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Final Impact

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Earth gets hit by an asteroid and gets destroyed. Simple concept, right? Wrong. Navarro weaves a complex tapestry of over a dozen characters and several plot threads. The fateful asteroid, Millennium, doesn't even make its presence known until 100 pages into the book, by which point she has made her characters so vivid, so alive, that you are praying for their survival through the horrors of their everday lives before you even start to worrry about that damned asteroid. It's an amazing feat. This novel isn't straight science fiction -- it's a mix of SF, horror, the supernatural, and some mystery as well. It's also amazing writing. After reading FINAL IMPACT, you'll want to call everyone you know to make sure they're still alive, and that the world hasn't really been destroyed

First, I love apocalyptic fiction. Like most authors, however, I'm a bit picky. (g) I discovered Yvonne Navarro when one of the readers on my message board recommended her. I was not disappointed. FINAL IMPACT and its sequel RED SHADOWS are apocalyptic fiction at its best. They are fast paced, with great characters, and a story line that will make you shudder. I highly recommend both.

OK, Let's start with the fact that the action does not start until page 300, after 300 long pages of character development, the Rogue Planet finally hits the Earth. But wait, there are very few details of the "Final Impact" you know that it is dark and there have been Earthquakes, there are some descriptions of dead bodies and collapsed buildings, and then back to your collection of Psychic Protagonists who keep getting hit the head. Our collection of protagonists then undertakes a journey to seek medical help, for a head injury, along the way you discover that they have no common sense whatsoever. They do not collect any food, they do not even outfit themselves in cold weather gear which would be laying around everywhere in Chicago, and they refuse to gather any kind of weapon, instead they rely on one protagonist who can move things with his mind for defense. Then comes the showdown with the Antagonist, and instead of using telekinesis boy, for a quick victory, they instead go into a hospital to rescue a complete stranger, who they all seem to love for some reason, and leave the antagonist to a 100 pound, scantily clad girl, to defeat, with a knife.
One of the dumbest parts is when they are rescuing the stranger who they love, and hear gunshots, instead of taking off and seeing if it was their pregnant wives who had been shot, they ignore the shots and make sure the beloved stranger is safe from rats.
And for some reason all the protagonists except one, decide to become conscientious objectors, in the midst of this apocalypse. Not a great decision considering every other survivor is trying to kill you.
I still have a hundred more pages to read, but I hold out little hope.
On a final note, it would be nice if the author would learn the correct terminology when referring to guns. "A mean looking double barreled pump shotgun" does not exist.

i really enjoyed this book> but then i always love books that have an apocalyptic theme> the only thing i didn"t really like was the fact that the characters in the book often escaped harms way by way of "POWERS" I like it better when people get out of messes with wit,luck,skill, and strenght. In this novel people get out of messes with various pcycic abilities. It is difficult to get a hold of this book. Most online retailers do not have any in stock. All in all if you want to escape your drab life..lol...read this book. it will take you on a cool adventure for a couple of days

I recommend this book. I loved the characters, who must struggle with a terrible circumstance facing them. And what could be more frightening than the end of the world? Humane, exciting, intriguing. Well worth the price and the time. I'll probably read it again!

I'm definitely looking forard to getting the next book in this series. I didn't think it was slow paced, and I enjoyed learning about each of the characters. This is a must read if you enjoy apocalypse adventures.

This book took me forever to read. I couldn't get into it. Way to slow paced for me. Not one I would recommend.