The Sunrise Lands by S. M. Stirling

This book can be considered a sequel to Meeting at Corvallis or the beginning of a new Change trilogy. Whatever the category, the book is excellent. Set in a post Apocalyptic world where technology has been truncated by some unknown source. This story focuses on the children of the initial survivors featured in the Dies the Fire, the first three books. The kids or young adults are on a quest demanded by the powers speaking through Juniper who is the Chief of the Mackenzies and Rudi’s Mom.

Rudi and Mathilda, the heirs to the Mackenzie lands and the Association territory explore more interpersonal action in this book. Rudi’s two younger, twin sisters are highly entertaining. New allies and new villains are introduced in this book. There is action and treachery abounding. Stories are told over campfires that backfill information that would enable this book to be read without reading the preceding trilogy. I enjoy the character interaction, none are super heroes, they all demonstrate human fragility and are thusly more believable.

Once again, I highly enjoyed a Stirling book and recommend it and the preceding trilogy. ( )

The never ending series. More and more mysticism and less "meat'. This series needs to come to a quick end. ( )

The Sunrise Lands is a strong first entry into a new series that takes place approximately 20 years after the trilogy that started with Dies the Fire. I did not have very high expectations going into this book. The focus on a different group of characters was my greatest concern, but those worries were quickly put to rest. The story builds slowly, but once it gets going it is strong until the end. The journey across the old United States to Nantucket Island is just getting started and I am eager to continue to see what awaits. ( )

A slightly different tone than the first three. Still good, but the story takes on a different air. It ends in a way that really compels you to read the next one.

Ahh, the fourth book in the series, depending on how you classify it. I guess it could be the seventh if you count the Nantucket series. Anyway, its 10 years after the events of A Meeting in Corvallis. Rudi is grown up and fairly swashbuckling. The twins are super stealth warrior elf ninjas, in a sense, and a quest has been taken. My favorite part is the C.U.T. cult and their crazy fundamentalist military society. Scary! Overall, fun adventure, with great battle writing, and of course the whacky catch of the laws of physics not working. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment, as Stirling takes us further across the great plains and into mysterious danger. ( )