In the End picks up
where In the After left off, with Amy on her own after leaving
the community of New Hope in Kansas. She is surviving on her own in Texas and
avoiding the monsters known as Floraes, with the help of technology from New
Hope, when she finally heads to the notorious Fort Black. In the years before
They arrived, the complex was a prison, but now it is a community of survivors.
The double walls and guarded towers protect its over-crowded residents from the
Floraes, but there are new dangers here in Fort Black. Many of the prisoners
opted to stay in the safety of the community when it was opened up to the
public, so some of its residents are convicted criminals, even murderers.
It’s a rough place – nothing like the clean, controlled
environment at New Hope – but Amy is there to look for Kay’s brother, Ken whom
they hope might be able them defeat the more evil elements within New Hope and
rescue Amy’s adopted sister, Baby. Jacks, a cowboy in a respected position
within the community, befriends Amy, but she’s not sure she can trust him.
Already, she has suspicions that this new place has its own secrets and
dangers, including Tank, the serial rapist/murderer who seems to have his eye
on Amy.
Just like In the After,
this novel has non-stop action and plenty of suspense, as Amy hopes to not only
survive but save her sister and the rest of the remaining population of New
Hope and the Texas prison from dangers inside that might be just as bad (or
worse) as the dangers lurking outside among the Floraes. Like that first book,
this one also sometimes seems a bit too neat and contrived, but if you suspend
disbelief and just go along for the ride, it’s a good story. The audio was well
done and held my attention, and I finished it in short time, enjoying the satisfying
conclusion of this unique series.
(You can listen to a sample of the audio at the Amazon link below)
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