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City on the Currents

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This book was completly wonderful. The entire time I was reading it I could bairly put it down. Character developiment was outstanding and the plot line was building the entire time, it was everything I had hoped it it would be after reading the first one and I can not wait for the release of the third one. A diffinet must read in my oppinion.

great continuation of the story, and what a wide ranging sequel.

expansion of the characters and the plotlines was very well done.
LOTS of surprises throughout the story

Rampaging sheep..... there is no substitute

This book is a direct continuation of the first boook, New Wilderness, and follows our characters as the search for supplies and information on the high seas. All the aggressive strangeness and action of the first book, with new challenges and new settings make this one a definite read. Get it while you can. And keep the dog tied up and all the windows closed while you're reading it.

Starting six months after the first book, the crew of Compton Pit are still battling mother nature, still hoping to find a reason why all the animals, insects, birds and creatures of the sea, turned on humans beings.

One thing that has kept them safe in Compton Pit from the creatures of world is a vital piece of electronics. But when its stolen, Sid and his crew must set out to find it, before word of its existence changes the balance of power. But their trip becomes a journey that they never thought they take as the they track the device to the last aircraft carrier in the known world, now converted into a floating city. It is here that Sid, Caps, Lena, Darcy and Noah confront their future. Here they find the device, and here they find an enemy who was once a friend.

Like the first book, this one moves at a swift pace. And while the gore is kept at minimum, Matthews continues to kill animals in a very glorious sort of way. The humor is ramped up a bit, but I found the pop culture references a bit tedious after a while - but I would probably be using them too.

The concept of the aircraft carrier becoming a city was well thought out, and I could almost envision it. The military come off as a bit wacky, but generally more sane than in other end-of-the-world thrillers.

While we get no more closer to understanding why the animals went crazy, we do get the real reason why Sid wanted the return of the Mimi.

My only complaint is the total lack of human life. People die horribly, left and right, and there is little remorse. While I suppose there is a reason for it -after a decade of seeing loved ones die at the hands of Lassie, Garfield and Tony the Tiger, you probably have little in the way of emotions.

Still, it's a bit disturbing.

I waited for a weekend off to start this book, after my experience with the first in the series, so I could read it in one sitting. Once again, I was not disappointed. Excellent development of characters; what a maze of twists and turns!! Will do anything I have to, to get my hands on the next book!! Thank you Mr. Matthews

This is another must read! Can't wait for the next in this series!

Better clear your evening before you start reading this book, because if you're like me, you won't be able to put it down till you've read it from cover to cover.

Excellent book, can't say enough about it other than to find anything you can by Mr. Matthews and read it, you will not be disappointed.