Review: Cannot Recommend
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
After reading the book description and several high scoring reviews, I had high hopes for Under a Broken Sun by Kevin P. Sheridan. I was quickly disappointed.  Using a huge solar flare as the basis for the EMP catastrophe Sheridan did show some originality by adding some plausible atmospheric alterations. Just taking the characters through the challenges of surviving those alterations on their way to the safe haven would have been an entertaining read.Unfortunately, Sheridan populated his story with some of the most unsympathetic characters I have ever read. The protagonist is an immature narcissist and the antagonist is so stereotypical that it’s comical. Under a Broken Sun is one of the few stories I have read that had no characters to cheer for or care about, none whatsoever.The plot roamed randomly and read like a narrative to some kind of post-apocalyptic role playing game. At several points in the story it was easy for me picture Sheridan rolling a 20-sided dice to determine what the characters would do next.The editing is atrocious. One has to wonder if Sheridan did anything more than use spell-check, which caught the typos but didn’t help the logical and phonetic errors. For example, using reigns when he meant reins.Even at the low price that it is offered, I cannot recommend Under a Broken Sun.