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Countdown City

May 20, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Detective – well, formerly Detective – Hank Palace is doing the best he can trying to keep an eye on everyone he can as doomsday marches inexorably closer. When his old babysitter asks him to find her husband, he dives into the case – and takes us on a journey through an increasingly dangerous landscape as our time ticks away… The Review: I read the first book on a Sunday and, by the time I woke up […]

Categories: Fiction, Mystery • Tags: Apocalyptic, Ben H. Winters, Book Reviews, Books, Countdown City, Mystery, Philosophy, Quirk Books, Reviews, The Last Policeman, TNBBC

The Last Policeman

May 15, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: After the discovery of Maia (formerly known as asteroid 2011GV1) and it’s impending impact with our fair planet, a lot of people have pretty much given up on normality – jobs, socio-cultural stuff, even sometimes their lives. But not Detective Hank Palace. And when a suspicious suicide crosses his desk, he’s on the case – but what could be worth killing for when we’re all doomed anyway? The Review: I read pretty much this whole book over the […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Apocalyptic, Ben H. Winters, Crime, Existentialism, Fiction, Mystery, The Last Policeman

The Divergent Trilogy

November 10, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Beatrice Prior, living in a post-apocalyptic version of Chicago, makes a bold choice to leave the Faction she grew up in and switch to another – the Dauntless. There, she meets an impressive young man nicknamed Four and becomes far stronger than she ever knew she could be, all the while hiding the fact that she is different from everyone else: she is Divergent. But she also discovers that there’s a whole lot she doesn’t know about […]

Categories: Fiction, Sci-Fi • Tags: Allegiant, Apocalyptic, Divergent, Dystopia, Insurgent, Science Fiction, The Divergent Trilogy, Veronica Roth, Young Adult

The Age of Miracles

August 24, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Without warning, the Earth’s rotation begins to slow down. At first, it’s not really noticeable… but as it continues and days literally turn into weeks, the human race is forced to adapt to a planet no longer hospitable. Meanwhile, young Julia is still just trying to navigate the minefields of being 11-turning-12 – and life does go on, even in the face of horrible realities. The Review: There’s a reference at one point in the novel to […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature, Sci-Fi • Tags: Apocalyptic, Fiction, Indiespensable, Karen Thompson Walker, Literature, Powell's, Sci-Fi, The Age of Miracles

The Leftovers

June 13, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: On October 14th, people disappeared. It wasn’t The Rapture – the disappeared included all religions and creeds and moral standings – but that’s the best way to describe it. In the aftermath, humanity tries to collectively rebuild. Some take a vow of silence or join a cult/movement, while others simply try to get on with the way things used to be. Humanity, even in the face of the strange and unknowable and terrible, will always find a […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Apocalyptic, Fiction, Literature, The Leftovers, Tom Perrotta

The Children’s Hospital

May 22, 2011 by Drew

The Short Version: A massive flood covers the Earth under seven miles of water. The only (apparent) survivors are left in a children’s hospital that has – unbeknownst to them – been commissioned by an angel to serve as an ark. What begins as an effort just to survive – and to save the children, most of whom critically ill or deformed – turns into something else when Jemma discovers not only that’s she’s pregnant… but that she has a special […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Apocalyptic, Chris Adrian, Fiction, Literature, Religion, The Children's Hospital

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