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Includes: Forager * Infiltrator * Expatriate
* That’s over 230,000 words and 816 pages.
A century after an apocalyptic war reduces all countries to smouldering ruins, Melbourne’s remnant population huddles behind twelve-foot walls. But are these walls for protection from the Skel savages who roam the city’s ruins, or to imprison the people and subject them to archaic rules enforced by the town's paramilitary Custodians.
Twenty-year-old Ethan Jones is a forager whose uncanny success is due to a secret he harbours. If he's found out, he'll be dragged away by the Custodians and dissected like a science project.
When Ethan rescues a mysterious Japanese girl from the Skel and brings her back with him, she breaks the town's rigid conventions in her attempts to get to know him, risking the dire wrath of the Custodians.
Meanwhile, the Skel are ramping up their attacks on Newhome's foraging teams and infesting Melbourne's ruins in ever-greater numbers. Is this part of a larger plan that could spell the town's doom?
Keeping his secret, uncovering the girl’s true intentions and trying to stop mass annihilation all vie for Ethan’s attention. And if he fails, not only his life, but the lives of all, are at stake.
* This is a professionally edited, updated version of Forager - the Complete Trilogy, uploaded to Amazon on 21st May'15. *
"The main thing that I really liked about Forager was that I was constantly taken by surprise." -- From Trips Down Imagination Road.
"I love that everyone in Ethan's home is one way, while the Japanese girl he saves is almost the exact opposite. Woman are to be seen and not heard, but this girl has guts like you wouldn't believe." -- From Journey with Books
Includes: Forager * Infiltrator * Expatriate
* That’s over 230,000 words and 816 pages.
A century after an apocalyptic war reduces all countries to smouldering ruins, Melbourne’s remnant population huddles behind twelve-foot walls. But are these walls for protection from the Skel savages who roam the city’s ruins, or to imprison the people and subject them to archaic rules enforced by the town's paramilitary Custodians.
Twenty-year-old Ethan Jones is a forager whose uncanny success is due to a secret he harbours. If he's found out, he'll be dragged away by the Custodians and dissected like a science project.
When Ethan rescues a mysterious Japanese girl from the Skel and brings her back with him, she breaks the town's rigid conventions in her attempts to get to know him, risking the dire wrath of the Custodians.
Meanwhile, the Skel are ramping up their attacks on Newhome's foraging teams and infesting Melbourne's ruins in ever-greater numbers. Is this part of a larger plan that could spell the town's doom?
Keeping his secret, uncovering the girl’s true intentions and trying to stop mass annihilation all vie for Ethan’s attention. And if he fails, not only his life, but the lives of all, are at stake.
* This is a professionally edited, updated version of Forager - the Complete Trilogy, uploaded to Amazon on 21st May'15. *
"The main thing that I really liked about Forager was that I was constantly taken by surprise." -- From Trips Down Imagination Road.
"I love that everyone in Ethan's home is one way, while the Japanese girl he saves is almost the exact opposite. Woman are to be seen and not heard, but this girl has guts like you wouldn't believe." -- From Journey with Books
820 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 30, 2014
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About the author
Peter R. Stone
24 books76 followersPeter Stone, an avid student of history, was reading books on Ancient Greece from the age of four. Periods of interest include the ancient world, medieval era, Napoleonic times, and the Second World War. He still mourns the untimely passing of King Leonidas of Sparta and Field Marshal Michel Ney of France.
A product of the Cold War Generation, Peter Stone studied the ramifications of a nuclear missile strike when he was in his senior year of high school, learning the effects of nuclear fallout and how to (hopefully) survive it. He has ever been drawn to post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels and films, and eagerly devoured The Day of the Triffids and John Christopher's Tripod Trilogy when he was a child. He is also an avid fan of science fiction, and his favorite books include the Lensmen Series by E.E.Doc.Smith, anything by Alastair Reynolds, and the Evergence trilogy by Sean Williams. He also enjoys J-pop (especially Ayumi Hamasaki trance remixes), K-pop, Korean movies, and K-drama.
