Aftermath

by Brian Shawver

Book Overview

A school girl and a rebel biker join forces to escape the turmoil of a world upended by a devastating alien plague. From gun battles with rival gangs of desperate renegades, encounters with demented... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140007987X
• ISBN13: 9781400079872
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A superb and unique author

Watch this space - I am really looking forward to Shawver's next book. Don't know why the other reviewers feel the need to summarise it but.. I was blown away by this novel. Shawver's insight into people of such different walks of life is amazing A friend also read it and as she said - it is quite overwhelming A superb read

AS SEEN THROUGH SETS OF EYES

Actually, this was a rather unique book, not the usual in this particular genre. There is a crime and the results are recorded through the preceptions of two different people, of different background and different class. The author has done this well, has been able to blend to two views and come up with a remarkable and satisfying story. There is indeed a bleakness about this book, but it is obvious that is what the author intended and that makes it good. The author's character developement is great. His telling of how different people deal with the same preceived tragedy is very, very good. This one had be at the first page and held my interest to the last. Well done Mr Shawver! Recommend this one highly.

Proud Cousin

Thanks, for a great read, Brian. Rare are the times I can read a novel without realizing I've been at it for two hours straight. This book grabbed me. You have great insight into description of people and place. I still see Lea and the parking lot in my my head. Thanks, and I can't wait for your next one!!! Cousin Chuck

sorting out what really happened

This is an excellent novel with both an interesting plot that unwinds throughout the book and good character studies. After a brawl between two groups of teenagers in a restaurant parking lot, Casey, the manager is fired for not calling the police, and Colin, one of the boys, is beaten severely and left with permanent major brain damage. This sounds as if these two persons are victims, but in this book nothing is what it seems. Neither of these characters seems sympathetic. Casey is not too smart, and incapable of thinking outside the box. He needs orders to follow, a handbook of rules, supervision. He is a terrible decision maker and it's surprising he got to be a manager at all. At first he is terrified he will be found guilty of a crime (when he didn't actually commit one), then he commits one serious crime after another to find out what was behind the original incident. Colin, even in his mother's eyes, is a nasty piece of work who gets into every kind of trouble and is disliked by many people around town. Although it appears he did go looking for trouble that night, and his mother considers the thought that he nay have gotten what he deserved, it's questionable whether anyone deserves his fate. Jenny, a waitress at the restaurant, seems to be the most sympathetic character. However, the author gradually reveals things about these three people that show things may not be what they seem. The story is well written and everything ties together well. The characters are believable, and this is again something that could happen in real life. I dont know if it was based on an actual incident, but it may be. The book is definitely worth reading.

Unique characters and a gripping narrative

In a fight outside of the restaurant O'Ruddy's, Colin Chase never had a chance when three boys ganged up on him and whacked him with a mental rod. He survives but is never the same. As the reader, you will sense that Colin, a high school senior, and football star, was both revered as the only child of Geoffrey and Lea Chase, and feared by them. Colin kept many secrets that Lea was shocked to uncover. The chapters are intertwined with the story of Casey Fielder, the restaurant manager, who did not call the police when the fight started. Fearful to lose his job because of a fight, he wanted to wait it out, hoping that the kids would leave. The town and the police are shocked by his lack of action. Casey struggles to find another job, and struggles to explain things to his girlfriend. The narrative is superbly written; as Lea discovers who her son truly was; and how Casey changes in order to find the truth. A compelling novel that is truly extraordinary!