Cloud Warrior (The Amtrak Wars, Book I) (Bk. 1) [Hardcover]

Patrick Tilley (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Pub Ltd (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727810952
• ISBN-13: 978-0727810953
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,386,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Post-Holocaust epic, June 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cloud Warrior (The Amtrak Wars, Book I) (Bk. 1) (Hardcover)

In the year 2015, a nuclear war destroys the world as we know it. Now, in the year 2989, the human race is split into two groups - the Trackers, members of the highly-advanced Amtrak Federation who live in underground cities to escape the radiation of the outside world and dream of rebuilding America as it once was; and the primitive Mutes (short for mutants), who live on the surface and have adapted to the radiation in the atmosphere. The Amtrak Federation, with its lethal technology, is hell-bent on exterminating the Mutes but the Mutes possess magical powers that make them a match for the Trackers. Steve Brickman, a Tracker, joins the air wing of the Federation, but while on a mission he is shot down and captured by Mutes, who make him realise that not everything the rulers of the Federation say is true. Very interesting, especially as it describes the world from the view of both sides - it certainly makes you want to finish the series.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intricate post-apocalyptic storyline is a winner!, February 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cloud Warrior (The Amtrak Wars, Book I) (Bk. 1) (Hardcover)

I started reading this series at school as it was coming out, so when the new book was released there was a huge fight amongst friends as to who would get it. I have since read the 6-book series once every year (at least 6 times) and it never gets dull! I still love reading it. The plot is literally mindblowing as it reaches a crescendo and you feel incredibly attached to the characters. A top contender for a Lucas or Spielberg treatment (hint, hint).

Summary

Set after WWIII, this book focuses on two groups. The first, the Amtrack Federation is descendant from military personnel who survived underground. The second (Mutes) developed from holocaust srurvivors who reverted back to tribal status and are considered non-human by the Federation, and are in the process of being exterminated.

Steve Brickman, a brilliant young pilot with the AF, and with all it's prejudices crashes and finds himself rescued by a clan of mutes and held captive. Whilst there, he realises that he feels more at home in the 'overground' than in the underground cities of the Federation. And what about Steve's telepathic connection with his sister which makes them outsiders in a world of conformity? And are they the only two races left on earth? Read on my friend and enjoy the ride!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Series Yet, May 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cloud Warrior (The Amtrak Wars, Book I) (Bk. 1) (Hardcover)

I was in the library one day at my school trying to find a science fiction book to read for one of my subjects. I love books but i hadn't read for a long time. Suddenly a teacher came to me and suggested the Amtrak Wars. I was very curious. So I started to read, and I couldn't stop! The book was so great with so many things happening and so many great characters I really couldn't stop. Every free moment I had I read the book. The story tells a war story from two different views. One is of the mutants who live on the surface of Earth and the other the Amtrak Federation, an advanced society of Humans living underground. The setting is 10 centuires in the future after a war that has wiped off life as we know it. The story is fantastic with excellent description. I couldn't believe how good and easy I could imagine the events using the words the writer choose. I recommend this book to anyone interested in a original intresting future world epic! I'm definatly going to read the rest of the series, and so should you!