Review: Flotilla of the Dead (Sovereign Spirit Saga)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2012
The second in the Sovereign Spirit Saga continues with the rebuilding of America or at least the coastal section - guess those of us who live inland are kind of screwed :-) by Scott and the team that he has gathered.  We also have the split story line continuing with Carl and his group at the refinery, several miles from the coast, who are also trying to survive.And what a team that is... He has a Coast Guard unit, a Seal unit, a famous retired cruise ship, a flotilla of average people on boats following him, and now some tanker crews who were stuck at the port when the apocalypse hit, along with his family and friends.  These folks, along with all the cool toys, make it a fun read.The team are making inroads in securing food and safety for his people when he runs into local politics.  Yes, someone finally notices that there is an entire "navy" hanging at the port and want to investigate what is going on.  Without giving any spoilers, I enjoyed that part of the story - mainly for the "bluffing", the no nonsense talking, and the results.I also enjoyed the fact that Scott's wife is starting to become more than a bit character.  Before, we only heard about her when Scott was getting ready for bed or trying to get some "happy time" which didn't feel right.  A man with as strong of a personality as Scott would have to have a wife who was intelligent and interesting in her own right and we finally start to see that.  I hope that the author includes more of her in the future books.At the same time, we still have Carl and his group hanging out at the refinery, trying to survive.  While Scott is more of an "action" type of character (he has his idea men and then makes sure that things are accomplished - with his input of course), Carl is basically leading by himself.  The others in his group rely entirely on his choices, his ideas, his decisions, which puts a lot of pressure on him.  He comes up with a VERY creative solution for keeping the zombies away from the fences which was cool.I was very upset when I turned on my iPhone to read a few pages before I went to bed (I do my kindle reading on it) because I opened up the Kindle app and there was Flotilla!  That was not a good thing since it was midnight.. curse you, Mr Forsyth because, even though I had to get up at 7 am for work and to get the kids off to school, I still stayed up reading under the covers (so I wouldn't disturb my husband - you would have thought I was 12!) until almost 3 am so I could finish it.  I guess for the next installment, I need to be better prepared and check my kindle app when it is still daylight :-)Can't wait to see what happens next!