Novel of Daybreak Directive 51, Book 1, (Paperback)

from CSDaley

This book was maddening. Some parts of it were really good. Others dragged on forever. The whole book had the feel of setting up the rest of the series. I will probably give the next one a chance but it won't get much of a chance. This felt like a near miss.

from lyrrael

You know, I really liked how this book started off. I was really itching for a good apocalypse -- let's burn this whole thing down! And we got into the book, and it was good. It all burned. Good riddance to civilization.And then we got into constitutional politics. Honestly, truly, I love politic...

from nmulvany

I enjoyed this book very much. It was a page turner. Particularly impressive is the author's knowledge of the United States. He provides specific geographic details about the many places that feature in this pre- and post-apocalyptic story.

from SomewhatBent

Directive 51 (A Novel of Daybreak) John Barnes Ace (2011), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 512 pages Unnaturally deadly things, followed by fire, flood, famine... Industrial sabotage/ecoterrorism/'kill the Big System' is a really scary premise. The collapse of virtually all things technological drop...

from rondoctor

Not many books are "page-turners". This one is ... and it's hard to put it down. Strong story line. The only fault I find with it is that character development is a little weak. Still, the book is very well written and the story moves right along. I'm now reading the sequel, "Daybreak Zero".