I look forward to the next book with anticipation. I also hope that Mr Bradley writes some more stories utilizing some of his other areas of expertise including his research into Solar flares and such. Are you prepared to survive the apocalypse? That is the question and Arthur Bradley portrays a very real scenario without unwanted heroics or over-the- top dialog.
It was more like listening to a conversation than reading a book. And Are you prepared to survive the apocalypse? Bradley has sprinkled the work with excellent black and white original sketches, thrusting us into the scenes.
An excellent touch! Folks, this a quick paced read and yes, I will be reading the second one. Five Stars! View all 3 comments. Jul 06, Greg rated it it was ok Shelves: fiction-and-humor. Having read some apocalyptic fiction, I can say that for me this wasn't among the best of the lot. Other than a few named weapons the Supergrade. It seemed to be little more than a rather outlandish plot providing a setting for showing off the heroes fighting skills.
As is true for many books and movies like these, the heroes nearly always hit their targets with pinpoint acc Having read some apocalyptic fiction, I can say that for me this wasn't among the best of the lot.
As is true for many books and movies like these, the heroes nearly always hit their targets with pinpoint accuracy while the villains rarely do more than make a lot of noise. Tactics are unsound or nonexistent, and most other characters are but pale shadows of the real people they are supposed to represent. Jul 17, David Uebel rated it it was ok. A very stereotypical good guy vs evil government story Seriously, this book is so full of stereotypes that it is almost satirical.
Mar 21, ToBoote rated it did not like it. It wasn't bad it just wasn't original. If you are new to the genre then by all means read it. I found myself not caring about our gun loving marshal. I may be genre jaded. I've read a few of Dr. Bradley's non-fiction works and found them to be concise, informative, and generally very well-written.
For a man with his professional pedigree, it should come as no surprise that he would engage such topics as disaster preparedness with a high level of expertise and communicate his vast knowledge in a very approachable manner. Indeed, with his experience as a NASA engineer, he has likely written tomes in the form of research papers and, given his status as an Army vetera I've read a few of Dr. Indeed, with his experience as a NASA engineer, he has likely written tomes in the form of research papers and, given his status as an Army veteran, he could likely pen an equal amount regarding his military service.
Making the leap from writing non-fiction to fiction can sometimes be a Sisyphean endeavor; the two require very different skill sets and employ a number of writing techniques that do not necessarily overlap. As such, with Dr. Bradley's first fictional work, The Survivalist: Frontier Justice, he bridges the gap with aplomb and has produced an extremely enjoyable novel. The only comparison that I will draw between Dr.
Bradley's disaster preparedness manuals and his fiction is this: both bear the hallmarks of a passionate, knowledgeable man eager to share his passion and wisdom and ultimately capable of doing both.
Bradley's practical prepping advice sneaks its way in but it does so in a completely unobtrusive fashion. If one were not looking for or attuned to such topics then it would be possible that one would gloss right over the informative aspects of the book.
As a first novel, The Survivalist: Frontier Justice is not without its faults. Bradley is clearly cutting his proverbial teeth here but I found that the negatives rarely interfered with my ability to enjoy the novel and, in a few cases, actually served to enhance my appreciation of it. In the interest of specificity, I'll enumerate what I found to be the sole sour notes for me and provide examples where applicable.
Many of the metaphors and similes tend to ruin the flow of the writing with some seeming completely out of place. A few run far too long and wind up being distracting, especially when the pace of the plot has quickened.
Here are a few examples: " This, like the similes, is something that will work itself out in future works but for The Survivalist: Frontier Justice, it did detract a bit from my overall enjoyment. To a lesser degree, there is also some repetition either in descriptors or events rigor mortis is mentioned around a half dozen times or more. In reciting the protagonist's inner monologue, the narrator occasionally provides too many questions that cause the somber reflection of the moment to feel more like a laundry list of inquiries.
Finally, the dialogue between two particular characters was very difficult to enjoy. It felt forced and, at times, unbelievable in the sense that most folks simply don't speak the way that these two characters were engaging one another.
The short, brisk replies are visibly evident on the page but the truly troubling aspect--or at least the part I had the most difficult time believing--were the responses of the younger character. Precocity aside, eleven year olds simply do not speak or think the way that this particular character does and I found myself reading a little more quickly through these sections so that I could return to the excellent, engrossing story.
Now, those negatives pale in comparison to the positives of The Survivalist: Frontier Justice. Despite revealing the hallmarks of a first-time fiction writer, Dr. Bradley belies a powerful grip on the single most important ability an author can have: the capability of crafting a gripping, engaging story. The characters are all extremely likeable and believable, the plot itself is wholly within the realm of possibility, and the pace is nearly perfect.
Bradley segues seamlessly between story archs, serving to build the ever-mounting tension that exists between these plots as the overarching tale presses forward. Some have complained that either the book is too short or that there were loose threads that they felt should have been tied up by the end. On the contrary, I felt that it was perfect in length and the plot germs that were planted in this first book of The Survivalist series will undoubtedly be explored in greater detail and ultimately brought to fruition in later works.
I also enjoyed the stellar illustrations that pepper the pages and feel like they were chosen carefully to heighten the emotion of certain scenes. Ultimately, Dr. Bradley writes with an easily approachable, engaging style and has crafted both an excellent cadre of characters and a tension-laden, nail-biting environment for them to interact in.
