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The Fallen

Jack Ziebell

Start date: September 27, 2012

Finish date: October 6, 2012

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Why we're reading this: Great post-apocalyptic read if you liked 28 Days Later, War of the Worlds and The Road!
[close] Great post-apocalyptic read if you liked 28 Days Later, War of the Worlds and The Road!

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Apr 24, 2013 Cheer Papworth rated it really liked it

Shelves: haunting, post-apocalyptic

Thank you to the author of The Fallen, Jack Ziebell, who sent me a message letting me know this book was FREE on Amazon this weekend. The premise of this book is that "the swathe" or outer space EMP hits Earth knocking humanity on its butt. Basically, humans turn into maniacal, mindless freaks with the exception of a few survivors who were either geographically in the safe zone or consist of those lucky few buffeted from the "blast". This story follows some of the survivors and how they deal wit ...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Sarena rated it it was ok

Shelves: post-apcalyptic

This book started out interesting, but quickly went downhill. The holes in the EMP plot were conveniently used (and not used). The characters were very black and white, meaning either you like them (the were good), or you immediately disliked them (they were bad). This book was a lot like a star trek episode, quickly getting into the thick of it and wrapping up the story in the last 10 pages.

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