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Extinction Point #3
Extinction Point: Revelations
There is nowhere left to run. In the wake of the deadly plague that virtually annihilated the human race, a vast red jungle teeming with alien creatures and lethal plants is devouring Earth, swallowing buildings whole, and ruthlessly decimating what life remains. A witness to the terrifying transformation, survivor Emily Baxter thinks the odds against humanity can’t get any worse.
She is wrong.
The thrilling conclusion to the best-selling Extinction Point series, Revelations takes a humanity on the brink of devastation…and throws it over the edge!
©2014 Paul Antony Jones (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved
She is wrong.
The thrilling conclusion to the best-selling Extinction Point series, Revelations takes a humanity on the brink of devastation…and throws it over the edge!
©2014 Paul Antony Jones (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved
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First published March 18, 2014
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Paul Antony Jones
19 books423 followersA native of Cardiff, Wales, Paul Antony Jones now resides near Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and commercial copywriter, but his passion is penning fiction. A self-described science geek, he’s a voracious reader of scientific periodicals, as well as a fan of things mysterious, unknown, and on the fringe. Paul is the author of six books, including the bestselling Extinction Point series and Toward Yesterday.
You can learn more about Paul and his upcoming releases via his blog at www.DisturbedUniverse.com or his Facebook page www.facebook.com/AuthorPaulAntonyJones/
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August 10, 2016
I'm being a bit generous giving three stars because for most of the book I was bored to death.
At the end of the last instalment, Emily, Rhiannon and the dog had made it to Alaska to meet up with Jacob. This one began at this point and shortly thereafter they made contact with a sub. Thanks to some info from their friend in the space station, they knew there was a bit of land at the bottom of California that was free of the red vegetation, so that's where they headed in the sub.
This is the point where it became a vicious cycle of explore, find nothing other than red vegetation, explore some more, again nothing but red, go up in the helicopter, red, red, red. We got it...everything was red. We got that in the last book but you have to fill the pages with something, right?
This brings us to the end. The culmination of everything that has happened and the answers to our questions. . Was this supposed to be a life lesson? What a load of crap. I can't believe I was looking forward to this one for so long.
At the end of the last instalment, Emily, Rhiannon and the dog had made it to Alaska to meet up with Jacob. This one began at this point and shortly thereafter they made contact with a sub. Thanks to some info from their friend in the space station, they knew there was a bit of land at the bottom of California that was free of the red vegetation, so that's where they headed in the sub.
This is the point where it became a vicious cycle of explore, find nothing other than red vegetation, explore some more, again nothing but red, go up in the helicopter, red, red, red. We got it...everything was red. We got that in the last book but you have to fill the pages with something, right?
This brings us to the end. The culmination of everything that has happened and the answers to our questions. . Was this supposed to be a life lesson? What a load of crap. I can't believe I was looking forward to this one for so long.
May 28, 2016
My thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.
I just can't force myself to read this anymore. I hated the first two books for the stupidity of the MC and she doesn't get any brighter in this one. I am thankful for other reviewers who have spoiled the ending for me so I don't have to read more of this in order to find out the reason why the bad stuff in the book happens.
The reason is stupid and holds about as much logic as a sieve can hold water. The Mack truck sized plot holes don't get any smaller from the first two books in this one. I'm tapping out.
It's a shame, I love end-of-the-world type books, but this series is not my idea of a well written apocalyptical story.
I know, I know, "What amazing end-of-the-world book have YOU written recently?!?"
Answer: I don't have to have written one to be able to tell a good one from a bad one.
This book series has it's fans. I'm happy that someone, many someones in fact, enjoyed it. I'm happy for them. This book series is just not for me.
If you want a good end-of-the-world book, I would recommend The Stand by Stephen King, On the Beach by Nevil Shute and I haven't read it yet, but I've been told Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (might have the name wrong) is also very good.
I just can't force myself to read this anymore. I hated the first two books for the stupidity of the MC and she doesn't get any brighter in this one. I am thankful for other reviewers who have spoiled the ending for me so I don't have to read more of this in order to find out the reason why the bad stuff in the book happens.
The reason is stupid and holds about as much logic as a sieve can hold water. The Mack truck sized plot holes don't get any smaller from the first two books in this one. I'm tapping out.
