Destroyed world getting saved
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This book takes place in the new 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons where many things that made the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting unique has been destroyed.  I initially did not really want to read this book as I came to love the world that Ed Greenwood had created and was truly disappointed with Wizards of the Coast making the decision to destroy most of what was built.
But I have read many of Ed Greenwood's books and have been entertained by the stories he tells.  I decided to get his book and see how he would turn the mess done to the Forgotten Realms into something good.  He did a wonderful job!
While true that El is not spell hurling as he once did, he is still El.  In fact all of the old characters that survived the destruction done to their world are very much the same personalities even though they have been forced to change.  Storm is still caring, Mirt still bringing the school of hard knocks to those villains, and El is still the crazy old man you should be wise not to argue with.  I loved the introduction of the the new characters, wanted to read more on the interaction between a certain noble and dancer.
I look forward to seeing in the next book what happens as Ed Greenwood did a very evil thing.  He gave a cliff hanger ending.
If you are reading this Ed Greenwood, great job on the book and I look forward to the next one.  Also, any more Falconfar books coming out?
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Assassins is a great addition to the "Left Behind"  series. The last five books have been thrilling, Biblically educational, and very thought provoking. Assassins goes more into the thoughts a feelings of Rayford and of the other Tribulation Force Members. When the story begins  the are Thirty-eight months into the Tribulation. Meaning there is another  thirty-eight more months to go. The Anti Christ Nicolae Carpathia gets more  and more eager to find the "Safe House" and the Tibulation Force.  It is thrilling because there are questions that are arising. For instants,  How is the Tribulation Force going to get food and cloths and things that  are needed to survive. The mark of the Beast is becoming more and more  widely spread. In time it would be the only way to buy Food and things that  are needed. In addition to all the problems that keep coming up the second  half of the Tribulation is the worse half. It will  only get harder and  more unbearable than before. I am eagerly awaiting the next books to this  series.
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A woman takes refuge in an earthquake shelter. But when her food and water starts to run out, she knows she will have to venture back out despite what dangers await. With her dog, she sets out into what is left of the world.

This is just a short story. It was originally part of a multi-author collection.  I like that the main character isn't prepared for the end of the world or some mega warrior ready to take on all threats. She is a normal person thrown into a very unnatural  situation and doing the best that she can. It is also nice that the world isn't suddenly overrun by zombies or mutants or aliens. But there are threats and challenges to overcome.

The only problem with this story is that it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. What happened to cause the end of the world? What is going on with the mysterious collectors? Why do they only come out at night? And several other questions are left up in the air. Now, if this was the introduction of a new series, I would figure these would be answered later, but I see no indication that the author plans to write more with these characters or this world. The story is complete though. It just left me wanting more.
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A world devastated by nuclear war is not a happy world. No duh! But what's interesting about this story is that it presents the end in a very unique and interesting way, where even the survivors are sure to fail.
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It is 2452 and the world is in turmoil. The people are at war, some trying to secede from what is now known as the Tech Republic. While this is going on another planet is slowly dying and the inhabitants are forced to move underground in order to survive. Time is running out for them since their sun is no longer warming their planet and will soon be gone from existence. They must find a new home. They stumble upon Earth through a wormhole that was opened in error. They send one of their own to gather information about this planet in hopes of garnering a new home before it is too late.

This is a fascinating story that keeps the reader engrossed as the author tells two stories simultaneously about the two worlds. He weaves his tale effortlessly and keeps the action in both worlds fast-paced and furious. This is part one of an enjoyable read. I look forward to book two.
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This is a must read if you have read When Worlds Collide.  Not much in the way of science fiction.  More along the lines of the fear of Communism that gripped the US post-WW II.  In the book other countries had the same idea as the US about the impending disaster and were also able to launch rockets to the new world before the Earth is destroyed.  The people from those rockets are not too "benevolent" and try to harness what they find left over from the earlier civilizations of the new planet to become masters of the planet.
We find that even though the prior races have long since perished, most of the machinery left behind still works.  If you bear in mind the period that the book was written you should find it a very entertaining read.
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'Survivors' Dreams' In a far away distant new world--old world, beings of two planets come together to annihilate one other.  The giant warships are ready, just waiting the one moment of forced calm and the word to begin.  'Execute'.
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The heroes of the post-collapse world are all around us...they will rise as the remnants of what caused the collapse sink of their own making...a great series worth reading and reading to the next generation that may be called upon to hold on to what is good about America, survive and re-build an invincible new country that will not be dragged down into the sewer that is swamping the world today...enjoy
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A dystopian world after a nuclear apocalypse.  I disagree with some of the author's opinions of how things would turn out after the war was over, but who knows which of us is closer.  I just hope we never find out.  I'm especially glad because I served 20 years as a B-52 pilot training to fight a nuclear war in order to prevent one from occurring.
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Imagine if, one minute from now, a lot of person on Earth disappeared. All maybe 6 billion of us. Doomsday. What would happen to the world without a lot humans? How long would it be before our nuclear power plants erupted, skyscrapers crumbled, and satellites dropped from the sky? What would become of the household pets and farm animals? And could an ecosystem plagued with years of pollution ever recover?

