Jack McDaniel

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This book is an action packed sci-fi thriller set in a future where Earth's oceans have risen and have forced humanity to live in closer proximity to one another and forge a new, oligarchical, society.

Our protagonist, Clay Alexander, comes from the lower class of society, our antagonist, Edward Burgess, from the highest class of society, The Oligoi, and our love interest, Sarah, is the bridge between the two worlds, having been born low class and marrying into the high class.

After being falsely accused of a crime, Clay is found guilty and sentenced to a gladiatorial-type arena on the moon where it is kill or be killed. Here Clay must decide what he is willing to do, and give up, to survive.

This book was really good though it had a bit of a slow start. The characters especially were very well written, though I do wish that Sarah had been flushed out a bit more.

What kept me from giving this 5 stars was that I found the ending to be rather anticlimactic.… (meer)

LT:ER. Clay Alexander lives in the Edge but is looking for a way out. The way is blocked by a system run by the Oligoi. When he falls in love with the wife of an Oligoi he is framed and sent to the moon where he is expected to quietly die. But he refuses to do that. His musings on the human condition lead to unrest among the masses and the beginning of the revolution. Set in a post ecological disaster world and its consequences. A little slow to start but a strong ending. (I want to know more about the crows!)… (meer)