The Summer Son
A small group of men and women who have survived the plague now find themselves trapped between Sam’s Children, a host of undead beasts, and the SNF, an army of living men no less vile. To defeat both enemies, the survivors will need all their fortitude.Reaching the Florida coast just might be the only hope left for mankind. Will the mystery of the end of the world be unveiled, or will the Earth be plunged into eternal darkness?
Our poor band of compatriots
For those of you unfamiliar with this series, you can check out information on the first three books here, here and here. For those of you who are familiar with this gut-wrenching, amazing, absolutely brilliant series, I will do my best NOT to be spoilery. But really….it won’t be easy!
In the Summer Son by Robert J Duperre, we rejoin the folks we left in Death Springs Eternal after the enormous cliffhangers and life for the people in this world aren’t good. Surrounded by madness, murder and destruction, it’s hard to imagine how these folks have not gone insane or simply committed suicide. Life is truly that bleak. But these characters have each other and more than a few of them, like Marcy and Josh, are so damned stubborn, they simply can’t give up the good fight. And thank goodness they don’t!
After living through the utter horrors of Death Springs Eternal I was ready for a steady path to HEA-land. But Mr. Duperre wasn’t going to make it easy, on his characters or the reader. Believe me when I say this was one bumpy ride.
BUT!
Just when I was in tears wondering if things would ever take a turn for the better….THEY FINALLY DID!!! And redemption comes from the most unsuspected, most utterly perfect person! When the pieces started to FINALLY fall into place, all I could do was marvel at the utter brilliance of Robert Duperre’s story-telling and his epic skills in taking the reader not just through each individual book but through the over arching story line of the series.
Redemption? Yup, we’ve got it.
Good triumphing over evil? You betcha, even though it’s SOOOO touch and go!
And the perfect, bittersweet ending to this tragic tale of humanity pushed to its limits and beyond? Yes, 100% perfection!
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I’m not familiar with this series. I definitely wouldn’t pick it up from the cover. But I’m curious since you like it so much.
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The fourth cover is definitely charged, but it’s fitting for the place where the story is at the beginning of this book. And the art throughout the series is intense and beautiful. Just like the writing. 🙂
Pushy recently posted..Review: The Summer Son by Robert J Duperre
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Redemption at last? Sounds like an awesome part of the series.
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Redemption is a good thing, right? This series is wonderful!!!
Pushy recently posted..Review: The Summer Son by Robert J Duperre
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The cover is oh so creepy..but i do love a good post-apocalyptic horror and this series is completely new to me. I need to look up book one. Awesome review!
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Oh they’re SOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! And since it the series is complete, now is the best time to pick it up!
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Well I have to admit that the cover totally does not work for me, I would not be compelled to pick this up in a bookstore, but it is another case of bad cover on a good book. The story sounds amazing and I like bittersweet endings. Thanks for sharing!
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The story is incredible!!!! Thanks for stopping by!
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*is scared by the cover*
Usually, you have such pretty covers on this blog — I was startled when that popped up. Damned good writing definitely catches my eye and this series sounds incredibly intriguing. Off to start at the beginning!
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MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You would love this story arc!!! It’s so profound and lovely!!!
Pushy recently posted..Review: The Summer Son by Robert J Duperre
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I don’t know if I could get into the story. I can barely get past the cover. It doesn’t look like it but for some reason as soon as I saw it, it reminded me of the painting Saturn Devouring His Son, which has creeped me out beyond belief since college.
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