Tomorrow's Magic [omnibus]

The cover of this book is what got my attention when I saw it in a thrift store. I find I am often drawn to books by their cover art more than anything. It worked well in this case.

Imagine a post apocalyptic world in which only a handful of the human race exist. Those that survived the fallout from the nuclear war are mostly mutated. There are some that are normal. Now imagine the legends of King Arthur and Merlin coming alive in order to restore the world.

This book brings magic back to a dying world and helps give a glimpse into a world after a nuclear fallout. It isn't pretty. But can they do it? There are also some surprise twists and turns added in to keep the story moving.

Recommended for the younger crowd or the young at heart. I show more love mythology, and Arthurian legends are always great. Very detail oriented writing and does get caught up in descriptions occasionally, but I found it easy to imagine the world and be more immersed into it. show less

Well dang.  I wanted to like this.  What a neat idea, future magic... but after setting up glimpses of the world (Styrofoam is very rare and valuable for that reason), it becomes just another adventure story.  When the three kids sent the five highwaymen running, I gave up.  I don't like fantasy adventure, thank you.  Oh, and this is the first two of a four book series, and my library doesn't have the last two.  So, no.

i can't believe i read this book and liked it. i mean, are there unicorns? who am i?

I don't think I am the right audience for this book. It's hard to tell. I was intrigued by the concept, certainly, but the set-up failed to draw me in. I have a low tolerance for fiction about tragic losers who make good. But someone must like this because there's plenty of fiction out there with it.