It's a shame, I love end-of-the-world type books, but this series is not my idea of a well written apocalyptical story.
I know, I know, "What amazing end-of-the-world book have YOU written recently?!?"
Answer: I don't have to have written one to be able to tell a good one from a bad one.
This book series has it's fans. I'm happy that someone, many someones in fact, enjoyed it. I'm happy for them. This book series is just not for me.
If you want a good end-of-the-world book, I would recommend The Stand by Stephen King, On the Beach by Nevil Shute and I haven't read it yet, but I've been told Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (might have the name wrong) is also very good.
August 31, 2016
I was thrilled when I found out that the final book in this series was out. I had preordered my copy so when I opened my Kindle app and found it waiting, I did a little happy dance. I also won a paperback from Goodreads First Reads so WOOT WOOT to me!
The author certainly held nothing back when it came to the horror of an alien apocalyptic story! It was a hard read and even harder to put down as I had to know what would happen next.
Emily was a strong protaganast as it was and then the author throws in an adopted daughter and amazing dog. Yea, needless to say, I loved the fierce protectiveness of Emily!
This series had a very satisfying ending! Jones created one of the most horrifying worlds I've ever read!! This was hard to put down. So I didn't! I can't wait for more of this world and for more Emily, which the author promises! I'm holding you to that promise!
The author certainly held nothing back when it came to the horror of an alien apocalyptic story! It was a hard read and even harder to put down as I had to know what would happen next.
Emily was a strong protaganast as it was and then the author throws in an adopted daughter and amazing dog. Yea, needless to say, I loved the fierce protectiveness of Emily!
This series had a very satisfying ending! Jones created one of the most horrifying worlds I've ever read!! This was hard to put down. So I didn't! I can't wait for more of this world and for more Emily, which the author promises! I'm holding you to that promise!
August 23, 2014
This concludes the trilogy or so I think (there is a cryptic comment about reading more about Emily Baxter at the end of the kindle edition - so I am not sure if there are more books to come and there is certainly an additional book "Thor's Story" available from the authors own website.
So the story - well this book really picks up where the last one left off almost immediately - now the thing about this series is that the author has pretty much taken the characters down a route of no return - not a bad thing but once you put yourself in such a tight corner getting yourself out of it sometimes can see either a disappointment or contrite - and if you have read the books you know what I mean. So with a limited number of options open to the author you can see why some reviewers got a bit disappointed with it all when the final scenes are played out.
However for me I see that the author has found a third option one that is not commonly taken and yet for me has a suitable conclusion - yes it seemed to have occurred really quickly considering the 3 books it took to get them there and it seemed under played considering the amazing descriptions of the journey, however I guess we all have favourite parts to a story you wish were drawn out more (just to enjoy it all a little longer) so really I guess it just makes Paul Antony Jones a victim of his own success that he can instil this feeling in his readers. I for one really enjoyed the series .
So the story - well this book really picks up where the last one left off almost immediately - now the thing about this series is that the author has pretty much taken the characters down a route of no return - not a bad thing but once you put yourself in such a tight corner getting yourself out of it sometimes can see either a disappointment or contrite - and if you have read the books you know what I mean. So with a limited number of options open to the author you can see why some reviewers got a bit disappointed with it all when the final scenes are played out.
However for me I see that the author has found a third option one that is not commonly taken and yet for me has a suitable conclusion - yes it seemed to have occurred really quickly considering the 3 books it took to get them there and it seemed under played considering the amazing descriptions of the journey, however I guess we all have favourite parts to a story you wish were drawn out more (just to enjoy it all a little longer) so really I guess it just makes Paul Antony Jones a victim of his own success that he can instil this feeling in his readers. I for one really enjoyed the series .
April 9, 2014
Well, with great anticipation after reading books one and two I finally settled in to book three: Revelations...
what can I say without spoiling the story for those of you who haven't yet read it.
after all this time, with a heart stopping journey across north america, we get to Las Vegas....and that's where the story ends, so goes the song...
what a rubbish ending to a great story, with a suspenseful build up, leading to this, this, what, aliens have decided to get rid of us cos we have misused the planet???
haven't we heard that one before somewhere?? it's such a sudden revelation, with no real build up, and then the anticlimax!!! and they all live happily ever after, so long as they don't breed too much or venture too far from the reservation. yawn yawn, did I really wait this long for this!!!??
