Bookwyrm
2014-09-22 04:26:42 UTC
The following is a copy of the long post I made in alt.callahans today.
I am a 69 year old female, widowed, mother of two grown sons. I got into
SF via RAH when I was in 6th grade. As my nickname suggests, I read a
lot. But, I'm selective in what I read -- both SF/F and other fiction
and Non-fiction.
I am NOT interested in vampires, zombies, slasher films, almost all
robots, alien mind-control, etc.
BUT....
Several months ago I picked up a book from the 'new arrivals' shelf at
my local library. I picked it up because of the author's name. I had
read a series that he had done several years ago with David Weber (one
of my favorites) -- that I had enjoyed thoroughly.
I read the blurb inside the cover and, while I had some doubts, decided
to take a chance with it.
I finished it in about 3 days and realized that I had to find the first
book in the series. Did that and put my name down on the pre-order list
for the third book which came out last month. Just finished this one
yesterday and will have to control myself until the fourth and last book
comes out in January.
WHAT, you may ask, is this book/series??
The first title is "Under a Graveyard Sky" by John Ringo.
The Smith family of 4 (Dad, Mom, and 2 daughters) flees to the high seas
to escape the Zombie Apocalypse and find other survivors to help them
painfully restart civilization.
Lots of guns and knives and rescued Marines and few Navy guys and odd
lots of civilians and LOTS of soon-to-be-dead zombies.
Oh, did I fail to mention that the central-most character is the
youngest daughter -- a 13 year old who becomes a zombie killer 'par
excellance' and trains Marines in how to 'clear' ships of zombies?
There's humor, great characters, and military talk up the wazoo.
Check the series out under 'Black Tide Rising' series at Amazon.
Now I gotta go find something to read.
I am a 69 year old female, widowed, mother of two grown sons. I got into
SF via RAH when I was in 6th grade. As my nickname suggests, I read a
lot. But, I'm selective in what I read -- both SF/F and other fiction
and Non-fiction.
I am NOT interested in vampires, zombies, slasher films, almost all
robots, alien mind-control, etc.
BUT....
Several months ago I picked up a book from the 'new arrivals' shelf at
my local library. I picked it up because of the author's name. I had
read a series that he had done several years ago with David Weber (one
of my favorites) -- that I had enjoyed thoroughly.
I read the blurb inside the cover and, while I had some doubts, decided
to take a chance with it.
I finished it in about 3 days and realized that I had to find the first
book in the series. Did that and put my name down on the pre-order list
for the third book which came out last month. Just finished this one
yesterday and will have to control myself until the fourth and last book
comes out in January.
WHAT, you may ask, is this book/series??
The first title is "Under a Graveyard Sky" by John Ringo.
The Smith family of 4 (Dad, Mom, and 2 daughters) flees to the high seas
to escape the Zombie Apocalypse and find other survivors to help them
painfully restart civilization.
Lots of guns and knives and rescued Marines and few Navy guys and odd
lots of civilians and LOTS of soon-to-be-dead zombies.
Oh, did I fail to mention that the central-most character is the
youngest daughter -- a 13 year old who becomes a zombie killer 'par
excellance' and trains Marines in how to 'clear' ships of zombies?
There's humor, great characters, and military talk up the wazoo.
Check the series out under 'Black Tide Rising' series at Amazon.
Now I gotta go find something to read.