Peter Stone graduated from Melbourne School of Ministries Bible College in 1988. He has been teaching Sunday School and playing the keyboard in church for over twenty-five years. His wife is from Japan and they have two wonderful children. He has worked in the same games company for over twenty years, but still does not comprehend why they expect him to work all day instead of playing games.
A product of the Cold War Generation, Peter Stone studied the ramifications of a nuclear missile strike when he was in his senior year of high school, learning the effects of nuclear fallout and how to (hopefully) survive it. He has ever been drawn to post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels and films, and eagerly devoured The Day of the Triffids and John Christopher's Tripod Trilogy when he was a child. He is also an avid fan of science fiction, and his favorite books include the Lensmen Series by E.E.Doc.Smith, anything by Alastair Reynolds, and the Evergence trilogy by Sean Williams. He also enjoys J-pop (especially Ayumi Hamasaki trance remixes), K-pop, Korean movies, and K-drama.
Peter Stone graduated from Melbourne School of Ministries Bible College in 1988. He has been teaching Sunday School and playing the keyboard in church for over twenty-five years. His wife is from Japan and they have two wonderful children. He has worked in the same games company for over twenty years, but still does not comprehend why they expect him to work all day instead of playing games.
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January 3, 2015
I so loved this series. I was given the first two books and liked them so much I purchased this third one. Intended for YA, the characters are teens. I seem to enjoy the YA dystopian so this was a good match for me. The books are set in a time after a great war and walled cities have developed their new societies each in separate ways. Two of the citizens from different cities meet while on foraging expeditions and then everything changes for not just them, but the societies they live in. A great testimony of human character, faith, and friendship. I can recommend for ages and up as there is no swearing and the only sexual content is implied and between a married couple. I give the whole series 5 stars. I do think book number two was my favorite. I will be reading more by this author.
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June 20, 20154 for Forager and 5 for Infiltrator
I enjoyed reading this book ever much. We get the story from Ethan, a boy living in a post-war town. It’s after a world war three that they weren’t prepared for. The year is 2122 and not at all what I expected.
Ethan is a forager…he goes out with his crew to look for precious metals. Ethan’s crew is the best at this because Ethan has a bit of a secret…A secret that doesn’t take us every long to be told which I liked. I hate when as a reader you know there is something going on but it takes forever for that something to be told.
Ethan and his team seem like a tight knit group but sadly a few tragedies do befall them as well.
Seemingly out of the blue the “guards” that police the town show up to escort Ethan and his crew and the action picks up the pace fairly quickly. Dodging attacks by the Skels – sort of nomadic people who ambush people, and rescuing two Japanese people from a convey gone wrong we see a spark enter Ethan’s eyes when he meets the what appears to be a young Japanese girl with pink bangs…
There are secrets and mysteries all through out this book and underlying things going on that we have yet to get an answer for but there is another book in this story and I look forward to gobbling it up once it is out.
The Forager had action, suspense, and even a bit of love thrown in. A very good read.
Once again we get the story from Ethan...we pick up were Forager left off after the events of the Custodians trying to nuke a whole town and Ethan and gang stopping them. After being questioned extensively they are sneaked out and start the journey back to their home, only things don't go as plan. An unplanned stop and complications from wounds sustained leave the group in a bit of a pickle. Blasts from the past and errant memories from Ethan start to surface and give us a bit of a glimpse into what happened to give Ethan amnesia in the first place. Everything's not what it seems and the hits just kept on coming. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what obstacle would have to be overcome next. Secrets, betrayals, and bombs aplenty in the second installment of this amazing series. I for one can't wait until book three comes out and we continue on the crazy journey Ethan, his wife, and his friends find themselves on next. Bravo!
I enjoyed reading this book ever much. We get the story from Ethan, a boy living in a post-war town. It’s after a world war three that they weren’t prepared for. The year is 2122 and not at all what I expected.
