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Megycal
Sep Member 2005

Megycal

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I recently finished The Sentinel ( a Jack reacher novel ) by Lee Child and Andrew Child.
I like to read in bed and I use a booklight so I don't disturb my husband. This novel was so good that I'd often not notice the time and I wouldn't settle down to sleep until after 1 am.

28-May-2023 23:32:05

Jeremy Cheng
Aug Member 2013

Jeremy Cheng

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Just finished Stalin's Hammer. 4.6/5. Sort of like Ring of Fire series where present meets the past, and tech advanced by future knowledge has a ripple effect. I liked the references to Nixon and Hawking, and how their lives were changed by the event. Prince Harry as the main character isn't the controversial person he is in real life he's rather surprisingly heroic in this series.

Now I'm back to reading Aztec Century.

20-Jul-2023 02:30:26

Jeremy Cheng
Aug Member 2013

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Just finished Aztec Century. 4.5/5. The story explores an alternate world where the Aztecs successfully repulsed Spanish conquistadors from Cortes joining with them instead of defeating them like in history. This lead to a exponential growth in knowledge, giving them tech advantages over the rest of the world. There are references to various products that have an Aztec twist, one reference made me chuckle. The main character is Princess Catherine, but as this is an alternate history novel she was born in the mid 70's instead of the early 80's Princess we know and this book is set in 1999. A certain plot device let's say, wasn't what I was expecting near the third part of the book so I was a little disappointed in that. But overall I really enjoyed this book. The ending was certainly fitting of the plot of the book. Sadly quite a few of the author's books are out of print on Amazon, can't even find them if I search for them.

Now I'm reading The Temple of Skulls.

28-Aug-2023 21:44:04

Jeremy Cheng
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Jeremy Cheng

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Book 12 in Black Tide Rising called United We Stand coming out March 5 2024.

STORIES SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BEST-SELLING ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SERIES, BLACK TIDE RISING, CREATED BY JOHN RINGO.The world was brought to its knees by the zombie virus. But humanity has risen from the ashes and has begun to rebuild. Courageous men and women have kindled a fire of hope in the darkness. But mere survival is not enough. The real challenge is how to keep that future alive. How to not just survive, not just to rebuild, but actually thrive. To tell the universe that mankind can take whatever nature throws against us and not back down. To stand united.

Stories by John Birmingham, Jody Lynn Nye, Jamie Ibson, Sarah A. Hoyt, Brian Trent, Dave Freer, Griffin Barber, Lydia Sherrer, Mel Todd, Christopher L. Smith, Mike Massa BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES: Under a Graveyard Sky
To Sail a Darkling Sea
Islands of Rage and Hope
Strands of Sorrow
Black Tide Rising
Voices of the Fall
We Shall Rise
At the End of the World
At the End of the Journey
The Valley of Shadows
River of Night

Glad to return to this universe after a 3 year break. Hopefully the story with the guy at the farm gets resolved, it ended on a cliffhanger from what I remember.

08-Sep-2023 17:26:04 - Last edited on 08-Sep-2023 17:26:26 by Jeremy Cheng

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