In the near future, a virus has whittled down the human race. The remaining population struggles to survive in a world ravaged by extreme weather. A reticent government provides food, vaccines and keeps the ultra-fast trains running. Cities are empty, farms deserted, factories abandoned. The world is running on a skeleton crew.Nick lives at High Meadow med center. The people there stay hopeful as … hopeful as they work toward self-sufficiency. He counts survivors for Angus’s research. He wants his life to stay as normal as possible in a world he barely understands.
Wisp is a fugitive biobot. He lives off the land, moving from town to town, hiding his extrasensory skills. He is a Finder and will accept the right kind of job. Silence and subterfuge keep him alive.
Lily is a young girl with long brown hair and eyes the color of ripe cherries. She is searching for her brother. They were separated while fleeing armed men. She is part of something that started before her birth.
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Different in a pleasing way from the usual post apocalyptic tale, in that elements of civilization (trains, vaccines, food distribution) still linger and the main focus is on building a new society, not warfare with neighboring fiefs and gangs.
The characters developed a reality of their own. I find I keep thinking about them after finishing the book.
A bit predictable, a good bit new and entertaining.
It’s a really interesting concept that I quite liked, pretty easy to read with some characters I can relate to…. BUT…..
It is very much a series, the first book feels like it just ……ends. No resolution of even some of the questions raised….. the same way a multi story arc on TV just leaves you (usually with a ‘cliffhanger ‘) but this book doesn’t even have that—-it just…..ends.
For what it’s worth, *I* hate 2-3 parters on TV….. but I suspect others won’t be nearly as bothered.
I would have given this book 5 stars if it didn’t have so many spelling and grammatical errors.