Brian E. (ft-ball-fn) - , reviewed on 8/30/2009 + 33 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

This book is not your typical PA book... but I still really enjoyed it. The story occurs years after a plague has swept the world... leaving a fraction of the people alive. Those that are still around are immune and trying to make a new life... but obviously many things have broken down (federal and state govt are gone in favor of city law... mass transportation has reached a standstill as infrastructure broke down and now there are too few people to make it work).

A militaristic leader in a small town has grand plans to exand his 'empire'... and start pushing towards San Francisco--land of many resources (food, medicine, etc) that are still left from pre-plague days. San Fran now is inhabited by artists and poets.... and has taken on a 'mystical' feel--with the inhabitants saying the city 'has a life of its own'...

While I'm not a fan of 'mystical' elements like that--this book was great none the less. Great character development, interesting story line and great story telling (and of course a topic I really like). Once the story gets rolling (when they try and invade SF) its really good... and the mystical parts add (not detract) from it.

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