Darwin Elevator and Wool were much better post apocalypse stories. so disappointed...
what can I say without spoiling the story for those of you who haven't yet read it.
after all this time, with a heart stopping journey across north america, we get to Las Vegas....and that's where the story ends, so goes the song...
what a rubbish ending to a great story, with a suspenseful build up, leading to this, this, what, aliens have decided to get rid of us cos we have misused the planet???
haven't we heard that one before somewhere?? it's such a sudden revelation, with no real build up, and then the anticlimax!!! and they all live happily ever after, so long as they don't breed too much or venture too far from the reservation. yawn yawn, did I really wait this long for this!!!??
Darwin Elevator and Wool were much better post apocalypse stories. so disappointed...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 8, 2015
So I edited my review after thinking about this book for 12 or so hours....
Books 1 and 2 are better, and honestly book 1 was the best in every way. Although one of my favorite parts is in book 2.
I was disappointed with the end of the series. The creep factor was gone.....all gone. Emily became a whiner and then something was familiar (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
For those who read this already.....
it should have been Simon instead of Jacob. Anyone else agree?
Books 1 and 2 are better, and honestly book 1 was the best in every way. Although one of my favorite parts is in book 2.
I was disappointed with the end of the series. The creep factor was gone.....all gone. Emily became a whiner and then something was familiar (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
For those who read this already.....
it should have been Simon instead of Jacob. Anyone else agree?
June 30, 2018
Actual rating - 3.5
January 10, 2016
I enjoyed the first two books. There were a few annoying things, but overall very minor and did not distract from the book.
Author - did you change editors, or decide to go this one alone? Or maybe get mad at someone who was giving you some much needed feedback and decide you didn't need it? Whatever it was, it was SUPER obvious in this book. The grammar alone was distracting. Nothing pulls you out of a world narrative like "he had always known he had wanted to be a soldier." Dude - please don't pull me out of the story like that!
And then there is the constant, unrelenting theme of "no one believes Emily that this might be an alien take-over, they all think she's crazy." Are you fucking kidding me? They're like the last 35 people on the entire Earth, they've watched everything and everyone they know be destroyed in a week by rain and trees and mind controlling bugs, and they are DOUBTING THAT THIS MIGHT BE ALIEN? Riiiiiiight. The author appears to think this is an effective tension plot, but all it does is break the reader's ability to relate. It's hard to immerse yourself in a story when you think all the characters are idiots.
I also found myself skipping large portions of text because, well... it was boring. If that's happening, then the author has probably taken a half a book's worth of content and tried to stretch it into a full length novel. And then the end, the apex of all of this and the build up from three whole novels, is blandly addressed in like two paragraphs and hangs like a limp fucking plot noodle. SO much opportunity for a cool reveal and a highlight-worthy lesson about human destruction and irresponsibility lost. It's like the author lacks the ability to be profound, and was like "oh hell, I don't know how to make this point, so instead I'll say that the point was made without actually making it, and the reader can fill in the blanks."
Even with all of that, I probably wouldn't be writing this review. What propelled me towards my computer was one sentence in the Epilogue.
SPOILER ALERT:
Emily, one of the last few hundred people on Earth with a chance at survival in a race that has instantly been forced back to an agrarian society at best, has a baby and
--- wait for it ---
FEEDS IT FORUMULA. What the actual fuck? Oh, come ON!!! She pulls out her boobs and she feeds that baby like mothers have been doing for countless thousands of years!! She does not ever, under any circumstance, leave her newborn with a 14 year old girl and a bottle of fucking formula to go wander on the beach and look for incoming survivors. She straps that baby to her body and wears it everywhere, she breast feeds him whenever he needs it, and she and everyone else gaze in wonder and awe at the miracle that is NATURAL human life being reborn.
Seriously. Not one single person read this book before you published it, or you decided not to listen to anyone who did. I don't know if I can read the next one.
Author - did you change editors, or decide to go this one alone? Or maybe get mad at someone who was giving you some much needed feedback and decide you didn't need it? Whatever it was, it was SUPER obvious in this book. The grammar alone was distracting. Nothing pulls you out of a world narrative like "he had always known he had wanted to be a soldier." Dude - please don't pull me out of the story like that!
