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When it started to snow at the end of October and they cancelled Halloween, few people were prepared for how bad it would get. Certainly not still grieving widow, Mauve. Her husband, Roger had been killed in the war a year before leaving her alone with a young son, Ben, in an isolated house by the Forrest. fortunately, he had asked an old military friend, now living as a recluse in the woods, to look out for them. And he did.This is their story of survival as a mini ice age envelopes their world, a fight against the cold, lack of provisions and the rapidly escalating civil unrest. And it is a terrifying tale as there is a real sense of both immediacy and possibility, sometimes missing in other apocalyptic books.
The main characters are well drawn by the author and Kevin Pierce's excellent narration really brings them to life as well as his reading being pleasant on the ear. A good pepper's starter book, too, reminding us all that disaster can strike when least expected and at least some basic provision should be made for when it does -even if this only means keeping the larder stocked up with more than just a couple of days food. More could well be hard to come by even in a temporary disaster.
My thanks to the right's holder for gifting me a copy of Surrender the Sun, via Audiobook Boom. It was most enjoyable, well written and certainly worth the listen. I believe there is to be a sequel. If so, I will certainly want to hear it.
Recommended.

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well worth a listen

Really loved this book, and will find the sequels to continue the story. The story had a good pace, and believable characters. I remember the ice age theory from school geography lessons and so I'll also reread about it with my adult eyes. The only disappointment to me was that I felt the narrator was a little too smooth with the dialogue at times. I felt if he had a put a little more energy into certain parts it would have given greater focus/drive. He wasn't monotonous which was good but a little more feeling could have enhanced the overall picture painted.

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Brilliant on both story and narration

I so enjoy reading A R Shaw's books but decided to make a change and start to listen to this series instead of reading the book.
Not disappointed

Great story very believable, Amazingly researched. Great character development.

I was given a free copy of this book by the author as part of a promotion but the review is entirely my own.

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Great book

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. it was well written and suspenseful. A superior example of this genre.

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