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I loved this book. Jeremy Robinson impressed the heck out of me with it. I went into it expecting kaiju, but that was a mistake. It's an Apocalypse novel (with a really big monster), and a great one at that. I'm a big Robinson fan, but this is one of his best. The unnecessary but plausible possibilities of continuation with the setting/storyline boggle my mind in interesting ways. That's the only thing I could complain about, not enough content. I want more. But I'm not complaining, officially, because Apocalypse Machine is a well-conceived and written masterpiece by one of the best sci-fi/action/sometimes horror authors around.


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Apocalypse Machine eBook Jeremy Robinson Reviews

In these apoc novels, I much prefer "before" to "after". I was disappointed when "before" ended somewhat abruptly roughly half way through. However, the abruptness is very realistic - if and when natural cataclysms of these types happen, it won't be a dramatic drawn-out process.

The first number of chapters "after" portrayed various locales and lifestyles in the "new world". I almost gave up, but things began to tie together, eventually leading back to many of the "before" characters and a tidy conclusion. And despite not being a big fan of "after", I would compare the author somewhat favorably to Stephen Baxter and his amazing "Evolution".

The writing was good, with no particular style. It flowed very smoothly through my mind. Visuals were sharp (very important in a fictional landscape).

The worst aspect was having to endure in great and repetitive detail how absurdly perfect the main character and his family are, a 10 on the vomit scale. I can't stress this enough. It also struck me as preachy that the monster wanted to punish the human race on MORAL grounds for screwing up the earth.

This was my first JR novel, and an overall good experience. I am going for "Mirror World" next.
Jeremy Robinson has an excellent writing style with engaging characters and words as smooth as silk. His story ideas are always fun and entertaining, and you will also find that to be true in this story. In other words, I think the majority of readers will really enjoy this story. There is always that one person in the crowd who cannot take a story at face value. They have to analyze the story based on their knowledge of the world and their logic. That person is me. To paraphrase from the book, I know a little about a lot. I will compliment the writer on this, when I read through the story I didn't see any scientific inaccuracies, so you won't be reading a rant about not teaching my child scientifically inaccurate information.

Where is the logic? The government and the world are filled with brilliant people, and many of these people are physically fit and have multiple skill sets. In other words, they know a lot about a lot. Who does the government ask to investigate the aberration, AKA apocalypse machine? Abraham Wright, the journalist from Modern Scientist. The very scientist who was unable to figure out or remember that he may have a sample of the machine material in his backpack. He heads off with the military as the "science guy" to investigate "the machine". He almost lost his life getting the sample, but he forgot to give it to anyone.

What big holes the story has says Little Red Riding Hood. At the beginning of the story, the president and their staff was informed that the volcanos will be the cause of another ice age in the northern hemisphere where crops will fail due to lack of sun. Do you know what else dies...almost everything else. I believe that trees need the sun to make leaves, grass needs the sun, and everything green needs the sun. Animals will starve and die. Inhalation of volcanic ash will kill animals and humans. If there is enough ash to cause an ice age in North America, there will be ash on the ground for a long time. Yet, we learn that a year later everyone who is not important is removed from the shelter. Volcanic ash would still be a risk for everyone even if it has stopped falling because it would be thick on the ground. Address of the conditions that everyone had to survive in was gotten around by advancing the story 15 years into the future.

Abrupt changes are like getting drunk on too much tequila on your 30th birthday. There were points of view from random people about the living conditions and suddenly, you are 15 years in the future. You are confused by what is going on with the random people. You are wondering what happened to all the story characters that you knew during the 15 year blackout. You are left wondering if there was something you missed. You just find yourself next to the toilet dry heaving and wishing that you hadn't had so many shots of tequila.

(Warning a bit of a spoiler). Then you find out that the main character's wife may have been part of coup de tat to overthrow the government, and she is now president. Your son is a general, and your other son is one of the smartest people on the planet. This was worrisome on multiple levels as I never got the feeling that Mina was a great leader, and I was under the impression that the boys were really young, around 5 or 6 years old. Fifteen years later these boys are the best out there? Really? Wasn't the military entrenched with the president? Weren't there other smart people being kept safe for the future in hidden bunkers?

Speaking of the Wright family, raise your hand if you weren't confused about how Bell was the "surrogate" mother to his other son, and it never would have happened if Mina had not given up on them ever having a child together. I couldn't tell if "surrogate" wasn't a euphemism for having an affair. If she was an actual surrogate, they would not have moved her into the house after she had the baby. There obviously wasn't anything wrong with Mina's eggs as she got pregnant while Bell was pregnant, so they would have used Mina's egg. Yet this child looked like Bell, so they obviously had not used Mina's eggs. This why I question if "surrogate" wasn't a nice term for Abraham had an affair and knocked up Bell. And now he has some sister wives.

Religiosity. I have to hand it to Jeremy Robinson in writing a book that had obvious biblical references that would not tick off most non-Christians and writing a book that references a machine had created our species that still would not tick off most Christians. That was quite the fine line that was being walked. Abraham had two partners, much like from the bible. Sarah AKA Mina could not have children (though Mina did end up having a child). Ishah and Ike are oddly similar to Ishbak and Isaac, but maybe that is just me. The talking and visions from the machine when laying on the hands. The god like similarities. The sacrifice of the son that is actually never required. I have to totally give it to Jeremy Robinson. This was all very well done. I am not sure how I felt about the ultimate ending...maybe disappointed, but overall, the story did point us to this very ending.
This has been an unexpected novel from beginning to end. The imagination of one of the best sci-fi writers I've ever read is remarkable. Apocalypse Machine is a critique to the way we relate with our common home. It appears that only an Extinction Level Event can wake us up to the need of changing our lifestyle. The greatest monster emerging is our inability to take action while we can. As all excellent books, this is more about the problems that we can overcome together, than the solutions some might present individually.

Also, the natural reaction to overcome monstrosities is family. And this book is about family. Although I'm not fond of the polygamy stream followed, the devotion to one another is really the best motion force to keep our lives going forward and never give up. Finally, some episodes reminded me of biblical stories, like the Abraham sacrifice of his ... you'll know when you read it, which indicates the true scope of its author for this book.
To be a book of biblical proportions in its genre.
My opinion is that it delivers and opens several doors to spin-off stories. Especially the last sentence that really got me curious, but you know ... I won't tell you because you need to read to book in order to understand it )

Looking forward to the next novel ... Just hope a movie might come out of it, or a TV series since their quality level is currently very high )
I loved this book. Jeremy Robinson impressed the heck out of me with it. I went into it expecting kaiju, but that was a mistake. It's an Apocalypse novel (with a really big monster), and a great one at that. I'm a big Robinson fan, but this is one of his best. The unnecessary but plausible possibilities of continuation with the setting/storyline boggle my mind in interesting ways. That's the only thing I could complain about, not enough content. I want more. But I'm not complaining, officially, because Apocalypse Machine is a well-conceived and written masterpiece by one of the best sci-fi/action/sometimes horror authors around.