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Have been reading a number of EOTWAWKI fiction recently.

In the genre, I have read:

1.) "How To" books posing as fiction and written by survivalists

2.) Books that offered up "Pollyanna" views on right versus wrong

3.) Books that through veiled fiction, cast aspersions on all religions other than that of the Author's own belief

4.) Stories so incredulous that I couldn't get through the first 50-pages

5.) Prose that was so disjointed it literally made me wince

It is of a breath of fresh air to read a novel in the genre that is actually written by an Author!

First and foremost, this is a story about a "shadowy group" that wants to cull the population of the world as an end result of disrupting the flow of oil.
The story revolves around a family that is split up in 3 directions (two centered in the UK and 1 in the Middle East trying to get home to the UK), the aforementioned "shadowy group" and a "Hit Man" employed by the "shadowy group".

The effect of the disruption in the flow of oil is almost immediately felt in the UK (who during the best of times only has a short term supply of distilled oil on hand).
It is important to note that there are very few "how to" elements contained within. Other than the father calling home and telling his daughter to stock up on canned goods. Also, there are not all that many places to run to in the UK.

Not that the story is perfect. The characterization of the "Hit Man" is a bit over the top.

There is a sequel, which while I have not read yet, is in my understanding, more of a survivalist type of novel.

Well written story and a good read.


Tags : Last Light [Alex Scarrow] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It begins on a very normal Monday morning. But in the space of only a few days, the world's oil supplies have been severed and at a horrifying pace things begin to unravel everywhere. This is no natural disaster-someone is behind this. Oil engineer Andy Sutherland is stranded in Iraq with a company of British soldiers,Alex Scarrow,Last Light,Orion,0752886142,PA-114000-SCA-230727,Espionage & spy thriller,General,Fiction

Last Light Alex Scarrow 9780752886145 Books Reviews

When Andy Sutherland is commissioned to write a report on the world's oil supply and the consequences that might happen if oil becomes in short supply it becomes an all consuming passion. For the next 8 years Andy spends every waking moment to the detriment of his family worrying and thinking about a "Peak Oil" crisis. His marriage crumbles his children grow up and a once close family becomes dysfunctional.

Spring ahead 8 years, Andy is in Iraq on a commission for an oil company Leona the daughter is in college, Jenny the mom is preparing for a separation and divorce, by traveling to Manchester for a job interview and Jake is in prep school. As the plot evolves we learn that Leona has seen several of the men who commissioned Andy to write the report, men who are part of a cartel who want to control if not oil the world. As a series of events all over the world stop both the production of oil and its delivery the world begins to unravel.

The remainder of the book deals with the family's survival both from the oil shortage and its effects on society, but also surviving a contract killer sent to kill Leona the daughter because she can identify some of the men who are behind the chaos.

The book is well paced and has characters that are well developed and interesting. There are several sub-plots that add to the story and keep it from bogging down into just another Post-apocalyptic survival story. The book also sheds light on a Muslim view of what is happening in today's world.

The book was a very interesting read giving both sides of today's issue with oil producing countries and how dependant our society is on oil. A good read.
Another learning experience. Since I am a fan of apocalyptic novels, I thought one written from the British point of view would be interesting. For awhile the plot was interesting, but the author lost me trying to explain the cause and reason for the coordinated worldwide oil shut down. Since the whole premise is unexplained rationally, the book becomes rather dumb. Luckily I didn't realize that until the end. Since you've read my review, save yourself the disappointment.
American Second Amendment rights (to bear arms) aren't available to the English peasants. It was frustrating to read about self defense using clubs, sticks, and rocks. Of course the bad guys did have guns, and even when the protagonists obtained them, they eschewed using them effectively. That scenario is pathetic for a society.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Scarrow's book "Last Light" until I got to the epilogue page of the paperback. The actual book itself is great with lots of thrills, action, suspense, chills and twists and keeps you reading and not wanting to put the book down. It builds to a nice buildup and then . . . . nothing. The epilogue does not answer a lot of question as (minor spoiler alert ahead!!) to who are the 160 and the 12. The daughter knows the identity of three of the twelve, but she never reveals who they are and why no one is now after her. The story just drops. It just goes on to say that Jenny, Leona and Jacob are in a commune type of community and nothing about the main focus of the book, the collapse of humanity due to oil shortages and who or what was behind the disaster.

There was also another drop in the storyline of Malcolm, the British Prime Minister's right hand man. He is part of the 160 but then at one point he is balking about the continuance of the disaster and then that part of the storyline is dropped. Not another word on the matter.

I thought for sure that all would be revealed but obviously I was wrong and I would still like to know the purpose of the 160 and 12 and their identities.

Three stars made the book an "okay" read for me but I would have liked to have learned more about the group behind the disaster. As I stated above, the book is really good until you realize that a lot of subplots to the book were dropped.
Have been reading a number of EOTWAWKI fiction recently.

In the genre, I have read

1.) "How To" books posing as fiction and written by survivalists

2.) Books that offered up "Pollyanna" views on right versus wrong

3.) Books that through veiled fiction, cast aspersions on all religions other than that of the Author's own belief

4.) Stories so incredulous that I couldn't get through the first 50-pages

5.) Prose that was so disjointed it literally made me wince

It is of a breath of fresh air to read a novel in the genre that is actually written by an Author!

First and foremost, this is a story about a "shadowy group" that wants to cull the population of the world as an end result of disrupting the flow of oil.
The story revolves around a family that is split up in 3 directions (two centered in the UK and 1 in the Middle East trying to get home to the UK), the aforementioned "shadowy group" and a "Hit Man" employed by the "shadowy group".

The effect of the disruption in the flow of oil is almost immediately felt in the UK (who during the best of times only has a short term supply of distilled oil on hand).
It is important to note that there are very few "how to" elements contained within. Other than the father calling home and telling his daughter to stock up on canned goods. Also, there are not all that many places to run to in the UK.

Not that the story is perfect. The characterization of the "Hit Man" is a bit over the top.

There is a sequel, which while I have not read yet, is in my understanding, more of a survivalist type of novel.

Well written story and a good read.