It seemed like your average New Years, but it wasn't. On a farm in Scotland a family starts showing symptoms of the flu, rather than staying in, they board a plane to America and because of him, "The Doom" spread all over the globe. Within days the Doom is on every continent. Within weeks millions of people are dead and society as we know it starts to collapse. Within months billions are dead and the world is a shell of its former self. Small communities of survivors are forming in the rural communities. Survivors of the immune and the Uncanny. The Uncanny are those who had special powers appear after The Doom started. Some are fairies, some are shapeshifters, some are witches, and more. Most of the Uncanny are good and want to live in harmony with the rest of the survivors. But some are dark and would rather see the immune dead. Max and Lana made it out of New York City and made it to New Hope where they meet up with Chuck, a tech genius, determined to get them back on the grid. Arlys is a journalist who is determined to keep getting the news out there. Rachel and Jonah are medical professionals found their way to New Hope with a new mother and three new babies. Together their fledgling community is working to restore humanity. But will they be able to withstand the fight against the dark?
It has been too long since I read a good post-apocalyptic book. Year One was my favorite kind, the kind where you get to see the world collapse. The supernatural twist was a bit more than I was expecting, but it wasn't so much that it turned me, the non-fantasy reader, off. I really liked Arlys and her commitment to informing the public of the truth, how bad things really were in the country. Her friendship with Fred was just adorable. Fred's "light" was one that really seemed natural and really spoke to the readers. Max and Lana were the "romantic" couple of the novel (did you expect less from Nora Roberts?) but it wasn't too graphic and their relationship was something special. Of course in any post-apocalyptic setting, you are going to run into common challenges that are found in all apocalyptic novels. like looters and scary guys wanting to take what you have. You also are going to run into supply issues with no infrastructure to move things like groceries, the residents of New Hope had to deal with that and more. I love to see how characters in any post-apocalyptic novel handle those kinds of challenges. I love to see how easy or difficult the author makes it for their characters. Year One is set up to be part of a trilogy, so there was a cliffhanger. And one that has me eagerly waiting for the next book in the series.
Bottm Line - As far as "end of the world" books go, Year One was one of the most entertaining of recent memory. The characters are interesting and easy to care about. The story isn't that far out of the possibility of happening, okay maybe not the Uncanny, but an epidemic is definitely possible. Ultimately Year One is a great book and I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
Details:
- Year One by Nora Roberts
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- Pages: 432
- Publisher: St. Martins Press
- Publication Date: 12/5/2017
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