Life As We Knew It
BY
Lela Markham
Chaos changes everything!
Shane Delaney, a burned-out mercenary with a troubled past,
returns home to small-town Kansas to heal his scars and quiet his demons, not
planning to stay long enough for the townsfolk to reject who he has become.
He never expected the town to need his deadlier skills.
When a terrorist attack on distant cities abruptly
transforms life as they knew it, the people of Emmaus must forget their own
disaster plan to survive.
What would you do if the world as you know it ended today?
The people of Emmaus will find out.
My
review:
Life As We Knew It is a very
unusual read. I enjoy dystopian books a lot, and Lela Markham’s take on the
apocalypse did not disappoint. The book is written in chapters that are short
and switching from one character to another, which is never boring and which gives
us a full picture of what is going on. The author shows the characters’
feelings, emotions, doubts well, which makes them true-to-life and easy to
relate to. I especially enjoyed reading chapters from Shane Denaley’s point of
view.
The life of a small town of Emmaus transforms abruptly when
terrible news comes from large cities. That – together with great
characterization – was my most favorite aspect of the book. I enjoyed the way
the author shows as the world collapses – the attack, then the state of not
knowing what is going on, what is going to happen next. It’s well done and
realistic. I’d recommend it to lovers of dystopian novels.
LIFE AS WE KNEW IT is book 1 in Transformation Project series and
I look forward to reading the next book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lela Markham is the pen name of an Alaskan
novelists who was raised in a home built of books. Alaska is a grand adventure
like none other with a culture that embraces summer adventure and winter
artistic pursuits.
Lela has been a journalist, worked in the mental health field, and currently works for the State of Alaska, but her avocation has always been storyteller.
Her first published book The Willow Branch begins an exploration of the world of Daermad where a fractured kingdom leaves two races vulnerable to destruction by a third and opens the opportunity to mend old wounds. Lela drew inspiration from Celtic mythology, Alaskan raven legends and the Bible to craft a tale of war, faith and reconciliation. And, don't forget ... Celtic goddesses, sentient animals and dragons.
When not writing stories, Lela reads political philosophy, economics, history, mysteries, fantasies, science fiction and the backs of cereal boxes and enjoys speculative tales on TV. For variety, she quilts, tackles home improvement projects, hikes the Alaskan wilderness well-armed against the wildlife, and holds blackbelts in cold weather living and mosquito annihilation. Oh, and aurora viewing ... it's all about the aurora watching.
Lela shares her life with her adventuresome husband, two fearless offspring and a sentient husky who keeps a yellow Lab for a pet.
You can stalk her at:
aurorawatcherak@wordpress.com
thewillowbranch@wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/lelamarkham7
Or reach out old-school at lelamarkham@gmail.com
Lela has been a journalist, worked in the mental health field, and currently works for the State of Alaska, but her avocation has always been storyteller.
Her first published book The Willow Branch begins an exploration of the world of Daermad where a fractured kingdom leaves two races vulnerable to destruction by a third and opens the opportunity to mend old wounds. Lela drew inspiration from Celtic mythology, Alaskan raven legends and the Bible to craft a tale of war, faith and reconciliation. And, don't forget ... Celtic goddesses, sentient animals and dragons.
When not writing stories, Lela reads political philosophy, economics, history, mysteries, fantasies, science fiction and the backs of cereal boxes and enjoys speculative tales on TV. For variety, she quilts, tackles home improvement projects, hikes the Alaskan wilderness well-armed against the wildlife, and holds blackbelts in cold weather living and mosquito annihilation. Oh, and aurora viewing ... it's all about the aurora watching.
Lela shares her life with her adventuresome husband, two fearless offspring and a sentient husky who keeps a yellow Lab for a pet.
You can stalk her at:
aurorawatcherak@wordpress.com
thewillowbranch@wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/lelamarkham7
Or reach out old-school at lelamarkham@gmail.com
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