Ethan is a forager…he goes out with his crew to look for precious metals. Ethan’s crew is the best at this because Ethan has a bit of a secret…A secret that doesn’t take us every long to be told which I liked. I hate when as a reader you know there is something going on but it takes forever for that something to be told.
Ethan and his team seem like a tight knit group but sadly a few tragedies do befall them as well.
Seemingly out of the blue the “guards” that police the town show up to escort Ethan and his crew and the action picks up the pace fairly quickly. Dodging attacks by the Skels – sort of nomadic people who ambush people, and rescuing two Japanese people from a convey gone wrong we see a spark enter Ethan’s eyes when he meets the what appears to be a young Japanese girl with pink bangs…
There are secrets and mysteries all through out this book and underlying things going on that we have yet to get an answer for but there is another book in this story and I look forward to gobbling it up once it is out.
The Forager had action, suspense, and even a bit of love thrown in. A very good read.
Once again we get the story from Ethan...we pick up were Forager left off after the events of the Custodians trying to nuke a whole town and Ethan and gang stopping them. After being questioned extensively they are sneaked out and start the journey back to their home, only things don't go as plan. An unplanned stop and complications from wounds sustained leave the group in a bit of a pickle. Blasts from the past and errant memories from Ethan start to surface and give us a bit of a glimpse into what happened to give Ethan amnesia in the first place. Everything's not what it seems and the hits just kept on coming. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what obstacle would have to be overcome next. Secrets, betrayals, and bombs aplenty in the second installment of this amazing series. I for one can't wait until book three comes out and we continue on the crazy journey Ethan, his wife, and his friends find themselves on next. Bravo!
June 4, 2015
Great read
I think that Mr Stone did a great job on the Forager Trilogy and I was quite surprised throughout the series. Great job Peter Stone. This is about what would happen if we ever launched the ones all around the world, if there was a earth leftover. Trust me I used to work on them in the military.
I think that Mr Stone did a great job on the Forager Trilogy and I was quite surprised throughout the series. Great job Peter Stone. This is about what would happen if we ever launched the ones all around the world, if there was a earth leftover. Trust me I used to work on them in the military.
June 8, 2015
Awesome read!!
The book covers caught my attention. Beautiful work. I'm glad I read this trilogy! The characters were very richly developed. My favorite was Jones. I really liked how this author ended each chapter with a cliffhanger. I had a hard time putting this book down!! The books are clean, exciting and I highly recommend!
The book covers caught my attention. Beautiful work. I'm glad I read this trilogy! The characters were very richly developed. My favorite was Jones. I really liked how this author ended each chapter with a cliffhanger. I had a hard time putting this book down!! The books are clean, exciting and I highly recommend!
November 10, 2014
Forager
what a great story. imaginative and with great characterization it takes. you rolling from one adventure to another. pick up this trilogy sit back and enjoy
what a great story. imaginative and with great characterization it takes. you rolling from one adventure to another. pick up this trilogy sit back and enjoy
July 16, 2015
Really loved this book so much that I bought the full version and could not put them down until I finished the trilogy
April 27, 2019
Stupidity
The premise was good, and the story will surely satisfy the young and/or uneducated, but there are far to many flaws and stupidity to betaken as anything other than a B grade book(s).
I am sure the sure Christian writer gets kudos from other indoctrinated individuals and that Increases his readership but let’s look at facts...
It’s a stupid trilogy.
A few point:
1) anyone but a moron knew who shot Ethan before the end of book one.
2) for a segregated society, regardless of being foragers, the “team” knows way to much stuff about things that are useful to them and nothing about anything else.
3)the book is a racist rant about Asians and their history. Evil Koreans, disloyal, lying, self centred Japanese, and a group of whipped idiotic civilians that act more like “cartoonish children” than human beings.
4)No religion, but he knows about David and Goliath
5)everyone must speak English, except those that don’t.
