Last Light

energy-village · Post by **energy-village** » 26 Jun 2011, 16:42

Just started Afterlight. Very early days yet but not as hooked as I was with Last Light (a two session read).

Post by **clv101** » 26 Jun 2011, 20:03

Guys, you're talking about a book! What's with all the abuse?

Post by **adam2** » 30 Jun 2011, 19:13

I have deleted a number of posts that consisted of personel insults and added nothing to informed debate about the book in question.

Please confine your remarks to the merits or otherwise of the book, and the relevance or otherwise to peak oil, and avoid insults.

lurker · Post by **lurker** » 01 Jul 2011, 01:36

Sorry but this book was pretty trashy unless you think that people like Dan Brown or Andy MacNab is are top class authors

There so many better doomer/post apocalytic fiction around but not peak oil specific ones i suppose.

Try JG Ballard for starters

I don't think there are many good PO ones?

Iv'e not read World Made by Hand or Player One as not too keen on either authors other stuff but probably they are better PO fiction books?

Down to a Sunless Sea sounds decent:

http://www.DODGY TAX AVOIDERS.co.uk/Down-Sunless-Se ... 1416567666

& this:

http://www.DODGY TAX AVOIDERS.co.uk/Windup-Girl-Pao ... 778&sr=8-1

extractorfan · Post by **extractorfan** » 28 Aug 2012, 10:25

I got this book for 20p from a Car Boot Sale on Sunday.

What a bargain. I'm not a big reader of fiction, possibly 2 or 3 books per year. This is riviting, I love the quick switching between Iraq and England, I think its got good characterization and is quite frankly very hard to put down.

Tarrel · Post by **Tarrel** » 28 Aug 2012, 13:11

extractorfan wrote:I got this book for 20p from a Car Boot Sale on Sunday.

What a bargain. I'm not a big reader of fiction, possibly 2 or 3 books per year. This is riviting, I love the quick switching between Iraq and England, I think its got good characterization and is quite frankly very hard to put down.

Make sure you pick up the follow-up (Afterlight) in order to know how the story ends up.

Tarrel · Post by **Tarrel** » 28 Aug 2012, 13:14

Try JG Ballard for starters

+1. "Kingdom Come" (his last book?) is a fascinating dystopian look at how the consumer-based "shopping mall" society could develop. He grew up in South West London and many of his works are set there. It's an area I also grew up in, making his books even more compelling for me.

For one that's really "out there", try "The Unlimited Dream Company"!