Swan Song
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Narrated by:
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Tom Stechschulte
"We're about to cross the point of no return. God help us; we're flying in the dark, and we don't know where the hell we're going."
Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the government responds with a nuclear attack. America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen - from the president of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City - will fight for survival.
Swan Song is Robert McCammon's prescient and shocking vision of a post-apocalyptic nation, a grand epic of terror and, ultimately, renewal.
In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth's last survivors have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil, that will decide the fate of humanity. They include Sister, who discovers a strange and transformative glass artifact in the destroyed Manhattan streets... Joshua Hutchins, the pro wrestler who takes refuge from the nuclear fallout at a Nebraska gas station... and Swan, a young girl possessing special powers, who travels alongside Josh to a Missouri town where healing and recovery can begin with Swan's gifts. But the ancient force behind earth's devastation is scouring the walking wounded for recruits for its relentless army, beginning with Swan herself.
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©2009 Robert McCammon (P)2011 Audible, Inc.So the setting is post-apocalyptic style America and the character list is good, with some well developed characters and intriguing personalities. These characters unfold in sometimes not the most obvious ways and sometimes in the very obvious ways, which is both a good and bad thing. There are some absorbing plot devices (again without going into spoilers) but safe to say that there seems to be a heavy influence of good and evil, god and the devil at work here.
The detriment of the book seemed to me that when it came to the end of the book I was left wondering what happens while already knowing what was going to happen. This really takes away what would make this a 5 star book for me.
To finish this off. This is a really intriguing book and while I listened to it I was enthralled. The reading is really good and the personalities of the characters really come out well in this reading.
Upon reading my own review If I could give it 4.5 I might but I shall have to stick with 4, a damn good book.
Interesting and absorbing
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Apocalyptic epic
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Brilliant!
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better than the stand
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I am certainly going to read more of Robert McCammon.
Excellent book
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