{"product_id":"9780983741763","title":"Under a Tell-Tale Sky: Disruption - Book 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Desperate Journey In a World Gone Insane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a massive solar flare fries the electrical grid, Captain Jordan Hughes' problems are just starting. Stranded far from home with a now-priceless cargo of fuel and a restless crew, Hughes weighs his options as violence worsens ashore and the world crumbles around the secure little world of his ship, the \u003ci\u003ePecos Trader\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wait and see,' is not an option. Hughes has to get his ship and crew home, but FEMA arrives with other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResisting the demands of an increasingly corrupt and self-serving federal bureaucracy, Hughes leads a ragtag band of sailors, preppers, and dissident military personnel on an incredible voyage to reunite them all with home and family - only to find their real journey is just beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCOMMENTS FROM READER REVIEWS (Read full reviews below)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePost-apocalyptic fiction is my genre of choice. McDermott gives us a new setting, filled with heroic ship captains, the Coast Guard, and battles on rivers. I look forward to his sequel.\u003c\/i\u003e -- A. Carroll - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA home run! While not usually a fan of post apocalyptic fiction, I found the entire scenario very believable.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Eric Groody - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm hooked on post apocalyptic fiction and this is by FAR the best I've read recently.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Steven Wigdzinski - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePost-apocalyptic fiction done well is a true pleasure. I enjoyed every page and anxiously await the next installment.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Finback - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne of the better post apocalyptic novels around, with a believable cast of characters and solid plot and sub-plots. The details are well supported and accurate. It makes the reader want more.\u003c\/i\u003e -- David Tarasevich - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA brilliant opening salvo in McDermott's first foray into post apocalyptic fiction. A page turner.\u003c\/i\u003e -- TriggersMate - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book tells the story of the end of the world as we know it (TEOTWAWKI). No zombies, aliens, or plagues. A massive solar storm causes the world's power grid to overload and ... lights out ... permanently. I've only read one other \"end of the world\" book that I found as believable and that was One Second After.\u003c\/i\u003e -- F. New - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI signed up for Kindle Unlimited to access more post-apocalyptic, dystopian fiction. McDermott delivers a well-written, well-researched, and well-paced entry for the genre. I was very appreciative to find deft literary craftsmanship in a Kindle Unlimited post-apocalyptic novel, and I don't mean a simple lack of typos. Sentence structure, style, and diction all make this novel seem written by a pro.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Kimw - 4 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are a fair number of post-apocalyptic novels; many with zombies, some without. Mr McDermott avoids the worst of the cliches, to bring us a page-turner with several separate, interwoven threads, all involving very much alive characters.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Andrew Heenan - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm a survivalist fiction fan. Can't wait for the sequel.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Love to Read in ME - 5 Stars\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R.E. McDermott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49964232638704,"sku":"9780983741763","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983741763","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}