And then there is the constant, unrelenting theme of "no one believes Emily that this might be an alien take-over, they all think she's crazy." Are you fucking kidding me? They're like the last 35 people on the entire Earth, they've watched everything and everyone they know be destroyed in a week by rain and trees and mind controlling bugs, and they are DOUBTING THAT THIS MIGHT BE ALIEN? Riiiiiiight. The author appears to think this is an effective tension plot, but all it does is break the reader's ability to relate. It's hard to immerse yourself in a story when you think all the characters are idiots.
I also found myself skipping large portions of text because, well... it was boring. If that's happening, then the author has probably taken a half a book's worth of content and tried to stretch it into a full length novel. And then the end, the apex of all of this and the build up from three whole novels, is blandly addressed in like two paragraphs and hangs like a limp fucking plot noodle. SO much opportunity for a cool reveal and a highlight-worthy lesson about human destruction and irresponsibility lost. It's like the author lacks the ability to be profound, and was like "oh hell, I don't know how to make this point, so instead I'll say that the point was made without actually making it, and the reader can fill in the blanks."
Even with all of that, I probably wouldn't be writing this review. What propelled me towards my computer was one sentence in the Epilogue.
SPOILER ALERT:
Emily, one of the last few hundred people on Earth with a chance at survival in a race that has instantly been forced back to an agrarian society at best, has a baby and
--- wait for it ---
FEEDS IT FORUMULA. What the actual fuck? Oh, come ON!!! She pulls out her boobs and she feeds that baby like mothers have been doing for countless thousands of years!! She does not ever, under any circumstance, leave her newborn with a 14 year old girl and a bottle of fucking formula to go wander on the beach and look for incoming survivors. She straps that baby to her body and wears it everywhere, she breast feeds him whenever he needs it, and she and everyone else gaze in wonder and awe at the miracle that is NATURAL human life being reborn.
Seriously. Not one single person read this book before you published it, or you decided not to listen to anyone who did. I don't know if I can read the next one.
March 7, 2014
Full disclosure: I won a copy of this book in a contest, but am under no obligation to write a review. However, whenever I receive a free copy of a book, I like to provide an honest review of my thoughts.
So, that being said... this is the third book in a series. If you haven't read the first two, go ahead - I'll wait.
.....
Better now? OK. Then, as soon as this book is released, go read it. Seriously. If you like the first two books, you will almost certainly like this one. It is hard to go much into detail without revealing some spoilers, but, we get a few new characters, explore some new places, and, over the course of the book, learn a great deal more about the mysterious plant and creature life that has made itself at home on Earth.
I definitely enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more by Mr. Jones!
So, that being said... this is the third book in a series. If you haven't read the first two, go ahead - I'll wait.
.....
Better now? OK. Then, as soon as this book is released, go read it. Seriously. If you like the first two books, you will almost certainly like this one. It is hard to go much into detail without revealing some spoilers, but, we get a few new characters, explore some new places, and, over the course of the book, learn a great deal more about the mysterious plant and creature life that has made itself at home on Earth.
I definitely enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more by Mr. Jones!
April 10, 2014
The excitement and intensity of the last 2 books was lost. The new characters introduced paled in comparison to Emily. The book moved very slow and seemed to have no direction until the end.
May 1, 2014
I'm disappointed. This book did a poor job following through on the last two books. Choppy and disappointing.
November 19, 2014
Final book in the series. Even though my least favorite of all 3, I still loved Emily's story a lot.
June 4, 2019
This is probably 3.5 rounded up. This was the original conclusion to a trilogy, that has since been extended by (I think) 2 more books. After completing this I read some of the [bad] reviews on GR and, honestly, they are all right. There are a lot of problems with this book. The author is clearly running out of steam. But despite that, did I enjoy it? Yes. The main character can be pretty annoying at times. The new characters are pretty thin (not that any of the previous ones were much more). There are plotlines that basically drop off to nothing. The main plot doesn't really go anywhere or do much of anything and the ending is very unsatisfying.
