Swan Song
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New York Times bestselling author Robert McCammon’s prescient and astonishing vision of a post-apocalyptic United States comes to life in this classic epic of terror and renewal.
Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the US government responds with a nuclear attack. Soon, America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen—from the president of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City—will fight to stay alive. In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, Earth’s last survivors are drawn into the final battle between good and evil, which will decide the fate of humanity: Sister, who discovers a strange and transformative glass artifact in the destroyed Manhattan streets…Joshua Hutchins, the pro wrestler who takes refuge from the nuclear fallout at a Nebraska gas station...and Swan, a young girl possessing special powers, who travels alongside Josh to a Midwest town where healing and recovery can begin with her extraordinary gifts. But the ancient force behind the world’s devastation is scouring the walking wounded for recruits to build its relentless army, beginning with Swan herself…
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4,5/5 An outstanding postapocalyptic novel about humanity at its worst and, sometimes, at its best. I really liked that although the story mostly follows three main story plot points, McCammon manages to bring in a lot more character povs by changing the viewpoint mid chapter in a high frequency. This turns every second of the narrative into an extremely dynamic experience, since it allows him to swap between the experiences of different characters and how they react to or feel about certain situations as he sees fit. And here we are at Swan Song’s greatest strength: its characters. They are really well realized and believably written. We follow a wide range of them, both good, bad and sometimes something in between. We see them struggle, suffer, hope and, not seldom, die. Overall, there is not much to complain about. This is an astounding work of fiction that is only held back from a perfect rating by my personal taste. Highly recommended.
Description
New York Times bestselling author Robert McCammon’s prescient and astonishing vision of a post-apocalyptic United States comes to life in this classic epic of terror and renewal.
Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the US government responds with a nuclear attack. Soon, America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen—from the president of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City—will fight to stay alive. In a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, Earth’s last survivors are drawn into the final battle between good and evil, which will decide the fate of humanity: Sister, who discovers a strange and transformative glass artifact in the destroyed Manhattan streets…Joshua Hutchins, the pro wrestler who takes refuge from the nuclear fallout at a Nebraska gas station...and Swan, a young girl possessing special powers, who travels alongside Josh to a Midwest town where healing and recovery can begin with her extraordinary gifts. But the ancient force behind the world’s devastation is scouring the walking wounded for recruits to build its relentless army, beginning with Swan herself…
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4,5/5 An outstanding postapocalyptic novel about humanity at its worst and, sometimes, at its best. I really liked that although the story mostly follows three main story plot points, McCammon manages to bring in a lot more character povs by changing the viewpoint mid chapter in a high frequency. This turns every second of the narrative into an extremely dynamic experience, since it allows him to swap between the experiences of different characters and how they react to or feel about certain situations as he sees fit. And here we are at Swan Song’s greatest strength: its characters. They are really well realized and believably written. We follow a wide range of them, both good, bad and sometimes something in between. We see them struggle, suffer, hope and, not seldom, die. Overall, there is not much to complain about. This is an astounding work of fiction that is only held back from a perfect rating by my personal taste. Highly recommended.