Lisa R. (lisareinke) reviewed on 6/21/2007 + 123 more book reviews

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A nice find! I do not recall ever seeing or hearing of this book before reading a review of it here. I picked it up based on the review here and others at Amazon. It is always nice to find a new series to read, long after many of the books have been written. As far as I can tell, there are at least seven books in The Pelbar Cycle.

For those who are avid science fiction readers, The Breaking of Northwall is set in a post apocalyptic United States. It is not a "deal with the radioactive fallout and mutations" book, but rather a book about cultural evolution and the clash of peoples who are just now plentiful enough to have to start interacting with each other, whose lives and histories have little to do with the "Time of Fire".

Paul O. Williams, the author, tells the tale exceptionally. His introduction to the hero of the novel, Jestak, is one of the best I've ever read.

This is good science fiction and worth your attention.

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