day by day armageddon shattered hourglass

The second issue is that there is way too much story to cover, and the whole thing seems very rushed. I think someone reading all three in a row would really be shaken by the drastic changes in the final volume. I say that as someone who hasn’t read the first two books in the series in about two years. I expected a bit of that, given the perspective change, but it’s very jarring. That said, there are two big problems.įirst, this tone is completely divorced from the tone of the rest of the trilogy. It’s exciting and breezy, and feels like a Tom Clancy-style military thriller set in the zombie apocalypse. It takes place in several locations around the globe, with a number of major set piece action scenes. The scope of the plot of Shattered Hourglass is enormous. Instead, we get two groups of special forces guys handling the majority of the action, as well as a few other stories interwoven into the narrative. Our protagonist, Kilroy (I have to say, it annoys me that we never get a real name for this guy), now takes a backseat for the majority of the action. The reason for that is because the story is now split between a number of locations and a number of characters. The most obvious is that the journal format has been completely abandoned. With the final chapter of the trilogy now out, we’re seeing some even more drastic changes. I didn’t like it as much of the original, but it was still a fun read. Instead of regular people surviving on their own, we get top secret government conspiracies, huge battles, and a bit of spy stuff.

The sequel – Beyond Exile – turned things up quite a bit. Things got a little crazy in Day by day Armageddon, but it was fairly grounded considering the scope of the story.

There’s a reason the tone of the book sounds so realistic this guy lives the life, and it comes through beautifully on the page. Bourne, is also a military officer, and likely a firearms enthusiast. It really added to the story because that capable, direct voice was incredibly believable for this particular character. Furthermore, it’s told in journal format, so we get everything in his voice. He acts decisively and is able to think both tactically and strategically about zombie survival. He’s a military officer and a firearms enthusiast.

Instead, we get an incredibly capable man who was actually prepared for some sort of disaster. In most zombie stories, you end up with a group of regular people with no particular skills trying to survive and usually failing. When I read the original Day by Day Armageddon, it was like something I’d seen before.

Day by day armageddon shattered hourglass