6)genetically alter people who are enhanced with more intelligence, echolocation, physical prowess, but are too stupid to the no -except for one janitor/consultant
7)persecution complex-by idiots and persecution by even bigger idiots. Everyone is out to get them, but 3 Different raves, 3 different towns, and 4 or 5 different militias cannot get one person
8)righteous people who are okay with torture and inequality
9)and it shows the writer is Christian because the women are stupid, second class citizens who are okay with it, and even the heroine wants to stay there and change to fit in......
I could go be, but having given my word to write an honest review. I read it, and wasted more of my life than the book as worth.
The premise was good, and the story will surely satisfy the young and/or uneducated, but there are far to many flaws and stupidity to betaken as anything other than a B grade book(s).
I am sure the sure Christian writer gets kudos from other indoctrinated individuals and that Increases his readership but let’s look at facts...
It’s a stupid trilogy.
A few point:
1) anyone but a moron knew who shot Ethan before the end of book one.
2) for a segregated society, regardless of being foragers, the “team” knows way to much stuff about things that are useful to them and nothing about anything else.
3)the book is a racist rant about Asians and their history. Evil Koreans, disloyal, lying, self centred Japanese, and a group of whipped idiotic civilians that act more like “cartoonish children” than human beings.
4)No religion, but he knows about David and Goliath
5)everyone must speak English, except those that don’t.
6)genetically alter people who are enhanced with more intelligence, echolocation, physical prowess, but are too stupid to the no -except for one janitor/consultant
7)persecution complex-by idiots and persecution by even bigger idiots. Everyone is out to get them, but 3 Different raves, 3 different towns, and 4 or 5 different militias cannot get one person
8)righteous people who are okay with torture and inequality
9)and it shows the writer is Christian because the women are stupid, second class citizens who are okay with it, and even the heroine wants to stay there and change to fit in......
I could go be, but having given my word to write an honest review. I read it, and wasted more of my life than the book as worth.
November 14, 2016
A very good read for dystopian readers and older YA's. Very well written and 'clean'.
The trilogy is fantastically written and creative in the way that the story presents itself. It also demonstrates that books do not have to use expletives to make the conversations for some who write expletives to make their story seem more realistic or gritty. The characters are well developed though at times the older teenage male can be sooooo dense when it comes to interacting with females, especially his wife ! LOL. It sure goes to say that men just don't understand women or vice versa.
I enjoyed this trilogy for the way it is creatively written and for how close the author has come to emulate the challenges presented to old and young alike when dealing with a totalarian regime. Especially since the characters exist as the 'have nots' while the elite live in luxury that the 'have nots' will likely never experience.
I would recommend this trilogy to those, whether YA readers or not, to give this trilogy a read as I'm sure they won't be disappointed. The author is definitely gifted and uses his skill and talents for the reader to enjoy a well written story.
The trilogy is fantastically written and creative in the way that the story presents itself. It also demonstrates that books do not have to use expletives to make the conversations for some who write expletives to make their story seem more realistic or gritty. The characters are well developed though at times the older teenage male can be sooooo dense when it comes to interacting with females, especially his wife ! LOL. It sure goes to say that men just don't understand women or vice versa.
I enjoyed this trilogy for the way it is creatively written and for how close the author has come to emulate the challenges presented to old and young alike when dealing with a totalarian regime. Especially since the characters exist as the 'have nots' while the elite live in luxury that the 'have nots' will likely never experience.
I would recommend this trilogy to those, whether YA readers or not, to give this trilogy a read as I'm sure they won't be disappointed. The author is definitely gifted and uses his skill and talents for the reader to enjoy a well written story.
October 6, 2017
A World After A Nuclear War
I gave this box set a rating of 5 because I loved it. I loved how love show no bounds. That it was truly forever. It also showed what could happen when we live in a world of hatred and never offer forgiveness for the ones that wrong us or even blaming the people for what their ancestors did over 100 years ago. It only causes pain for the ones we love. I recommend this box set to anyone who loves reading post apocalyptic and dystopian books.