The descriptions and the world are still pretty good. It's definitely an adventure book of sorts. It loses some of the appeal of the first two books, just because of the lack of newness, however. There are new creatures but I actually liked the old ones better. Especially that creepy puppeteer thing from book 2. Which makes a point that this book wasn't creepy at all. There were hints of something cyclopean in the red jungle, but it was so passing as to be quickly forgotten.
I will read the next book, but hopefully it has a better direction to it.
The descriptions and the world are still pretty good. It's definitely an adventure book of sorts. It loses some of the appeal of the first two books, just because of the lack of newness, however. There are new creatures but I actually liked the old ones better. Especially that creepy puppeteer thing from book 2. Which makes a point that this book wasn't creepy at all. There were hints of something cyclopean in the red jungle, but it was so passing as to be quickly forgotten.
I will read the next book, but hopefully it has a better direction to it.
July 27, 2025
3.5 stars.
July 2, 2019
Not as good as the first two but I still enjoyed the book. Just do not think too much and it is fun to read. (I suck normally at that but I was able to this time.I think I needed some escapism )
August 19, 2014
This journey started with Emily so long ago and I am pleased with its conclusion.
And yay, Thor lives!
In book one we were treated to the frightening aspect of an invading species of dangerous proportions. First a bloody red rain fell. From there, people were turned, formed into new life forms that further aided the planets changes. But Emily was the only one left and she soon learned that she wouldn't be able to stay where she was. Naive and somewhat hopeless, she headed out on a bicycle. And picked up a protective dog along the way. She made contact with another survivor with the help of a satellite radio and with no other choice, she and Thor headed to him.
In book two, Emily has struggled her way through the new world, where she finally finds other survivors. A man and his two children. They are safe, for the moment, holed up in a house far from others. She finally convinces them that they need to leave, and their small homely security is shattered one night when the threat becomes all too real. Emily escapes, with the two children only, and they head out, now in a car that Emily is less than stellar at driving.
They find a motel that is relatively safe and hole up for a night. But soon, the young boy becomes ill and Emily realizes he too, is changing. She makes a horribly necessary choice and then it's only Emily and the girl, Rhiannon. They are on the move again. Across Canada to find Jacob, the man she's been speaking with over the satellite phone.
Through more struggle and close brushes with death, Emily, Rhia, and Thor finally find Jacob. Only to realize he hasn't told them everything. Emily and Rhia both feel duped by him and react, in a somewhat childish way.
In book three we learn there are other survivors. They are welcomed to the frozen world Emily has escaped to. A submarine full of naval men. With the help of the captain of the ISS, they decide to plot a course to an area of the world that looks habitable, mostly free of the now all-encompassing red that has suffocated the Earth.
Once there they begin setting up house. The captain of the ISS informs Emily that she and a few other crew members will be able to join them via an escape ship. However, that chance is taken with the appearance of large craft in the space surrounding Earth which causes the ISS to crash to Earth.
And Emily and the rest of the survivors learn that the world is changing in other frightening ways. It becomes clear that everything is being reduced to nothing, used for the propagation of the new alien environment and its disturbing new denizens.
With their numbers dwindling, and the threat of the unknown via the crashed space ship, Emily and Mac set out to find answers. Only, Emily has no idea just what the answers she will find are going to be nor what those answers will mean to the remaining members of humanity.
It's a well played ending to a ride of unimaginable horror. When something else decides that humanity is no longer healthy for the planet it thrives upon, drastic steps are taken to fix that. At a horrible cost. Those that make these decisions do so with no malice. Instead, it is seen as simply a necessary action. But they are not without some sense of empathy, and they offer the remaining members of the human species a chance. Emily and all those left, will become the new age of mankind, bringing forth a new world where their past will become the stuff of fables.
And yay, Thor lives!
In book one we were treated to the frightening aspect of an invading species of dangerous proportions. First a bloody red rain fell. From there, people were turned, formed into new life forms that further aided the planets changes. But Emily was the only one left and she soon learned that she wouldn't be able to stay where she was. Naive and somewhat hopeless, she headed out on a bicycle. And picked up a protective dog along the way. She made contact with another survivor with the help of a satellite radio and with no other choice, she and Thor headed to him.
In book two, Emily has struggled her way through the new world, where she finally finds other survivors. A man and his two children. They are safe, for the moment, holed up in a house far from others. She finally convinces them that they need to leave, and their small homely security is shattered one night when the threat becomes all too real. Emily escapes, with the two children only, and they head out, now in a car that Emily is less than stellar at driving.
