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message 1: by Lisa (last edited Aug 17, 2017 02:31PM) (new)

Lisa Omstead | 84 comments Mod
Here's a short description of the story:

More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search for a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the sky are Hell Divers: men and women who risk their lives by diving to the surface to scavenge for parts the ships desperately need.

When one of the remaining airships is damaged in an electrical storm, a Hell Diver team is deployed to a hostile zone called Hades. But there’s something down there that’s far worse than the mutated creatures discovered on dives in the past—something that threatens the fragile future of humanity.

Amazon Kindle version


message 2: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Omstead | 84 comments Mod
You can almost taste the survivors’ desperation in this story of post-apocalyptic earth after worldwide nuclear war. Their dirigible has outlasted its service warranty to the tune of a couple hundred years and the mechanics are literally keeping it together with glue and paper clips.


message 3: by Laurel (new)

Laurel (laurelckriegler) | 3 comments Oh yeah. I completely agree. What I really liked was we saw people on all sides of the picture. Forgive my vagueness, but it's been a while since I read it. But we met characters from each of the primary groups on board the dirigible, and that really gave a full vision of the issues at stake, each party's desires and goals, and how things just were NOT good. Which also gave us an excellent reason why the divers took the risks they did.


message 4: by PHYL (new)

PHYL | 16 comments I really enjoyed this book. Different than any other 'dystopian novels'.
The characters have so much strength, and perseverance, they use whatever skills they have to keep their community alive against all odds alive and even the 'bad guys/gals'.
The new breed of monsters , terrifyingly awesome. (Darn, I don't remember what they were called). It is one of the very few books I purchased 'live' after I read the Kindle version. Even though I am trying to eliminate most of my books.


message 5: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Omstead | 84 comments Mod
Sirens?


message 6: by PHYL (new)

PHYL | 16 comments Yes, I think you are correct. Appropriate. Those are in the top two....The others are Variants (of course). I hope I spelled the right?


message 7: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Omstead | 84 comments Mod
You sure did, Phyl:)


message 8: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Omstead | 84 comments Mod
Hell Divers took gold in the Indie Reviews for best in Science Fiction (2016). Well deserved!


message 9: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Omstead | 84 comments Mod
Breaking News:
Hell Divers fans rejoice! The series has been optioned for film/tv!


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