I enjoyed the story much more than the writing style. It's a unique environment that the author created and it was a very easy read due the story being pretty good. ( )

I read this post-nuclear holocaust book as a kid and liked it, so I thought I'd give it a try again. Given most second hand science fiction books are $2, the barrier to entry is admittedly quite low as well. This book revolves around two groups -- the Amtrak Federation (a military society formed from survivors of those who crewed MX missile trains, a real system of roaming trains carrying nuclear missiles from the late 1980s and early 1990s -- the idea was that something which moved was harder for the Russians to find) and the "Mutes" (the civilan survivors of the holocaust, who are now mutated by radiation). Its a good book, although very different from the Asimov I've been reading recently. That's a good thing, because I think I need a bit of an Asimov break to be honest.

http://www.stillhq.com/book/Patrick_T... ( )

Steve Brickman is a hotshot smartarse arrogant pilot, in a gung-ho military installation based underground.

Set underground because of an irradiated overworld, he is just
about ready to face his final exam, and join the elite fighting force
he has been training for all his life.

When a glitch happens, he soon finds out things are not all as they seem.

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2006/12... ( )