I highly recommend reading both this novel and any that follow down the road. View 2 comments. Dr Jarvis is a psycho scientist who decides to unleash a virus to thin out the population and soon people are becoming infected and dying. At a remote holiday cabin, US Deputy Marshal Mason Raines escapes infection and is discovering bodies between him and the nearby town, and takes the time to rescue an abandoned Irish wolfhound which he names Bowie and nurses back to health.
When Mason gets reports about a criminal gang taking over the town, he realises that it is up to him to deal with it. Mas Dr Jarvis is a psycho scientist who decides to unleash a virus to thin out the population and soon people are becoming infected and dying. Mason is very much a take-charge guy and he refuses to stop being a marshal just because the world has suddenly gone to hell.
The idea of the town being taken over by a criminal gang does not sit easily with him and he is determined to mount a defence and take back the town so the people can start a new life as a community in the uncertain future. I liked Mason and was rooting for him and Father Patrick to hatch a plan to save the town.
There were several good characters amongst the people in the town and I liked the way they were prepared to work together against the gang, despite their own limitations. There was a lot to like in this book. The opening scenes where Mason was slowly working out what was happening and getting involved in town affairs was handled in what seemed to me to be a realistic manner.
I liked the way the scene was set for battle with the criminals and found that interesting as it evolved. The big battle scene was exciting to read and well written, and yes, as usual I was worrying about the dog! WHY are these poor animals always so close to danger!!! It is bad for my nerves!
The other story that we follow is the prison escape of Mason's father Tanner, and as he heads home, he rescues a child from wreckage, unaware that Sam is being sought by rogue government agents who want to capture and use her. Tanner soon becomes aware that they are in danger and not just from the infected people who are starting to display zombie behaviour. Now every survivor must be viewed with suspicion.
I liked Sam and Tanner and I did find their situation interesting to read about. However, I wasn't greatly impressed by the other side story featuring the President. She is worrying about her husband and daughter who are missing, and this is used to manipulate her into signing executive orders which will kill many other survivors. Her decision not to get more information before taking such a drastic solution did not sit well with me and I thought she was portrayed as a weak woman pretending to be a President, and being easily manipulated by evil men around her.
I didn't like her much. The different versions of infected people were interesting. There were those who died from the infection, those infected who recovered but are still damaged by the infection, and now infected people showing zombie traits, which is making the government decide to kill all infected survivors.
We know there are infected people alive in the town who helped in the battle so what is their fate going to be and will the town defend them? There are fascinating scenarios being set up for the rest of the series and I will be interested to see what happens next.
I recommend the book to readers of apocalypse and prepper fiction. Aug 16, Ifer rated it did not like it. I barely got through the first through chapters before deciding it just wasn't worth my time, and I am not one to put down a book after I've started reading, let alone leave it unread. This is not the book for you. If you're looking for a violent misogynist gun nut prepper fantasy where the main character, a cop, immediately shoots the first people he meets after a disaster because they have guns on them not drawn, but visibly nervous that MC is actively threatening them with his and he doesn't want to explain that he doesn't want to share his food and water even though he just came to the detailed conclusion that he has essentially limitless resources; the only female character present as helpless as a baby and can't even feed her kid let alone get him out of immediate danger despite the fact that the apocalypse has been happening for quite a while now and can only call for help in a desperate bit to get some male direction There's plenty books on the subject, but who knows, you may like this one.
Aug 23, Cody Turner rated it it was ok. I'm giving this books a weak two. While it was clear that the author had done his research on being a survivalist, it is also clear that he's an unabashed misogynist. The story plays out like a survivalist's wet dream. Bradley has carefully crafted a world where evil violent men can only be stopped by good violent men. The women in the book are weak, helpless, desperate and 2 dimensional. Do you consider yourself a man's man who dreams of a world were your marksmanship and survivalist skills can I'm giving this books a weak two.
Do you consider yourself a man's man who dreams of a world were your marksmanship and survivalist skills can save the day? Do you wish you lived in a world where the strong ruled over the weak? To stay alive, U. Deputy Marshal Mason Raines must forage for food, water, and gasoline while outgunning those seeking to take advantage of the apocalyptic anarchy. Together with his giant Irish wolfhound, Bowie, he aligns with survivors of the town of Boone in a life and death struggle against a gang of violent criminals.
With each deadly encounter, Mason is forced to accept his place as one of the nation's few remaining lawmen. Halfway across the country, a killer is released from prison. With hopes set on a fresh start, he rescues a young girl desperate to get home. As they travel across the wasteland that once was the United States, they must call upon every bit of strength and courage to survive not only the horrors of the new world but also a violent government agenda.
Flat characters, vaguely -ist stereotypes of various kinds, violence with no point other than to make the main character look handsome or whatever. Cities have become graveyards filled with unspeakable horror. People have resorted to scavenging from the dead, or taking from the living.
The entire industrialized world has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, decaying bodies, and feral animals. To stay alive, U. With each deadly encounter, Mason is forced to accept his place as one of the nation's few remaining lawmen. In a world now populated by escaped convicts, paranoid mutants, and government hit squads, his only hope to save the townspeople is to enforce his own brand of frontier justice.
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