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Book Reviews: Last Light and Night Light, by Terri Blackstock
James:
I am writing to recommend two novels that may be interest to your readers. Written
by Terri Blackstock, I would like to recommend a series of two novels: Last
Light and Night Light. These are novels that are written in a series,
and while they can be read one at a time, are better read in sequence. As survival
junkies,
we are always in search of decent fiction centered around survival motifs - a
rare genre of writing. Terri does a pretty good job of producing some entertaining
and page-turning yarns. I will admit for those of us that are truly hard core,
you may find yourself reverting to thoughts of primordial survival logistics
as you read these novels (e.g., " well, why didn't they do this, or why
didn't they do that....), but written for the lay person, they have a high entertainment
quotient., Also, they are really written as religious novels, more so than as
a study in the art of survival pre se. As many of us are faith-based, this style
of writing should not detract, but instead actually add to the enjoyment of the
experience. From an editorial perspective, Terri's writing style is fairly basic
( no long. protracted descriptions of the scene, or massive amounts of internal
dialogue of the characters), which at first was a little difficult to get used
to, but ultimately provided for a brisk read. As with any survival-related work,
there are lessons to be learned here. As a born again Christian, I appreciated
the underlying message in each work. Terri's imagination is well preserved as
she describes the trials and tribulations of the average upper middle-class family
that is caught up in the unexpected circumstances of TEOTWAWKI caused
by a mysterious
EMP that
renders all transistor and chip based mechanical devices inoperable. And, I must
admit, that the origin of this EMP is a source that most of your
Blog readers have not considered - and is absolutely insidious in its destructive
capability. I would rate her at a solid "B" in entertainment value,
and a must read for those of us that enjoy the celebration of our Savior in apocalyptic-based
fiction. Zondervan Press, ISBN - 10:
0-310-25768-9 (book 1).and ISBN - 13: 978-0-310-25768-4 (book 2). Regards, -
REM