I gave this box set a rating of 5 because I loved it. I loved how love show no bounds. That it was truly forever. It also showed what could happen when we live in a world of hatred and never offer forgiveness for the ones that wrong us or even blaming the people for what their ancestors did over 100 years ago. It only causes pain for the ones we love. I recommend this box set to anyone who loves reading post apocalyptic and dystopian books.
December 13, 2021
This was a good book series. I enjoyed it and it was entertaining.
But the naïveté of the main character was grinch worthy at times. And the whole plot at times was based on this character trait, which was disappointing. The plot was good, if a bit too fictional at times.
But the naïveté of the main character was grinch worthy at times. And the whole plot at times was based on this character trait, which was disappointing. The plot was good, if a bit too fictional at times.
December 10, 2022
YA but Good stuff
I enjoyed the book and though there were a few moments I was
frustrated with the repetitive Ness it was good
I enjoyed the book and though there were a few moments I was
frustrated with the repetitive Ness it was good
October 31, 2015
Five stars!
I really enjoyed I y theologies, I have to say once I started this set I could not put I down! Four days l after I completed the trilogy! The characters were awesome, what a group. Ethan the leader was she of the head, recovered but l I st his memory. He is a forage, by accident he meets the girl that is his wife. Memories come back slowly. So many adventures. This is so action packed you can't put it down. Mankato is is wife and a forage. The live Ethan and Mankato share is incredible. Both their world's are so different the love for both puts them in the middle of violence they try to right to save the world! Awesome trilogy!
I really enjoyed I y theologies, I have to say once I started this set I could not put I down! Four days l after I completed the trilogy! The characters were awesome, what a group. Ethan the leader was she of the head, recovered but l I st his memory. He is a forage, by accident he meets the girl that is his wife. Memories come back slowly. So many adventures. This is so action packed you can't put it down. Mankato is is wife and a forage. The live Ethan and Mankato share is incredible. Both their world's are so different the love for both puts them in the middle of violence they try to right to save the world! Awesome trilogy!
September 21, 2015
I won a copy of this series on Library Thing and will post a honest review on the book. I would like to go ahead and say that the series is non-stop action through the three novels. There are some graphic descriptions for those who have a weak stomach or vivid imagination. There is definitely a good romance in between all the adventure. I like how the more we read the more things come together and by the end of the third book you feel like you know the characters well. Things get much worse before things get better but the happy ending is well deserved. (Well, as happy as things can get.)
September 25, 2015
Really good SF
I really I do not like most of the post apocalyptic books, especially the ones with zombies. This book made much more sense, and I really enjoyed. It deals with two major remaining settlements, one led by Japanese and one by Koreans. And though there are factions in both camps that are very self serving, both they and the other small settlements are in danger from the Skels, founded by outlawed motorcycle clubs and completely merciless. Full of action a bit of blood and gore, a bit of romance. An all around good read.
I really I do not like most of the post apocalyptic books, especially the ones with zombies. This book made much more sense, and I really enjoyed. It deals with two major remaining settlements, one led by Japanese and one by Koreans. And though there are factions in both camps that are very self serving, both they and the other small settlements are in danger from the Skels, founded by outlawed motorcycle clubs and completely merciless. Full of action a bit of blood and gore, a bit of romance. An all around good read.
November 25, 2016
Whose Rules Are These?
This is a very good story. It is very well written, a great plot, very interesting and well defined characters, excellent flow, great timeline. Kids on the run, because of a desire to do the right thing. The story starts out very well and ends the same.
This is a very good story. It is very well written, a great plot, very interesting and well defined characters, excellent flow, great timeline. Kids on the run, because of a desire to do the right thing. The story starts out very well and ends the same.
May 17, 2016
completed last book on May 17, 2016. A new favorite author.
June 9, 2016
Very much enjoyed this trilogy about a post-nuclear Melbourne.
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June 20, 2016I so loved this series
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