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Epoch's End #2
Shatter
The North Atlantic Anomlay’s effects have grown too real to ignore, and the country has plunged into chaos. Tom, Samantha and Jerry are still working their way home, while Barbara, Linda and Jack fight to defend their homestead in Epoch’s End Book 2.
In the North Atlantic, a massive fissure in the sea floor has opened up, and an underground reservoir is releasing quadrillions of gallons of water into the oceans.
A dozen Naval ships investigating this strange anomaly are sunk, leaving one scientist and his daughter as the only survivors.
As unforeseen consequences spread from the anomalous rupture, those on both land and sea are faced with the reality that life in the world is rapidly changing as the current epoch ends… and a new one begins.
In the North Atlantic, a massive fissure in the sea floor has opened up, and an underground reservoir is releasing quadrillions of gallons of water into the oceans.
A dozen Naval ships investigating this strange anomaly are sunk, leaving one scientist and his daughter as the only survivors.
As unforeseen consequences spread from the anomalous rupture, those on both land and sea are faced with the reality that life in the world is rapidly changing as the current epoch ends… and a new one begins.
341 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 3, 2021
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December 8, 2021
Shatter Book 2
Another great book, Can Tom, Jerry and Sam get back to the farmstead? Are Barbara and the kids ok at the farmstead with all the cars clogging up the road in front of the house? I can’t wait to find out in the next book.
Another great book, Can Tom, Jerry and Sam get back to the farmstead? Are Barbara and the kids ok at the farmstead with all the cars clogging up the road in front of the house? I can’t wait to find out in the next book.
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March 3, 2023In the North Atlantic, a massive fissure in the sea floor has opened up, and an underground reservoir is releasing quadrillions of gallons of fresh water into the oceans. Sealife is dying, and the world is facing the threat of an ice age. One man is trying to get home to his family, while his wife and kids are doing everything to prepare their home for survival.
December 7, 2021
SHATTER - a review by Rosemary Kenny.
Book 2 of Epoch's End by Mike Kraus, SHATTER relates events at an Air Force Base in Alaska where mysterious flights are arriving ever more often.
After a crash in a North Carolina tunnel, engineer Tom McKnight and daughter Sam rescue badly injured Jerry, who's fleeing loan sharks.
Barbara McKnight and her other children, Linda and Jack, brave rioters in nearby Bristol, to stock up. After killers invade, they're glad of their neighbours (and Tom's prior training), to help save them and their farmstead home.
Deteriorating weather conditions caused by a North Atlantic anomaly, make temperatures drop catastrophically and the President's advisor/'enforcer' Colonel Banks act drastically.
Will this unexpected turn of events stop Tom, Sam (and Jerry), from getting home now?
To find out, get your copy of SHATTER, Book 2 of Mike Kraus' stunning modern 'what if...' post-Apocalyptic survival thriller series, Epoch's End, that takes you right to the cutting edge of this all-too-possible glimpse of our future existence!
Book 2 of Epoch's End by Mike Kraus, SHATTER relates events at an Air Force Base in Alaska where mysterious flights are arriving ever more often.
After a crash in a North Carolina tunnel, engineer Tom McKnight and daughter Sam rescue badly injured Jerry, who's fleeing loan sharks.
Barbara McKnight and her other children, Linda and Jack, brave rioters in nearby Bristol, to stock up. After killers invade, they're glad of their neighbours (and Tom's prior training), to help save them and their farmstead home.
Deteriorating weather conditions caused by a North Atlantic anomaly, make temperatures drop catastrophically and the President's advisor/'enforcer' Colonel Banks act drastically.
Will this unexpected turn of events stop Tom, Sam (and Jerry), from getting home now?
To find out, get your copy of SHATTER, Book 2 of Mike Kraus' stunning modern 'what if...' post-Apocalyptic survival thriller series, Epoch's End, that takes you right to the cutting edge of this all-too-possible glimpse of our future existence!
March 14, 2024
The Cut scenes are a waste of time. Maybe the author will bring some of the cuts scenes back in future books, but in over half of them all the characters seem to die. I don't need to read 30+ pages about some random characters that are gonna never be talked about again. It honestly just pisses me off to read more than a few pages that are meaningless.
The entire submarine scene? The author had already made it clear that the "Anomoly" was growing, so pointless.
The cruise ship scene, it's possible the author brings some of those characters back, but did it need 38 pages?
And again, several story continuity problems. Is the anomaly 10k, or 1k long. I realize it's growing, but the initial size keeps getting stated at different sizes. Also the order of events keeps changing for different characters.
Basically all of this stuff makes me never want to pay for this authors content.
The entire submarine scene? The author had already made it clear that the "Anomoly" was growing, so pointless.
The cruise ship scene, it's possible the author brings some of those characters back, but did it need 38 pages?
And again, several story continuity problems. Is the anomaly 10k, or 1k long. I realize it's growing, but the initial size keeps getting stated at different sizes. Also the order of events keeps changing for different characters.
