Earth Has Become Asphyxiated by Man’s Drive for Energy and Technology
In this page-turning post-apocalyptic thriller, the fight for survival is tantamount as characters dodge mutant creatures, armed militant groups and earth-scouring Doomstorms.
Set nearly 100 years into the future, the earth has been decimated by pollution and civilization has fallen into ruin. The war between nature and humanity has no winner. Humanity's drive for energy and technology was its downfall. In this polluted world, survivors fight on and endure the world destroyed by their ancestors. From what was left, they will rebuild and struggle to make a better place for their descendants.
Four characters in three intertwining time periods fight for survival on a toxic planet:
2099: Oliver: A lone survivor, raising civilization from the ashes.
2154: London and Rose: Nomads caught between warring factions.
2185: Simon: A space station technician initiating a revolution.
Together they may be the last hope for humanity.
Three timelines. One dark future...
The Earth ended slowly, asphyxiated by man's drive for energy and silenced by fire and brimstone. Civilization is left in ruins. The inheritors are left to struggle to survive and reconquer a broken planet.
In 2099, mankind emerges from the darkness. A lone rider named Oliver journeys east, seeking civilization beyond the Rocky Mountains. Braving the toxic earth and poison air, Oliver must battle a horde of deadly mutants as he unites a band of refugees into the first nation of this new world...
In 2153, fledgling nations clash over land and resources. London, a veteran of the wasteland, struggles to protect his adopted daughter Rose as the world decays around them. But little does he know, both he and his adopted daughter will soon find themselves drawn into a coming war...
In 2184, Simon, a descendent of those who fled the earth, lives on the great Arcadis Station. A gifted technician, he works vigilantly against those who rule his society with an iron fist. In the shadows, he will be the difference between enslavement or liberty...
Fans of The Gunslinger and Mad Max will love Forgive Us. This epic novel takes readers on a post-apocalyptic thrill ride, spanning three generations of a ravaged earth…
My Thoughts:
Incredible debut book for E.t. Gunnarsson! I hope that he continues to write and release more books. I was captivated by the blurb and immediately immersed into each storyline within the first chapter of each.
Each "cast" of characters for the timelines have their own hero, villain, and secondary characters that you can easily connect with. As an aspiring writer myself, I know it's difficult to create one group, much less three! The personalities were distinct, unique, and intriguing. You jump from one timeline to another, but the narration is was smooth and easy to follow.
My teen boys are not big fans of reading, but I think this is a book that I think they would find themselves easily immersed in. It's a traditional story of how technology becomes the bane of our existence, but definitely a unique take on how to crawl back from the depths it put on the world.
The only thing I would change is the use of the F word. It felt forced and out of place at times. Overall, definitely a book I'd read again!
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About the Author:
E.T. Gunnarsson is an 18-year-old post-apocalyptic thriller author who suffers from dysgraphia and cannot write by hand easily. He grew up on a horse-rescue ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. He is a home/ online schooler and will soon pursue college online.
He is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a brown belt in Judo, and trained with the Judo and Grecco-Roman Wrestling Olympic teams at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Knowledgeable in Norse mythology and religion (he writes in Futhark!), he manages an online community for Norse pagans. Forgive Us is his first book. Abandon Us, the prequel to Forgive Us, is scheduled for release early 2022.
Audiobook Narrator Craig Bowles is a graduate of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where he gained a BA in Acting. His talents are focused on the creation of audiobooks and other voice work. He likes nothing better than getting totally immersed in a great story. The winning combination of superb acting skills and a love of literature, allows him to create high quality audiobooks with his rich, silvery, properly British voice.