| Title | : | Consumed: Darkness Falls Book 1: A Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Series |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 |
| Publication | : | Published March 17, 2023 |
It's been hailed as a groundbreaking new pesticide - a true revolution for farming and invasive plant control techniques. When strange deaths start spreading around the country like wildfire, it becomes apparent that this miracle chemical is actually a nightmare that threatens the lives of every single person on the planet.
On a small farm in rural Virginia, a string of animal deaths leads to the discovery of a horror beyond imagining. It is inescapable, unavoidable and impossible to combat, and everyone who comes close to it risks certain death. Worst of all - it's spreading.
In the Amazon rain forest, secret testing by the chemical's creator reveals its true effects, both on plant and animal life. Horrified by what he's created, he faces an uphill battle to reveal the truth as the world begins to crumble around him.
A mother - separated from her husband and child and trapped in the bottom of a bottle - chooses to fight the encroaching shadows, and in doing so brings light to the darkness. Her decisions, and those of other survivors of this horrific event, will be the only thing that stands between humanity and total annihilation.
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Mike Kraus & Muonic Press are the #1 producing and selling indie press publishing post-apocalyptic tales, for good reason. Since capturing audience’s attention with Final Dawn in 2012, Kraus has captivated and delighted his readers, both with his solo projects like Surviving the Fall and No Sanctuary, and with his co-authored projects with authors like Justin Bell, JJ Pike, Tara Ellis, Kenny Soward and others on titles such as Epoch's End, Zero Hour, MELT, Flashpoint and Weathering the Storm.
Darkness Falls is a new series from Barry Napier and Mike Kraus. The storyline is a post-apoc fan's delight, filled with realistic characters, difficult choices, and the triumph of hope, perseverance and family over the darkness. It is a 6-book series that will be released exclusively on Amazon.
Consumed: Darkness Falls Book 1: A Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Series Reviews
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That was so, so good.
I struggle to keep up with novels that have a lot of characters because I'm terrible with names of fictional characters and while this one had a lot of characters in different places the chapters were short and the changes always accompanied with a reminder of the location so it didn't get too confusing for me.
The story moves along at a steady clip, but the sense of impending doom, reinforced by the authors pulling no punches, is absolutely unrelenting. It was a hard to put down page turner for me.
Disclosure: my nonfiction read while I was reading this book was about the science of plant intelligence (Planta Sapiens by Paco Calvo), so it really made for an interesting time, highly recommend the combo! -
The premise of the book is different, and in an age where we try to figure out how to handle non-native, invasive species, it is even more anxiety-producing. I had heard of kudzu (always a good word to keep in mind for Words With Friends/Scrabble), but this prompted me to read more about it and its origins in non-native areas is rather infuriating. I am on the fence about the actual science that could cause the disaster in this book, though by the end of book 1 we only have hints of nefarious activity by the herbicide company. My biggest problem was finding character with whom I could connect. There are a lot of characters whose brief appearance is just to be a red-shirt and fall victim to the kudzu. Wayne and Jameson were the best of the ones that seem to be more permanent protagonists. I tried to like Becca and her kids, but they spent way too much time just waiting for someone to help and Scott was just too overcome with grief to be effective. I get that this would be a likely occurrence in a true disaster, but it is not satisfying in a book. The agenda of VEA company has a lot of good potential for the story and, of course, Webber is meant to be a much-hated villain. I find Adam equally despicable since he knows better and even in the face of so much death and destruction, he chooses not to provide the authorities with information that could be crucial. I rather hope the kudzu gets both Webber and Adam, but that remains to be seen in future books.
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Consumed - a review by Rosemary Kenny.
Book 1 in the Darkness Falls series by Mike Kraus and Barry Napier is Consumed, which is a rather ambiguous title, when it could mean so many thing, considering the authors of survival-thrillers in this genre have so many dystopian, -near-future, Apocalyptic events to chose from, ranging from EMP events, mutant insect swarms, wildfires, tsunamis, explosions and the like, any of which could 'consume' vast swathes of the global population very rapidly, once triggered.
This time, however it's a human-made chemical compound, originating from the Amazon jungle and spreading like a deadly wildfire - first throughout the US via cattle - and thence to humans and every other living thing it touches!
As surviving family members are torn apart by malign circumstances, will their lives end or can they be reunited with their loved ones? Get Consumed, to find out what's next! -
WOW!
This is one of the most frightening books I have ever read and I’ve read lots of books!!!! Can’t wait for the next installment and in the mean time I will never look at plants in the same way again. Read it…you may have nightmares but it’s a darn good story! -
Easy and intense read
Loved the premise and looking forward to reading next book, this is my favorite genre and I'm enjoying the characters
