Review: Continued good PA fiction
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2012
Linda Andrews continues the saga of the post-Redaction catastrophe with this second book of a multi-part series. New characters are introduced but all your loved (and hated) characters from the first book are back.Andrews continues her unique writing style - I recommend you start with Part One, Extinction Level Event, in this series, but when you "start" you'll feel as if you've been slipstreamed right into the middle of a grand plot arc. Andrews likes to reveal bits and pieces of backstory in the middle of character musings - blink and you'll miss some interesting stuff - and there is so, so much still to be told, including how the Redaction began and how humanity will survive the multiple plagues (and whole-country migrations) that follow.With tighter editing, this could really become a classic of post-apocalyptic fiction to rival Stephen King. Andrews still mixes up "passed" with "past" and she has other homonym errors throughout the book. And the final part of Book Two seems almost farcical in its dealing with true evil. Andrews weaves two main memes through both books - vengeance and forgiveness - and I think she got a bit trite at the end of this book, but I'll forgive her in hopes that Book Three will give her a chance to continue her obvious progression as a writer.There are enough unanswered questions for at many more books in this well-crafted universe, including my personal hope for prequels. Thank you Linda Andrews for your efforts.