“Everything they knew is gone.
From the raging fires, five men emerge with extraordinary new powers. They must learn how to survive this dark, ravaged world . . . but they cannot do it alone.”
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- Publisher: Avon
- Release Date of Book #1: January 12th, 2010
- Release Date of Book #2: February 9th, 2010
- Release Date of Book #3: March 9th, 2010
- My Copy: eBooks purchased by me.
- Author's Website
"A man with no future...
When Dr. Elliott Drake wakes from a mysterious fifty-year sleep, the world as he knew it is gone. Cities are now desolate, and civilization is controlled by deadly immortals. Stranger still is Elliott's extraordinary new "gift" – he has the power to heal, but it comes with fatal consequences.
A woman with a past
Jade barely escaped the immortals and is now hell-bent on revenge. She trusts no one... until Elliott. His piercing gaze and tempting touch shatter her defenses, but the handsome doctor seems to have dangerous secrets of his own. Is it safe to trust him with her heart?
If they are to survive in this dark new world, Jade and Elliott must work together to fight the forces that takes them beyond danger."
When Dr. Elliott Drake wakes from a mysterious fifty-year sleep, the world as he knew it is gone. Cities are now desolate, and civilization is controlled by deadly immortals. Stranger still is Elliott's extraordinary new "gift" – he has the power to heal, but it comes with fatal consequences.
A woman with a past
Jade barely escaped the immortals and is now hell-bent on revenge. She trusts no one... until Elliott. His piercing gaze and tempting touch shatter her defenses, but the handsome doctor seems to have dangerous secrets of his own. Is it safe to trust him with her heart?
If they are to survive in this dark new world, Jade and Elliott must work together to fight the forces that takes them beyond danger."
"Simon Japp will never forget his violent past. But when civilization is all but destroyed, he sees his chance for redemption. Blessed with a strange "gift," he's determined to help the resistance against the Strangers, the mysterious force that stalks them at every turn. He can't afford to get distracted, even by the stunning, soft-spoken woman fighting by his side . . . Sage Corrigan has learned to be careful where she places her trust. But she sees something good in Simon, even if he can't see it in himself. Posing as lovers to infiltrate a group key to their fight, they find that their staged affection soon develops into a desire that will leave them fighting for their lives in the night eternal."
"Quentin Fielding had everything. Money. Power. Women. But now that civilization is all but annihilated, Quent wants only one thing: revenge. Harnessing a strange new "gift," he embarks on a deadly mission to find the man responsible for the chaos and destruction, the man he should have killed years ago: his father. Only one thing stands in his way—a mysterious, arrow-wielding beauty . . .
ZoË Kapoor is on her own quest for vengeance, searching for the monstrous fiends who murdered her family. Soon she and Quent join together, journeying through the ruins of the world they once knew as a desperate desire builds between them. Drawing closer to an enemy they never imagined, ZoË and Quent must abandon all fear, abandon all regret, abandon the night . . ."
I can't even remember where i found our about this series, I think i saw some reviews around in January and even more in February. It looked so interesting that i had to check it out and I thought it was great that the three books were coming out in three consecutive months. Not having to wait forever between books was definitely a plus =)
I loved the post-apocalyptic concept of 5 men passing out during a earthquake whilst exploring a cave in Sedona, U.S. and waking up as if only little time has passed, to a world completely devastated and finding out that 50 years had passed and they hadn't aged a second.
In the first book we fall right into the action with our heroes saving some kids from the Zombie like creatures named "Gangas" that prowl during the night. We get to meet Elliot, Quent, Fence, Simon and Wyat only a few week after they have woken up and on the move to find the biggest known settlement, called Envy.
Each one of the books tells the love story of one the heroes and so far there has been Elliot and Jade's, Simon and Sage's and Quent and Zoe's story. I really enjoyed the romantic elements in this books and the smexing was wicked hot. I actually really liked all of the heroes and heroines of these novels and was pleasantly surprised that the smut did not overwhelm the plot and there was enough action and intrigue to keep you on your toes throughout all 3 books. The only thing that dragged a little in Joss Ware's writing was her descriptions, I dont know how to explain, I just found myself wanting to skim over them a lot of the time, specially when it came to describing the environment.
The over all plot was quite interesting and went much beyond being a "simple" apocalypse. Fifty years before, in June 2010, there were a series of alarming natural disasters, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis and so on... after all that was over the survivors started trying to find each other and get together, but after a few weeks, over two thirds of them simply fell dead. After a while the "Gangas" started showing up at night and small settlements started being built. The largest one being where Las Vegas used to be and it was called New Vegas, N. V. for short and it evolved to being called Envy.
Some strange people started showing up with these glowing crystals embedded on their skin started showing up and asking questions. They are really creepy and evil, though not everyone sees that, they're called Strangers and are immortal. The most disturbing thing for me was finding out that a select group of wealthy men and women were responsible for The Change and the great plot of the series is out heroes inclusion into the resistance against the Strangers, their search to find out what caused the physical change of the planet and their struggle to end their rein of terror.
All in all, I really enjoyed this series but i can't say it was exceptional. There were times that I wanted to just put down the book, though what kept me going was my curiosity and my investment in the main characters. They were pretty great and the smexing was def hot =)
My Rating:
Smut Level:
4/5
My Least Favorite Book in The Series: Book #2 - Embrace The Night Eternal
My Favorite Book in The Series: Book #3 – Abandon the Night
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Wow, I'm loving the unique story premise! I've heard great things about this series and now I want to read it even more! XD I've been really curious about the sudden surge in apocalyptic type books and this sounds like a wonderfully fresh new series. Wonderful review, Larissa! :D
wow looks amazing and so erotic *¬* by the way congrats 4 the template is great!
The first one sounds the most interesting in my opinion. Might pick that one up.
Sounds like an interesting set of books. I'll really have to check these out. Thanks for the review!
@Anna
Thanks Anna! =))) I hope you love them! =)
@Haku
Thank you so much! =)
@Sullivan
It is, but they do all complement each other =)))
@Melissa
My pleasure =))
Thanks for your review. I've read the first book, Beyond the Night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've always loved post-apocalyptic stories and I enjoyed the unique ideas Joss Ware had - like Las Vegas being ocean front property. I'm looking forward to picking up the rest of the series, I'm sure I'll enjoy them just as much.
@barbara
if you enjoyed the first, Im sure you will enjoy the rest too =)))
wow i like the uniqe story.it so amazing.