In this book, Bruce explore a world you will never want to see--a world without a lot of people.  You are in control. Experience the Aftermath. Rebuild, start over, reboot society, farming, food, life with Bruce Beach on survival after disaster scenarios.

Some people are gonna die and there isn't a whole lot we can do about it.
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I received my game on time and in good condition. As i began to play the game it froze after about two hours in erasing any previous data. I started the game over making sure to manually save and start the game again so it would save. Game must have a defect because it will not allow the game to save. Every time you start the game up again it gives a message "data files corrupted could not save data". I have messaged the seller but no response yet. Kind of upsetting because the game is amazing.
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Internationally, since Christ, Governments have been keeping Descendants of Christ for their own means.  This is exposed and nuclear happens.  First, we have Survivors.  How do they survive in this new world?  What dangers are out there?  Who/What was the government hiding?  Are all groups of survivors good?

Follow the story of change.  How people can change - given a chance.  How the world could be better.

Great read - great character development - great story.
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My console recognized the hard drive, but overnight it ate my Diablo 3 save file, and the game now refuses to recognize it as a storage device. I am heartbroken at the loss of my wizard, but at least he was only level 26.
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War of the Worlds Collide
By Jeff Deischer
Reviewed by Ric Croxton

 This is the second of Jeff Deischers The Worlds Collide series based on Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmers two book series. Jeff has taken what the two writers created and expanded the series to their logical path. In his first book we are introduced to the original dwellers of Bronson Beta.
 The castaways from Earth barely have time to rest in their new home after their battle with Nova Roma in Jeffs first book. Things are just beginning to take shape as the survivors of Earth are starting families and slowly making their way on their new home. They soon find themselves battling new enemies that can be seen and some that are unseen. Casualties start piling up and you are left wondering who, or if anyone will be alive at the end. This is like watching an old movie serial, where you are left hanging at the end of each chapter wondering how the hero can survive.
 Jeff Deischer gives you a very tense and action packed story that lives up to everything you have come to expect from his books. He has taken characters that were created over eighty years ago and has given them more personality than had been originally seen. Just in these two books I can see hints of where Jeff might go next. If you pay close attention you will see the clues he gives. All he needs to add to make this perfect is a robot saying Danger Will Robinson!
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Enjoyed reading this fictional story. It must have been hard during and after the war. Nice to believe there were good people trying to restore these beautiful places. Life needs to go on for the next generation.
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The Mezna are hailed as saviors when they come to a toxic Earth to save the human race. But what are they really after? In a world of interminable dust, toxstorms, and acid oceans, the Mezna build their hygienic terraformed cities which house the Miscegenate blue-eyed Mezna-human hybrids and the half-robot teks. Outside their cities are the Human Reservations, where the people live in poverty and squalor. And, in the Wilds in between, live the Undone, humans born with severe birth deformities and considered monsters. "The Jakkattu Vector" interweaves the stories of Sabaal, a native of the planet Jakkatta who escapes from a Mezna breeding facility, and Julip, a fifteen-year-old girl from the Greenland Human Reservation. Insignificant as they might seem, their meeting might just spark a revolution.

The author continues to build the world we encountered in "Avendui 5ive" and "Twin Helix". Here we are introduced to a matriarchal society where Jesus's mother is the supreme deity - Mother God - and where the men are uneducated and only considered good for labor and for breeding. We meet interesting characters from all parts of this new world, and we follow a number of different storylines until they come together in a thrilling climax. Even though the book is science fiction, its message is applicable to today's world. It is a timely warning to all humans about the consequences of continuing to treat the Earth the way we do. We are also given a heartbreaking look at how ignorance can turn people against each other, how people who are basically the same can turn on each other for being slightly different, how discrimination if often based on lies and unfounded beliefs, and how religion can be used to brainwash its followers.

This is story-telling at its finest. While this story is complete, I can't wait to read the next installment of this enthralling new series, "The Jakkatu Insurrection".
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Well the end is near.  Where will it take the heroes of earth and what will happen to earth in the end.  Keep reading to find out!