I was not really excited about this series; my tastes in apocalyptic stories tends to run toward natural and social/cultural disaster, not aliens. But I have been pleasantly surprised. The story is logical and well developed; the characters are engaging; the writing is clear, understandable, and ...
This second book in the series was unusual in that it retold the same timeline of the first book (Breakers), but from the point of view of completely different characters. While it was eminently readable and enjoyable, I didn't really feel like it offered a more insightful view of the overall st...
Typos. Why did it have to be typos?No seriously, this was an engaging read for the most part. BUT...it has a tendency to monologue too much and slow things up almost as much as the typos. Lines like "Small dark things flocked to his fingers, moths or horseflies or bad ideas" -Yea, I really liked ...
Dante didn't recognize a single soul on its deck.Blays gestured to the sentries at the base of the pier. "Shall we ask them what the hell is going on?""Did you forget the fugitives thing? We'll hire some street rat. Now let's get out of here before they come over for a closer look."Dante continue...
The faucet stood silent. "Noooooooo!" "I don't think we should count on that coming back any time soon." Mia sunk to her knees, laughing ruefully. "Well, it was fun while it lasted." "There's fog here like every day. Look how green it is compared to Redondo." "Do we have tarps? Buckets?" They fou...
Dark storm clouds piled in the sky. The first rains hit as they made port at the cliffside port of Keyote. Dante flung his hood over his head and ran down the gangplank toward the nearest public house. Cee and Lew filed in behind him, cloaks drenched.Crewing and outfitting a boat to the Houkkalli...
It was known as such even among its own citizens—what few remained, anyway. No one thought anything of the ghastly appellation; that was simply its name, earned through centuries of warfare and sackings that had reduced the city's outer rings to crumbling ruins. For those who stayed, it was a hom...
But this clarity comes only with the benefit of time. It's a trick, and the dirtiest one there is. Time isn't to our benefit. It isn't our friend. It only offers its understanding after the fact. When the moment is long lost. When it's far too late to do us any actual good.At least I got to see s...
As Thom fell, he scrabbled for anything he could snag, catching the runner at the base of the rails. It was slick with mist and his grasp pulled loose. But it had slowed him enough to get a hold of the cement edge. He dangled, breathing hard. He was facing inland. The underside of the pier was a ...
"Where do you get that?" "Because that ship is burning," Webber said. "And we're dodging." "Could be what we're dodging is burning pieces of ship." "This is what the mods were about. MacAdams and Taz, they're not electrical engineers. They're security. Marines." The ship juked again. Jons rocked ...
"Tilly! Open this door!""What are you doing here?" Tilly said."What do you think? I came here to find you."Inside, Tilly laughed, a sick, wretched lurching. "Why do you think I left, you fucking idiot?""To see the big city?""That was just the cream in the coffee. I left to get away from you."Lucy...
"You mean to stop me from leaving the Hive."Toman turned halfway from the lighthouse rail to watch her in his peripheral vision. "I'm not going to stop you from doing anything.""You own this entire place. You don't have to lock me up to keep me from leaving. All you have to do is prevent any ship...
Ced watched from behind a post, cementing the image in his mind. A heavy pack bulged over her shoulder, causing her to list to one side. She'd cut her hair short and choppy. Somehow, this drew out the sharp lines of her cheeks. She didn't look happy, exactly, yet her face was more relaxed than he...