Chris Pike

Cliche (and somewhere between "bad" and "mediocre") post-apocalypse book of the EMP subgenre. All the normal flaws (bad characters, dumb and implausible plot, writing which focuses on irrelevant technical details), combined with a deep misunderstanding of how EMP would affect a commercial airliner (one of the key elements of the story is that two planes crash, one containing the protagonist's daughter, the other crashing into the protagonist's place of work) -- EMP doesn't cause jet turbines show more to suddenly stop working, and civilian airliners have a moderate degree of EMP resistance as well as backup control in the event of electrical failue.

Lots of plot holes -- EMP being instantly taken as a military attack, basically no redeeming value other than a nice dog in the story. show less

I enjoyed reading book 2 (Uncertain World) in the EMP Survivor series just as much as book 1. With everything that happens to Dillon in this story, it's hard to believe that he's still able to function after such a short period of time. Readers will learn the name of Holly & Cole's baby, and finally, get to witness the final confrontation between Cole and his followers vs. everybody else. New characters have joined the pack and the dog gets a couple of chapters of his own after getting lost. show more When I finished, I immediately purchased book 3 to see how the story continues. Great series so far. show less

The story opens with Dillon and Holly fighting against one another in a court battle (he's the prosecuting attorney and she's the defense lawyer). Then, the lights go out and everything in the air crashes to the ground. The courthouse is destroyed by a crashed aircraft and Dillon rescues Holly from sure death - carrying her unconscious body for miles to his home. Unfortunately, Dillon's daughter was also on a flight from Houston to Louisiana when it crashes in the bayou. Miraculously, she show more survives, but Dillon doesn't know this. His immediate goal is to rescue his daughter or find her body. It seems like he's the only one that knows anything about EMP's and has prepared for such an event over time - a prepper.

Holly decides to join Dillon on his quest to locate his daughter. They head east on bikes for many miles then graduate to horses when reaching Holly's farm at the state line. Unbeknownst to them, the person they were fighting over in the courtroom escaped and returned home, killing the sheriff and deputies and taking over the region. His home is the same town that Holly lives in, and the two of them seem to have some history together beyond the courtroom.

The duo and his dog, Buster, encounter trouble on their way east from both humans and animals. Will they locate Dillon's daughter? Will there be a showdown with Cole, the defendant in the trial. Dillon also has some special skills that will come in handy during their mission.

Kept my interest throughout and I'm looking forward to reading the next installment. Highly recommended. show less

Abandoned. This book is rubbing me the wrong way. I hate characters whining, and I especially hate authors who depict women whining... poor little things the men have to save and educate. Damsels in distress, apparently too stupid to get their act together in times of catastrophe. Thanks for the men around, and their guns, and their displays of testosterone, who need to come and save the day. Oh piss off.

Yep, the wrong way indeed, and I think I didn´t cross the 15% mark.