They find a motel that is relatively safe and hole up for a night. But soon, the young boy becomes ill and Emily realizes he too, is changing. She makes a horribly necessary choice and then it's only Emily and the girl, Rhiannon. They are on the move again. Across Canada to find Jacob, the man she's been speaking with over the satellite phone.
Through more struggle and close brushes with death, Emily, Rhia, and Thor finally find Jacob. Only to realize he hasn't told them everything. Emily and Rhia both feel duped by him and react, in a somewhat childish way.
In book three we learn there are other survivors. They are welcomed to the frozen world Emily has escaped to. A submarine full of naval men. With the help of the captain of the ISS, they decide to plot a course to an area of the world that looks habitable, mostly free of the now all-encompassing red that has suffocated the Earth.
Once there they begin setting up house. The captain of the ISS informs Emily that she and a few other crew members will be able to join them via an escape ship. However, that chance is taken with the appearance of large craft in the space surrounding Earth which causes the ISS to crash to Earth.
And Emily and the rest of the survivors learn that the world is changing in other frightening ways. It becomes clear that everything is being reduced to nothing, used for the propagation of the new alien environment and its disturbing new denizens.
With their numbers dwindling, and the threat of the unknown via the crashed space ship, Emily and Mac set out to find answers. Only, Emily has no idea just what the answers she will find are going to be nor what those answers will mean to the remaining members of humanity.
It's a well played ending to a ride of unimaginable horror. When something else decides that humanity is no longer healthy for the planet it thrives upon, drastic steps are taken to fix that. At a horrible cost. Those that make these decisions do so with no malice. Instead, it is seen as simply a necessary action. But they are not without some sense of empathy, and they offer the remaining members of the human species a chance. Emily and all those left, will become the new age of mankind, bringing forth a new world where their past will become the stuff of fables.
April 23, 2014
The deadly red rains have come and gone (book #1), Emily's journeyed to meet other survivors (book #2), and now she's banded together with the others to try to survive in the strange post-apocalyptic world that is the new reality (book #3).
Do not click the spoiler links if you ever plan to read this series, but please do click it if you've read and would like to discuss!
This book is aptly named "Revelations". The obvious-in-retrospect truth is fantastically interesting and terrifying at the same time; Earth has been But it's the reason that is the most interesting: Harsh. I love it.
Unlike the first 2 books in the series, this one didn't have me turning the pages feverishly into the wee hours of the morning. The difference was that this book wasn't one of constant peril and terror. While it wasn't as immediately compelling as the first 2 books, it was interesting. I think that if I didn't have a preconceived idea of how fast I should be turning the pages in a Paul Antony Jones novel, I'd have given it 5 stars. It's bad when an author has to compete with himself for star ratings.
Ultimately, I highly recommend this series for those who like post-apocalyptic tales. Jones has a knack for writing that will make you jump when someone taps you on the shoulder while reading. And the revelations in the 3rd novel of the series are extreme. The future of humanity will never be the same. I guess I'll have to wait another year for the 4th book in the series. *sigh*
Do not click the spoiler links if you ever plan to read this series, but please do click it if you've read and would like to discuss!
This book is aptly named "Revelations". The obvious-in-retrospect truth is fantastically interesting and terrifying at the same time; Earth has been But it's the reason that is the most interesting: Harsh. I love it.
Unlike the first 2 books in the series, this one didn't have me turning the pages feverishly into the wee hours of the morning. The difference was that this book wasn't one of constant peril and terror. While it wasn't as immediately compelling as the first 2 books, it was interesting. I think that if I didn't have a preconceived idea of how fast I should be turning the pages in a Paul Antony Jones novel, I'd have given it 5 stars. It's bad when an author has to compete with himself for star ratings.
