June 2023 Group Read with Guest Author, Tim Lebbon

[Kenneth]

This is the thread for our June 2023 Group Read with Guest Author, Tim Lebbon. This month we’ll be reading Tim’s latest, the Post-Apocolyptic thriller, The Last Storm. You can grab your copy by clicking the link below. Please help me welcome for the first time to HA… Tim Lebbon!

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Storm-Tim...

[Latasha]

Welcome Tim! Thanks for joining us!

[WendyB]

woohoo! Welcome Tim.

[Kayleigh]

Welcome Tim! (One of us! One of us!)

[Kimberly]

Welcome Tim! Glad to have you here. :D

[Krystal]

Ooooh fun! I've been eyeing this one at work, actually!

[Robin]

Snagged this one as a digital copy from the library. Looking forward to digging into it in a few days.

[Anne]

Just got it! I have to finish one up and I’ll start it next.

[ASHLIE]

I’m going to check out this book from the library. Can’t wait to read it.

[Icy-Cobwebs-In-Space]

Welcome, Tim! So great you'll be here!

[Alan]

All the blurbs where other authors say this is arguably Tim Lebbon's best book yet are not hyperbole. It was THAT good.
And I had the pleasure of meeting Tim at AuthorCon a couple months ago and he was super friendly and nice as can be. I regret not buying more books from him.

[Anne]

@Alan awesome! I started it last night but only got to about 15% because I had one to finish first. Drew me in quickly!

[Kimberly]

Kalen wrote: "Go check out Darkest Nights by Kalen Jones! You guys won’t be disappointed"

Kalen, please keep your own author promotions in the appropriate thread. This is specifically for our Guest Author Invite read, The Last Storm, by Tim Lebbon.

[Hayley]

Hey Tim! Welcome! So glad to have you here! I LOVED Eden and am looking forward to this.

[Ctgt]

Alan wrote: "And I had the pleasure of meeting Tim at AuthorCon a couple months ago and he..."

Same for me, bought some books and had a short discussion with Tim at Authorcon. Great guy.
I'm only 50 pages in but the story has already gone in an unexpected direction and I'm loving it.

[Hayley]

I'm about halfway through so far, and really enjoying it!

I'm curious timeline-wise how close after the apocalypse scenario this is and why you chose to keep so much of "the grid" intact. That is in no way a criticism! Being able to drive a car and use your cellphone would be super helpful in the post-apocalypse, I just very rarely encounter books in which these things are still available and I am curious what drove the choice to have that. Or is it more climate upheaval, but not a disintegration of power grids, etc. yet, and the blurb that says "post-apocalypse" is just messing with my head and making me overthink.

Also I love the concept of building the apparatus and the method of Rainmaking... so cool.

[Tim]

Thanks everyone, and Hi! Sorry I'm late to the party, but let's have some fun.

[Tim]

Alan wrote: "All the blurbs where other authors say this is arguably Tim Lebbon's best book yet are not hyperbole. It was THAT good.
And I had the pleasure of meeting Tim at AuthorCon a couple months ago and he..."

Thanks Alan, it was good to meet you, and so pleased you enjoyed the book.

[Tim]

Hayley wrote: "Hey Tim! Welcome! So glad to have you here! I LOVED Eden and am looking forward to this."

Thanks Hayley! Hope you enjoy it as much. Different type of book but it has thematic links.

[Tim]

Ctgt wrote: "Alan wrote: "And I had the pleasure of meeting Tim at AuthorCon a couple months ago and he..."

Same for me, bought some books and had a short discussion with Tim at Authorcon. Great guy.
I'm only ..."

Hope you like the rest of it!

[Tim]

Ctgt wrote: "Alan wrote: "And I had the pleasure of meeting Tim at AuthorCon a couple months ago and he..."

Same for me, bought some books and had a short discussion with Tim at Authorcon. Great guy.
I'm only ..."

Hi Hayley, I think the term probably isn't quite suitable for this book, it's more a case of it being set maybe 15 or 20 years in the future after we've passed the 'tipping points' that are presented as points of no return for climate catastrophe. It's happening now all over, I just emphasised some of the effects we're already seeing and wondered what would happen if it led to crop disaster and drought in the US (as well as elsewhere).

[Anne]

So I actually finished this one at the beginning of the month but got caught up in life stuff. I enjoyed the read, here’s my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I found it an original and interesting combo of post apocalypse, magical fantasy & flash back to the dust bowl of the past. Lots of fun!

[Tim]

Thanks Anne, that's a nice review and I'm glad you enjoyed the novel!

[Ctgt]

Finished yesterday and I really enjoyed this story....very close to 5 stars for me. For me it was about expectations, With the title and the setting I was figuring on the usual PA,dystopian or climate crisis story. (view spoiler)[ But the whole rainmaker idea took this to a different level. Such a great idea! I'm wondering/hoping that you will explore that in upcoming books?! 😉 (hide spoiler)]

[Tim]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it. I might explore that idea again someday, who knows.

Ctgt wrote: "Finished yesterday and I really enjoyed this story....very close to 5 stars for me. For me it was about expectations, With the title and the setting I was figuring on the usual PA,dystopian or clim..."