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Publication
Gallery/Permuted Press (2012), Edition: Original, 336 pages
Description
The acclaimed military thriller of the zombie apocalypse from the author ofDay by Day Armageddon and Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile! In a desperate bid to take back the continental United States--where hordes of undead now dominate the ravaged human population--a Navy commander leads a global mission to the heart of the pandemic. Task Force Hourglass is humanity's final hope, and his team's agonizing decisions could mean living one more day--or surrendering to the eternal hell that exists between life and death.
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LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux
Opening this up I was anticipating a further extension of the original two books in the same journal format. However, in this book it has turned into more of a standard novel format, a little disappointment.
Overall the story was okay, but is was a sudden departure to expect another installment of
The ending of the book and the resolution of the Remote Six story arc quite frankly just seemed rushed and shallow.
Overall the book was okay, but I can't help but feel disappointed consider where it could have been taken.
Overall the story was okay, but is was a sudden departure to expect another installment of
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one characters adventures only to find he's been pushed almost into the background and a handful of new characters introduced. Almost as if the publisher has pushed for serialisation of the trilogy which a new one popped out each year et cetera.The ending of the book and the resolution of the Remote Six story arc quite frankly just seemed rushed and shallow.
Overall the book was okay, but I can't help but feel disappointed consider where it could have been taken.
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LibraryThing member shagger
The first two novels in this series were written in epistolary form so had an immediacy or a connection with the main character that allowed me to really enjoy the novels. This third novel in the Day By Day Armageddon series ditches the epistolary format for a more traditional third person
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narrative with only a couple of diary entries. Maybe for this reason the third novel seemed a bit clunkier and flawed than the first two. It was a good read though and adequately tied up the series. I think I groaned just a little when we were shown the reason for the zombie outbreak but it is a zombie novel so silly mcguffins shouldn't really be an issue, but, for me, it was. Just a little. Show Less
LibraryThing member selinalynn69
I enjoyed the book but felt a bit rushed at the end. It also read as a novel, no longer a journal. Overall still an enjoyable read :)
LibraryThing member crazybatcow
I knew going in that it was a different perspective than the first two books in the series... switched from journal entry style to typical 3rd person narration. What I didn't know was that the author would splinter the perspective between at least 3 different groups, jump from one character's head
Anyway, it was a great disappointment considering book 1 was one of my top 10 zombie books and book 2 was okay. This one was confused, scattered, and ended very conveniently. Oh, and I was actively put-off by the very un-subtle dig at the end when we are informed that the new society of survivors re-started the education system without that "diluted curriculum" of the pre-apocalypse: I suppose this means that now men can learn to be men, and women learn to service those men... (we wouldn't know for sure though, there are no female characters in this story, other than the teacher and two main characters' girlfriends, whose sole role was to weep at their deaths, and get pregnant...).
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to another within the same page, and add in characters with no real purpose (i.e. the Northern station). Or... that there would be some "great conspiracy" that was just tacked on all of a sudden. Maybe it was meant to be freshly discovered by the main character? (well, that would require us knowing which was the main character I suppose - there was equal time spent inside several different characters)...Anyway, it was a great disappointment considering book 1 was one of my top 10 zombie books and book 2 was okay. This one was confused, scattered, and ended very conveniently. Oh, and I was actively put-off by the very un-subtle dig at the end when we are informed that the new society of survivors re-started the education system without that "diluted curriculum" of the pre-apocalypse: I suppose this means that now men can learn to be men, and women learn to service those men... (we wouldn't know for sure though, there are no female characters in this story, other than the teacher and two main characters' girlfriends, whose sole role was to weep at their deaths, and get pregnant...).
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LibraryThing member DeltaQueen50
Shattered Hourglass by J. L. Bourne is the third book in his zombie apocalypse story. I loved both the first two books but found this third entry didn’t hold my attention quite as well. The main difference was that the first two were written in first person as journal entries and this one was in
The world has fallen to the walking undead but there are a few remnants of mankind left. The story jumps around from a US aircraft carrier, a US nuclear submarine, a remote scientific lab in the Arctic and the nuclear silo in Texas called Hotel 23 that was the setting for most of book number two. Top secret government conspiracies in the form of the shadowy group, calling itself Remote Six play a part in this story as well.
I believe this was meant to be the final book in the trilogy, but there now has been a fourth book added. Hopefully this fourth book will give us a more definite ending and will concentrate more on the original main character’s survival plans. There was a lot of story to be covered in this book and it actually comes across rather rushed, I enjoy a fast paced story, but the speed in this one was breathtaking, giving one the impression that the author had lost interest in the story and just wanted to finish it. To use one of the author’s favorite words, I am hoping this “anomaly” changes before I read the fourth book.
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third person and jumped around between a number of groups so not as concentrated on one person’s survival tactics.The world has fallen to the walking undead but there are a few remnants of mankind left. The story jumps around from a US aircraft carrier, a US nuclear submarine, a remote scientific lab in the Arctic and the nuclear silo in Texas called Hotel 23 that was the setting for most of book number two. Top secret government conspiracies in the form of the shadowy group, calling itself Remote Six play a part in this story as well.
I believe this was meant to be the final book in the trilogy, but there now has been a fourth book added. Hopefully this fourth book will give us a more definite ending and will concentrate more on the original main character’s survival plans. There was a lot of story to be covered in this book and it actually comes across rather rushed, I enjoy a fast paced story, but the speed in this one was breathtaking, giving one the impression that the author had lost interest in the story and just wanted to finish it. To use one of the author’s favorite words, I am hoping this “anomaly” changes before I read the fourth book.
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LibraryThing member ViragoReads
This was a slog. Three stars is a gift. I am invested in the characters based on the previous two novels, which were excellent. In the beginning I enjoyed the militaristic strategy the protagonists, Kilroy, took to surviving the zombie apocalypse; it's what kept him and the people he found along
This novel took away the connection with the characters, changed the plot, made it slightly convoluted and ramped up the military aspect to 1,000. This novel is 80 percent military jargon and operations now, as Kil and his group encounter a working branch of military and he, as an enlisted man, is pushed back into service.
While I am still very invested in the characters and would like to see where this goes, but who knows what gresh hell the next installment will bring.
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the way alive for as long as they have been. It was enough to make sense why he survived and was able to help people along the way; creating a community of survivors.This novel took away the connection with the characters, changed the plot, made it slightly convoluted and ramped up the military aspect to 1,000. This novel is 80 percent military jargon and operations now, as Kil and his group encounter a working branch of military and he, as an enlisted man, is pushed back into service.
While I am still very invested in the characters and would like to see where this goes, but who knows what gresh hell the next installment will bring.
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LibraryThing member Christilee394
I just can't get enough of this series. Nowhere else can you get not only zombies, add in alligators, and the kicker is...toss in a robot! If you are a fan of The Walking DEAD, this will be right up your alley.
After reading this series, I want to read everything J.L. Bourne writes.
After reading this series, I want to read everything J.L. Bourne writes.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2012
Physical description
336 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
1451628811 / 9781451628814
Local notes
may have moved away from zombie of first book to military fiction