Ultimately, I highly recommend this series for those who like post-apocalyptic tales. Jones has a knack for writing that will make you jump when someone taps you on the shoulder while reading. And the revelations in the 3rd novel of the series are extreme. The future of humanity will never be the same. I guess I'll have to wait another year for the 4th book in the series. *sigh*
April 14, 2014
Finale's are always tricky for me. Actually, most series are tricky for me. If I love the first enough to rush to pre-order the second and love the second enough to pre-order the third, I've some pretty high confidence in the story and the author telling it. So when the book falls short of expectations of epic, I don't know if it's me and my expectations or that the story really didn't close out in the best way. That's how I feel after reading this one. I didn't feel the excitement of the first two, nor did I feel that the denouement (of the series or even this book alone) was all that I'd hoped for. I won't spoil it but actual revelations didn't happen until the 86% mark on my Kindle. The great majority of the story was the buildup of Emily's new companions (Mac, the submarine captain, especially) and descriptions of the new red flora and fauna. I liked everything in Alaska and the arrival in Port Loma but I admit that the Las Vegas tour fell a bit flat for me (with the exception of the crumbling buildings descriptions). Rhiannon wasn't much in this story and when she was, she never came alive as she had in the previous book.
As to the revelation of who and why this all happened, it wasn't what I expected so, points for surprising me. Also, I don't know if I felt let down because I wanted something bigger to happen or if the ending is sublime because the author chose to end the story in an unexpected way. This will get three stars from me because it was enjoyable just not in the same way as the preceding two and as a reader, I try to always remember that the story ending that I wanted isn't always the story the author's been telling all along (so no angry screed from me). I'll definitely read more from the author because he really had me with the series in general.
As to the revelation of who and why this all happened, it wasn't what I expected so, points for surprising me. Also, I don't know if I felt let down because I wanted something bigger to happen or if the ending is sublime because the author chose to end the story in an unexpected way. This will get three stars from me because it was enjoyable just not in the same way as the preceding two and as a reader, I try to always remember that the story ending that I wanted isn't always the story the author's been telling all along (so no angry screed from me). I'll definitely read more from the author because he really had me with the series in general.
January 22, 2016
So book three see a whole new lot of problems fall in to Emily's lap. She has survived and has managed to make it to Alaska but nothing has changed. The alien threat is still very much at large.
This instalment sees a lot of new characters introduced as Emily and her Alaskan companion make contact with a submarine full of British submariners and they have no idea what has happened to the world.
This book takes Emily and her new "friends" from the cold of Alaska to the warmth of California where the can hopefully find a safe haven and live their lives free from the alien threat....if only life was that simple.
The story continues at full pace, my only gripe would be is that Emily is starting to annoy me a little but that could be because of the introduction of the other slightly more interesting characters.
This instalment sees a lot of new characters introduced as Emily and her Alaskan companion make contact with a submarine full of British submariners and they have no idea what has happened to the world.
This book takes Emily and her new "friends" from the cold of Alaska to the warmth of California where the can hopefully find a safe haven and live their lives free from the alien threat....if only life was that simple.
The story continues at full pace, my only gripe would be is that Emily is starting to annoy me a little but that could be because of the introduction of the other slightly more interesting characters.
December 17, 2014
I liked this conclusion to the Extinction series. I listened to it rather than reading. It was a good experience and I did love the way Emily ended her journey. It is hard to say anything about it without giving up the rather astonishing ending.
There was a lot of description about the alien takeover of the plants, trees, people and everything else. But it was necessary to draw the very frightening picture of the alienation of our world.
If you liked the first two you must read this, it brings it all into perspective and ends in a spectacular way.
There was a lot of description about the alien takeover of the plants, trees, people and everything else. But it was necessary to draw the very frightening picture of the alienation of our world.
If you liked the first two you must read this, it brings it all into perspective and ends in a spectacular way.
June 21, 2018
My main disappointment with this book was some of the logic the survivors used. Only 35 humans remaining that they know of. Two are female and of those, one is a young teenager. I realize Emily is the main figure, I would think the author would have written more women into the story. Otherwise, I don't think a bunch of military men would have let one of two chances of human survival leave the safety of the military compound no matter what her protestations or experience with the changed world.
April 10, 2014
ended on a very weaknote
January 2, 2015
About the conclusion I would have expected after Jones' first novel in this trilogy, Extinction Point. A fun time-killer, but not a must-read.
November 5, 2015
Epic conclusion to a solid series :)
January 25, 2016
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley
October 11, 2014
Come on, publish it already!
August 2, 2024
A good but not great entry in an overall fantastic sci-fi series.
