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A review by litwrite
Extinction Point by Paul Antony Jones
3.0
This was pleasant, if short, and very readable. I applaud the author for trying something different with the post apocalyptic genre - here we have an alien red rain that basically decimates every living creature it touches and then turns them into bizarre creatures. It's an interesting take on the zombie genre, which even to a huge zombie fan like me, has gotten bit tired. In fact I'd go so far to say that this was less zombie and more body horror , which I adore I would say even *more* than zombies!
In this sense I would compare it to [b:White Horse|12173462|White Horse|Alex Adams|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326018441s/12173462.jpg|17144967] by Alex Adams - both were post apocalyptic books which had a strangely immune protagonist trapped in a nightmarish world where the people around them are constantly changing - however I think White Horse worked better than Extinction Point just because the former was much more polished than the latter - for example, early on in the book we get "Glancing through the large storefront window into the interior, she could see the place was deserted. She had her pick of tables to set up her computer and spread out her notes, leaving enough room to eat her sandwich."
Three paragraphs later, Jones starts the paragraph with "The cafe was deserted, the lunchtime rush still an hour away, so she had her pick of tables". This kind of sloppy repetition happens a few times in the book - but it's nothing that a good editor wouldn't fix.
I do question the choice to have the protagonist. Whut??? That would take for-fucking-ever, and speaking as someone who lives near the Rockies, it would be cold as fuck and really grueling. Why the hell wouldn't you just take a car? I mean, it's not like you're going to get a ticket for driving without a license!
All in all, I'll read the next in the series, because despite some minor quibbles, I think it was original and had a great premise.
In this sense I would compare it to [b:White Horse|12173462|White Horse|Alex Adams|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326018441s/12173462.jpg|17144967] by Alex Adams - both were post apocalyptic books which had a strangely immune protagonist trapped in a nightmarish world where the people around them are constantly changing - however I think White Horse worked better than Extinction Point just because the former was much more polished than the latter - for example, early on in the book we get "Glancing through the large storefront window into the interior, she could see the place was deserted. She had her pick of tables to set up her computer and spread out her notes, leaving enough room to eat her sandwich."
Three paragraphs later, Jones starts the paragraph with "The cafe was deserted, the lunchtime rush still an hour away, so she had her pick of tables". This kind of sloppy repetition happens a few times in the book - but it's nothing that a good editor wouldn't fix.
I do question the choice to have the protagonist
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ride her bike to AlaskaAll in all, I'll read the next in the series, because despite some minor quibbles, I think it was original and had a great premise.