false <![CDATA[Without Warning]]> 3556730 5 John Birminghams big new breakout geopolitical thriller asks what would happen to the world if America suddenly vanished. 3598862 2008 Without Warning total:72|5:11|4:28|3:18|2:8|1:7| 72 244 126 31 3 0 false false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 08:14:34 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 08:49:27 -0800 2009 1
Most "end of the world" or "return to the dark ages" books involve some sort of disease (The Stand) or nuclear war or financial collapse. This one is unexplained (yet - there will be sequels), yet elegantly simple. The "...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri May 08 13:32:33 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 13:33:10 -0700 2009
The setup is t...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:27:45 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 19:06:25 -0700 2009
Characters: A
Character Development: C
Plot: B
Pacing: C
Narrative: C
Dialogue: C
OVERALL: C+

The strengths of this novel lie in the characters and the plot. The former are varied, ranging from an engineering civi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 21:50:35 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 10:03:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 13:19:37 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 16:19:36 -0700 2009
Basically, in March 2003, during the buildup to the Iraq invasion, a mysterious force wipes out most of North America (a handy map shows the extent) Basically, all that is left is Canada west of Edmonton, Al...more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 12:07:10 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:10:31 -0800 2009
The novel is a thought experiment, a wish fulfillment exercise wherein the bulk of the United States of America is covered by a massive energy field that becomes known as The Wave. The Wave, near as an...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 03:00:52 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 15 04:13:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 22 06:36:39 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:21:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 08:06:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 16:10:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 09:46:25 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 14:45:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 05:37:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 05:40:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:13:27 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:24:37 -0700 2009 1 1 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 11:15:40 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 05:15:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 22:15:12 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 22:18:05 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 21 17:18:45 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:21:17 -0800 2009 1 3 0 true false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 03:58:14 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 04:06:36 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 01:41:20 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 01:41:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 20 02:27:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 02:28:04 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 18:45:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 11:45:05 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:45:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 23:06:21 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 22:01:46 -0800 2009
Good multiple subplots, strong female characters. N...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3556730