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The Wasteland Saga: Three Novels: Old Man and the Wasteland, The Savage Boy, The Road is a River (edition 2013)

by Nick Cole

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"Nick Cole sends us on a suspenseful odyssey into the dark heart of post-apocalyptic America in this three-part adventure. Forty years after a devastating nuclear Armageddon, mankind has been reduced to salvaging the ruins of a broken world. In a style that's part Hemingway and part Cormac McCarthy's The Road, The Wasteland Saga chronicles the struggle of the Old Man, his granddaughter, and a mysterious boy as they try to survive the savagelands of this new American Dark Age. With the words of the Old Man's prized possession -- a copy of Hemingway's classic The Old Man and the Sea -- echoing across the wasteland, they journey into the unknown through three incredible tales of endurance and adventure in a land ravaged by destruction. Compiled for the first time in print, The Wasteland Saga comprises Nick Cole's novels The Old Man and the Wasteland, The Savage Boy, and The Road is a River"--Pager 4 of cover.… (more)
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Title:The Wasteland Saga: Three Novels: Old Man and the Wasteland, The Savage Boy, The Road is a River
Authors:Nick Cole
Info:Harper Voyager (2013), Kindle Edition, 673 pages
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When I bought new Kindle, lost some sync information about non-Amazon books, so wound up reading the book twice. Originally, two years ago(?), I liked it more than I did now. While I find the future portrayed still fascinating, I am not that keen about the last-minute escape xN pattern I encountered when reading through it again. ( )
  damezumari | Dec 22, 2022 |
My friends who like post apocalyptic/dystopian books will really enjoy these 3 books. I know I did!!!

They are simply written yet great. They would easily make good movies. Some have given the 3rd book lower reviews, but I liked it and felt it was necessary to complete the story, although the story could and should continue. ( )
  egrant5329 | Jan 20, 2018 |
Interesting, provocative, disturbing. ( )
  NatalieSW | Oct 3, 2015 |
Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
6 Stars

For readers who thought Cormac McCarthy’s The Road was the best work on the post-apocalyptic world – you’d be wrong. The Old Man and the Wasteland, the first story in the collection, is poignant, poetic, beautifully written, and full of emotion. It is hands-down the very best Post-Apocalyptic story I’ve ever read (and trust me, I’ve read them all.) The gloom, depression, and emotional heartbreak of losing everything are found embedded in every poetic line written here. Nick Cole, in my opinion, has created a modern masterpiece. Everyone should be reading him…

Official Nick Cole Website http://nickcolebooks.com/ ( )
  TheAlternativeOne | Mar 18, 2014 |
If you like Post-Apocalyptic fiction, I strongly recommend “The Wasteland Saga,” by Nick Cole, which contains three novels in one volume, available in both hard copy and as an eBook. I read the Kindle edition, published by Harper Voyager.

These three books will tug on your heartstrings and the stories and characters, the actions, emotions, and sacrifices will stay with you for a long time. I would love to see more stories that take place in this thermonuclear wasteland, but regardless of whether or not Nick returns here or not, I am definitely a fan, as I absolutely love the way he tells a story.

Nick, you brought me the gamut of emotions over the last few weeks, from joy to sorrow to elation, as I read this trilogy. That is what great storytelling is all about. I hope your writing career lasts a long time! ( )
  Ed_Gosney | Feb 21, 2014 |
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"Nick Cole sends us on a suspenseful odyssey into the dark heart of post-apocalyptic America in this three-part adventure. Forty years after a devastating nuclear Armageddon, mankind has been reduced to salvaging the ruins of a broken world. In a style that's part Hemingway and part Cormac McCarthy's The Road, The Wasteland Saga chronicles the struggle of the Old Man, his granddaughter, and a mysterious boy as they try to survive the savagelands of this new American Dark Age. With the words of the Old Man's prized possession -- a copy of Hemingway's classic The Old Man and the Sea -- echoing across the wasteland, they journey into the unknown through three incredible tales of endurance and adventure in a land ravaged by destruction. Compiled for the first time in print, The Wasteland Saga comprises Nick Cole's novels The Old Man and the Wasteland, The Savage Boy, and The Road is a River"--Pager 4 of cover.

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