it take before they were holding public executions in the tennis courts? 2-3 days? It wasn't realistic by any means. Society would fall apart in the case of an event like that, but not THAT fast!
I'm not saying that I don't believe there would be killing in an event like that. I'm saying that systematic public executions within two days wouldn't happen.
Methinks you're being condescending.
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.htmlGet ready!I was actually just work on my pirate talk. Aaaarrrghhh.
Also, I thought it was rather ridiculous that this guy had an answer or remedy for EVERYBODY who had a problem in his town. Seriously, he was like THE person anyone who was anyone came to for advise or knowledge. From the guy who had absolutely no clout or influence at all pre-SHTF.
I just finished Power Struggle by Briz here on NES. I definitely look forward to the sequel... thanks for the entertainment.
Finished it last night, I enjoyed it. My only complaint, guy barricades his house for fear of intruders yet locks up literally his only firearm in the house...
Finished it last night, I enjoyed it. My only complaint, guy barricades his house for fear of intruders yet locks up literally his only firearm in the house...
Inquiring minds want to know what kind of bedside safe it was and if it meets MA storage laws
I'll have to pick this one up at some point, I've still got two more books in my queue.
I think his writing has improved since One Second After.