Basically all of this stuff makes me never want to pay for this authors content.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 27, 2022
This continues the action from the first book with Barbara and the children trying to survive on the farm and Tom, Jerry and Sam attempt to get home. There were some editing issues , such as, a couple of oddly constructed sentences and at one point the female Banks' pronoun changes to a male one and back again. Tom's group seems particularly mired down and dogged with a lot of bad luck and some weak choices. I'm am a little bothered that Banks has gone from a decent commanding officer to one that is willing to punish and demean Tom to get him to cooperate. Surely there are higher ranks above her. The premise of this book is very interesting and anytime a discussion of the Milankovitch cycles can be woven into a story, that is a good thing.
January 14, 2022
It's Not Just an Anomaly
The effects of the anomaly become clearer and the race is on to find a solution. In the meantime a hurricane moves in bringing high winds, high waves, flooding and near freezing cold temperatures. Getting from place to place is getting extremely difficult with communication about as bad. What's Tom's plan? To get home. Except his plan is much simpler than the current reality will allow. And so, the struggle begins.....
The effects of the anomaly become clearer and the race is on to find a solution. In the meantime a hurricane moves in bringing high winds, high waves, flooding and near freezing cold temperatures. Getting from place to place is getting extremely difficult with communication about as bad. What's Tom's plan? To get home. Except his plan is much simpler than the current reality will allow. And so, the struggle begins.....
March 15, 2022
Entertaining
Tom, his daughter Sam and Jerry are on their way from hurricane damaged east coast to their farm near Bristol. On their way they are stopped by a military checkpoint and detained because Tom is on a list of persons needed to help with anomaly in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast.
Meanwhile Barbara, Linda and Jack are fortifying the homestead when they are attacked by 5 scumbags trying to rob them.
Tom, his daughter Sam and Jerry are on their way from hurricane damaged east coast to their farm near Bristol. On their way they are stopped by a military checkpoint and detained because Tom is on a list of persons needed to help with anomaly in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast.
Meanwhile Barbara, Linda and Jack are fortifying the homestead when they are attacked by 5 scumbags trying to rob them.
January 22, 2022
life at the End of an Epoch
This second book of the Epoch’s End is extremely engrossing as the characters find themselves draw deeper into the chaos of this emerging global catastrophe. The slow but steady downward spiral is gripping and so very realistic. I can’t wait for Book 3. Well done Mike.
This second book of the Epoch’s End is extremely engrossing as the characters find themselves draw deeper into the chaos of this emerging global catastrophe. The slow but steady downward spiral is gripping and so very realistic. I can’t wait for Book 3. Well done Mike.
May 10, 2022
Survival gets tougher
Fear and greed from outsiders makes survival even more work, especially for Barbara and the kids on the farm. Earth grows colder. Those in charge are playing a serious game I think! It’s super easy to sink into this story, practically living moment by moment with those characters that catch the imagination.
Fear and greed from outsiders makes survival even more work, especially for Barbara and the kids on the farm. Earth grows colder. Those in charge are playing a serious game I think! It’s super easy to sink into this story, practically living moment by moment with those characters that catch the imagination.
October 4, 2022
Definitely needs an editor! Slow moving plot
So many grammatical errors, inconsistencies, etc which take away from the flow of the story. Lots of overly descriptive details about mundane actions ( … Barbara took five steps away from the house and guided the beam toward the chicken coops … ). I do enjoy how the author writes for the most part
So many grammatical errors, inconsistencies, etc which take away from the flow of the story. Lots of overly descriptive details about mundane actions ( … Barbara took five steps away from the house and guided the beam toward the chicken coops … ). I do enjoy how the author writes for the most part
December 29, 2022
Good Post Apocalyptic story
This one just keeps getting better. And I become more and more invested in the family at the center of it, the McKnights, who remain separated. The mother and daughter in the farm are dealing with intruders and securing their home, while the father and daughter and a friend find themselves struggling to get home.
This one just keeps getting better. And I become more and more invested in the family at the center of it, the McKnights, who remain separated. The mother and daughter in the farm are dealing with intruders and securing their home, while the father and daughter and a friend find themselves struggling to get home.
December 5, 2021
What a story. A massive fissure opens on the sea bed , there’s chaos and more. Intriguing all the way, keeping you in suspense as to what happens next. As you read, you wonder what else could possibly happen. Loved it.
December 5, 2021
Review
At last Smooch gets to sleep inside the house. I hated her being locked out. Interesting story based on an event only ever occurring in science fiction. The characters are well done so I’m enjoying the series. Wondering when book three comes out.
At last Smooch gets to sleep inside the house. I hated her being locked out. Interesting story based on an event only ever occurring in science fiction. The characters are well done so I’m enjoying the series. Wondering when book three comes out.
December 26, 2021
Excellent book 2 in this series
Follow through the destruction from flooding and a hurricane caused by a tragic event happening in the ocean depths of the Atlantic ocean that will cause catastrophic changes to the world.
Follow through the destruction from flooding and a hurricane caused by a tragic event happening in the ocean depths of the Atlantic ocean that will cause catastrophic changes to the world.
