Product Description: The New Madrid Run - a tale of desperate survival on an altered planet: In the aftermath of a global cataclysm caused by a shift in the earth's poles, a handful of survivors face the terrible elements of a changed world as they navigate a battered sailboat from the ruins of Florida into the hills of Arkansas via a huge rift in the continent (the New Madrid Fault). They survive fierce storms and high seas pirates only to make landfall and discover the greatest challenge of all...
Fast paced, fun read Is this a ground-breaking book? No. But if you're on a beach or in an airport, this will help you pass the time in an entertaining fashion.
Corny When the poles of the earth suddenly shift, Vietnam vet turned pilot Travis Christian finds his whole world turned upside down. With the destruction of the Florida Keys and the death of his girlfriend he struggles to make sense of the new world order with the assistance of a rather cliche group of friends.
I found I enjoyed the beginning of this story, but soon I found myself groaning inwardly with the eyeball-rollingly bad cliche characters. From the Sensei (a Japanese swordwielding martial-arts expert), to the beautiful woman he rescues and whose husband conveniently dies. Of course the woman never really loved her husband (bonus cliche points), the drunk preacher, oh and shall I mention the crazed blood-thirsty Hillbillies? Ooookay.
This novel read like a videogame. I admit I was disappointed. It started out great but rapidly devolved into extremly silly cornball action devoid of any realism.
2 stars.
Did a D&D player write this? No offense to D&D players by the way, but as I was reading the book I couldn't help but think this was some D&D/survivalists wet dream. He's the super hero leader who gets the girl and saves the world blah blah blah. It was so campy that is was funny.
Good idea for a book, but too cliche I was pretty excited when the plot began to unfold in the first chapter or two. However, I was repeatedly disappointed in the predictable and cliche progression of the novel. The hero is in trouble, about to be shot when the best friend dives in front of the bullet ....
Totally Engrossing This is one of the most captivating books I've read in years. I couldn't put it down - Great Entertainment.
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