Prep for Doom
By ER Arroyo , Laura
Albins , Amy Bartelloni , Brea Behn , Casey L. Bond,TK
Carter , Kate Corcino , Harlow C. Fallon , Kelsey
D. Garmendia, Caroline A. Gill, DelSheree Gladden, John Gregory
Hancock, Casey Hays, Kate L. Mary,Jon Messenger, Monica Enderle
Pierce, Cameo Renae, Hilary Thompson, Yvonne
Ventresca, Megan White
Publisher: CreateSpace
Independent Publishing Platform
Expected Publication Date: June 18, 2015
ISBN: 9781512226997
Amazon Synopsis:
From the imaginations of twenty authors
of dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction comes PREP FOR DOOM - an integrated
collection of short stories that tell the tale of a single catastrophe as
experienced by many characters, some of whom will cross paths. What begins with
a seemingly innocuous traffic accident soon spirals into a global pandemic. The
release of Airborne Viral Hemorrhagic Fever upon New York City’s unsuspecting
populace brings bloody suffering within hours, death within a day, and spreads
worldwide within a month. An online community called Prep For Doom has risen to
the top of a recent doomsday preparation movement. Some have written them off
as crazy while others couldn’t be more serious about the safety the preppers
could provide in a global disaster. But when AVHF strikes, their preparation
may not be enough to save them.
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My Thoughts:
I’ll be honest; I
don’t often review collections of short stories because I find the reviews so
hard to write. This one was different however. First of all, it was referred to
me by an author whose work I had read before. Secondly the stories were all
related and supposed to tell one tale. That intrigued me since each author’s
story was their own.
I was very
pleasantly surprised at how well integrated the stories actually were. Each of
the stories had their own characters, although there were a few that crossed
stories which brought a connectedness to the whole. It was rather like looking
at the disaster from outer space and taking snapshots from above.
Each of the authors’
stories was a satisfying story on its own. It had its own beginning, middle and
end as every good short story is supposed to. Yet each story was more than that
because when combined with the others it was just one small part of a whole
picture. The stories didn’t necessarily blend together moment by moment
time-wise but as an over-arching view of the catastrophe it gave you an
excellent picture of what was happening.
Although technically
Prep for Doom was an anthology, each
of the stories completes part of an overall, larger story with twists and turns
and a mystery of its own to solve. Prep
for Doom was fast-paced and kept me reading, often to the exclusion of
everything else because I wanted to know the resolution of the mystery
presented as part of the twists and turns in the story.
I don’t know how
much the author’s collaborated on which parts of the story they were each going
to write on, but the testament to their skill as authors is shown in way they each
executed their complete stand-alone short story which fits seamlessly into this
larger integrated collection of short stories.
I loved this book of
short stories! If you like dystopian or apocalyptic books, but shy away from
books of short stories, give this one a try. I think you’ll be amazed. I gave Prep for Doom 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the
publisher for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest
review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
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