December 27, 2021
Frightening
So far the series is good. My only problem is with most of the men in Mr. Jesus's books, and many authors, always feel they have to save the world while their families suffer.
So far the series is good. My only problem is with most of the men in Mr. Jesus's books, and many authors, always feel they have to save the world while their families suffer.
March 15, 2022
Brilliant!
Brilliant as usual. Certainly a series to keep the mind off the real world! (Pandemic and War in Ukraine. 😢) mind you i am bias as i just love Mike Kraus! ❤ I'm also ex army so also bias although the USA military are stacks different to ours!
Brilliant as usual. Certainly a series to keep the mind off the real world! (Pandemic and War in Ukraine. 😢) mind you i am bias as i just love Mike Kraus! ❤ I'm also ex army so also bias although the USA military are stacks different to ours!
March 21, 2022
Great book
Really great story and an amazing cast of characters. Couldn't put it down, lots of action and adventure. The story sounds so good it could be true. I recommend reading.
Really great story and an amazing cast of characters. Couldn't put it down, lots of action and adventure. The story sounds so good it could be true. I recommend reading.
March 23, 2022
WOW - HAIR RAISING
My heart is completely invested in this series now! Definitely has suspense. Well written. Feel like I know them and they are friends involved in something moving fast and dangerous.
This feels like a MUST READ SERIES because the unexpected can happen.
My heart is completely invested in this series now! Definitely has suspense. Well written. Feel like I know them and they are friends involved in something moving fast and dangerous.
This feels like a MUST READ SERIES because the unexpected can happen.
March 28, 2022
Hard to put down
As usual, Mike Kraus has a winner! Really new view of a crazy disaster. Amazing characters, storyline and interesting situations that you would never have imagined. Can’t wait to read the next book!
As usual, Mike Kraus has a winner! Really new view of a crazy disaster. Amazing characters, storyline and interesting situations that you would never have imagined. Can’t wait to read the next book!
April 10, 2022
Shatter book 2
Great book so far. I can't wait for the third book to read. I can understand about FEMA they have absolute power and control during and after any kind of natural or unnatural disaster.
Great book so far. I can't wait for the third book to read. I can understand about FEMA they have absolute power and control during and after any kind of natural or unnatural disaster.
June 1, 2022
Scary read
Have now read books one and two and going to start three. Great writer and very descriptive. Scary stuff if there was a possibility it could actually happen and who knows right. But for now on the next.tks
Have now read books one and two and going to start three. Great writer and very descriptive. Scary stuff if there was a possibility it could actually happen and who knows right. But for now on the next.tks
July 3, 2022
wow. Shatter book 2 Epochs end
Wow fast moving. Hard hitting, brilliant, couldn’t put it down. The split family trying to keep safe o there farm the others trying to get home. Onto book 3
Wow fast moving. Hard hitting, brilliant, couldn’t put it down. The split family trying to keep safe o there farm the others trying to get home. Onto book 3
August 22, 2022
Another fantastic book in this series. Very easy to become engrossed in the storyline and not want to put it down. It's intense, exciting and I'm totally hooked. The main characters still continue to keep us riveted. Jumping straight into book 3.
February 11, 2023
Excellent Book
The scenario is realistic and the characters are well written. The book makes one realize that things could get bad quickly in our country if we had a national disaster. I recommend this author and this book.
The scenario is realistic and the characters are well written. The book makes one realize that things could get bad quickly in our country if we had a national disaster. I recommend this author and this book.
December 4, 2021
Shatter
Excellent read as always Mike.well written can’t wait to read the next one. Where will it take us. Hopefully home to family..
Excellent read as always Mike.well written can’t wait to read the next one. Where will it take us. Hopefully home to family..
December 7, 2021
Excellent
Always love Mike' s books! He has a writing y that absolutely holds your attention and makes it difficult to put the book down. Looking forward to more!
Always love Mike' s books! He has a writing y that absolutely holds your attention and makes it difficult to put the book down. Looking forward to more!
December 19, 2021
Excellent series!
Good story line so far but kept getting sidetracked by the typos and other errors. Could use some serious editing.
Good story line so far but kept getting sidetracked by the typos and other errors. Could use some serious editing.
January 11, 2022
Great Title
I chose this rating because enjoyed story line. I like how Tom is determined to get to his wife and children. I will definitely recommend to Family and friends.
I chose this rating because enjoyed story line. I like how Tom is determined to get to his wife and children. I will definitely recommend to Family and friends.
February 10, 2022
Great book
Terrific storyline that keeps you guessing. Ready to read the series ☺️ and find out what will happen with the McKnight Family
Terrific storyline that keeps you guessing. Ready to read the series ☺️ and find out what will happen with the McKnight Family
March 2, 2022
looking forward to the next book
I am enjoying this series. Eagerly awaiting the next book to see wha is going to happen to Tom an Barb and their family
I am enjoying this series. Eagerly awaiting the next book to see wha is going to happen to Tom an Barb and their family
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