Product Description

"Intense. Carlson has reinforced what I admired about him in Plague Year, conveying his story and themes with as much authenticity and emotional truth as possible. Just consider yourself warned. This one is a literary level-four hot zone."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29810 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 321 pages

Review
"Compelling. His novels take readers to the precipice of disaster." ----San Francisco Chronicle

Review
"A break-neck ride through one of the most deadly--and thrilling--futures imagined in years. Jeff Carlson has the juice!"

Review
"Carlson's nightmarish landscape presents a chilling albeit believable picture of a postapocalyptic world devastated by a nanotech plague. Plague War is the second of his trilogy, but it can still be enjoyed as a stand-alone. The carefully crafted plot is a mix of sci-fi, military adventure, and political intrigue. Strong, dynamic characters bring the story to a conclusion you won't see coming."

Customer Reviews

Terrifying SF
This book made the short-list for the Philip K Dick award and it's not hard to see why.

In Plague War, Jeff Carlson continues exploring a world devastated by a machine plague that has left all warm blooded life below ten-thousand feet dead. Whereas the first volume of the trilogy, Plague Year, concentrated on the harsh fight for survival among the isolated peaks of the Sierras, Plague War widens the lens to encompass global geopolitical concerns.

That's not to say that there's any let up in the visceral horror of the situation. Despite carrying a nanotech vaccine that, by and large, keeps the plague at bay, Cam and Ruth have to battle through a natural world that has been turned upside-down--and then rattled some more. Ant swarms, hot zones, stagnant diseased bodies of water, and macabre gridlocks are just some of the trials they face as they trek across the broken American landscape.

Through a couple of other characters featured in the first volume, the Russian cosmonaut/diplomat, Ulinov, and the US Marine, Major Hernandez, the wider story is fleshed out, and when things come to a head, Cam and Ruth have to battle not only with the environment, but with their consciences as well.

Plague War is a taut, scientifically and politically astute thriller, and I can't wait for the concluding volume!

Excellent Follow-up to Plague Year
Having read Plague Year and thoroughly enjoyed it, I was really looking forward to reading this book. I was not disappointed and if anything Plague War is even better than the first novel as it develops the characters and draws us into their lives as they struggle to survive. I am now waiting impatiently for the third volume......

gripping story
This is very well written and a excellent follow up to plague year
Look forward to plague zone soon