First of 
all, I enjoyed reading Boneshaker. Most of my complaints have nothing to do with the author or the story. More on that in a moment.
Boneshaker takes place in an alternate Seattle of the 1880s which includes zombies, gas masks, airships, pirates and an American Civil War that has lasted almost 20 years.
Briar Wilkes survived the zombie takeover that claimed most of Seattle. A rift in the earth released a noxious gas that killed thousands of people, and several days after their death, they arose and began to attack and feed upon the living. Seattle built a 200 foot high walled around most of downtown Seattle which imprisons the undead zombies. Briar has dedicated her life to providing for her teenage son Zeke in a very bleak life outside the wall. She works 15-hour days cleaning the air to make it less dangerous to breath.
But one day Zeke vanishes over the wall into the zombie-infested center of Seattle in an attempt to clear the family name. Zeke's father, and Briar's husband, may have created the disaster that destroyed Seattle, that ripped open the earth in which the noxious gas escape which created the undead zombies. Briar takes matters into her own hands, follows her son over the wall and confronts the horrific conditions inside. Along the way she starts to make peace with the demons of her past in the process. Briar is every inch a mother, but flawed, too. She reminds me of the character Ripley (from the Alien films) as she finds strength in surprising places and soldiers on, in spite of the mounting fear and horrors that surround her.
My complaints about this book have to do with the publisher, Tor. What genius decided to print the book in a faint brown type that made it a chore to struggle to read? The book industry is struggling in this economic age, so why would a publisher purposefully make the book difficult to read? Hopefully, someone at TOR will re-format the book when it goes into another printing.
BIBLIO SAYS: Recommended ... if you like to squint.
all, I enjoyed reading Boneshaker. Most of my complaints have nothing to do with the author or the story. More on that in a moment.Boneshaker takes place in an alternate Seattle of the 1880s which includes zombies, gas masks, airships, pirates and an American Civil War that has lasted almost 20 years.
Briar Wilkes survived the zombie takeover that claimed most of Seattle. A rift in the earth released a noxious gas that killed thousands of people, and several days after their death, they arose and began to attack and feed upon the living. Seattle built a 200 foot high walled around most of downtown Seattle which imprisons the undead zombies. Briar has dedicated her life to providing for her teenage son Zeke in a very bleak life outside the wall. She works 15-hour days cleaning the air to make it less dangerous to breath.
But one day Zeke vanishes over the wall into the zombie-infested center of Seattle in an attempt to clear the family name. Zeke's father, and Briar's husband, may have created the disaster that destroyed Seattle, that ripped open the earth in which the noxious gas escape which created the undead zombies. Briar takes matters into her own hands, follows her son over the wall and confronts the horrific conditions inside. Along the way she starts to make peace with the demons of her past in the process. Briar is every inch a mother, but flawed, too. She reminds me of the character Ripley (from the Alien films) as she finds strength in surprising places and soldiers on, in spite of the mounting fear and horrors that surround her.
My complaints about this book have to do with the publisher, Tor. What genius decided to print the book in a faint brown type that made it a chore to struggle to read? The book industry is struggling in this economic age, so why would a publisher purposefully make the book difficult to read? Hopefully, someone at TOR will re-format the book when it goes into another printing.
BIBLIO SAYS: Recommended ... if you like to squint.
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