This one didn’t quite hit the same for me as the other books in the series. It was still a very solid sci-fi/apocalyptic story, but the introduction of the special forces characters takes away from the lonely/unlikely survivor feeling of the first two books.
This one is a lot heavier on the action and while some of it is very cool, it just doesn’t have the same horror/survivalist feeling of the other entries. The story drags a little during the middle, countless times we are told that the vegetation and “red forest” has overtaken everything…I understand the need to convey the new state of the planet but after a while it’s like ok we get it, the red forest is everywhere.
All of that aside it is still a very solid read and I finished it in about a day. The ending gives us some very compelling questions and sets up a finale on a much grander scale.
This one didn’t quite hit the same for me as the other books in the series. It was still a very solid sci-fi/apocalyptic story, but the introduction of the special forces characters takes away from the lonely/unlikely survivor feeling of the first two books.
This one is a lot heavier on the action and while some of it is very cool, it just doesn’t have the same horror/survivalist feeling of the other entries. The story drags a little during the middle, countless times we are told that the vegetation and “red forest” has overtaken everything…I understand the need to convey the new state of the planet but after a while it’s like ok we get it, the red forest is everywhere.
All of that aside it is still a very solid read and I finished it in about a day. The ending gives us some very compelling questions and sets up a finale on a much grander scale.
September 10, 2017
Much better than a lot of the reviews suggested
I was a little apprehensive going into this one as it got a lot of average, or bad reviews but I have to say, in my opinion at least, they were unfounded.
I've enjoyed this one almost as much as the other two and am very much looking forward to getting started on the next one.
I particularly like the imaginative take on alien invasion that this series presents and rhe characters continue to be likeable, for the most part.
My only gripe isn't even to do with the book itself. I have Kindle Unlimited and have really enjoyed listening to the Audible narration included with them while I work. I would've had to have payed extra for it with this book though. I love reading the old fashioned way, but its not really something I can do while working.
I was a little apprehensive going into this one as it got a lot of average, or bad reviews but I have to say, in my opinion at least, they were unfounded.
I've enjoyed this one almost as much as the other two and am very much looking forward to getting started on the next one.
I particularly like the imaginative take on alien invasion that this series presents and rhe characters continue to be likeable, for the most part.
My only gripe isn't even to do with the book itself. I have Kindle Unlimited and have really enjoyed listening to the Audible narration included with them while I work. I would've had to have payed extra for it with this book though. I love reading the old fashioned way, but its not really something I can do while working.
May 27, 2022
Great story!
I enjoyed this book. It had a lot of action and even a little romance. The story became even more interesting with the introduction to MaCallister and his submarine crew. The alien creatures were scary and imaginative as well as the imagery of the character's surroundings. The alien creatures who abducted Emily were as monstrous as what they had done to Earth and it's inhabitants. Their agenda to preserve this planet by killing off all of mankind is disturbing and you can feel the emotion in Emily's rage when she finally meets them face to face. The story ends with hope and leaves you wanting more. I definitely plan to read the next book in the series.
I enjoyed this book. It had a lot of action and even a little romance. The story became even more interesting with the introduction to MaCallister and his submarine crew. The alien creatures were scary and imaginative as well as the imagery of the character's surroundings. The alien creatures who abducted Emily were as monstrous as what they had done to Earth and it's inhabitants. Their agenda to preserve this planet by killing off all of mankind is disturbing and you can feel the emotion in Emily's rage when she finally meets them face to face. The story ends with hope and leaves you wanting more. I definitely plan to read the next book in the series.
October 9, 2017
Another chapter in this great story.
Loved this series, love the characters. Emily as an protagonist, is fierce, engaging, and welcome non whiney female main character. I read things book within a few hours of finishing book 2, now into the fourth and thoroughly enjoyed each and everyone. The extinction point series has been the first set which has spurred me to get kindle unlimited as I've previously only read through prime reading, which is where the first book was made available. Definitely won't disappointed!
Loved this series, love the characters. Emily as an protagonist, is fierce, engaging, and welcome non whiney female main character. I read things book within a few hours of finishing book 2, now into the fourth and thoroughly enjoyed each and everyone. The extinction point series has been the first set which has spurred me to get kindle unlimited as I've previously only read through prime reading, which is where the first book was made available. Definitely won't disappointed!
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