Albert a. Correia

I read this book because I have a knowledge of and love for books about sailing, fiction or otherwise. What I didn't realize was that, even though there is a lot of sailing action in this book about a family out on a long South Pacific cruise when nuclear armageddon destroys the world as we know it, the target audience for this book is preppers. If you enjoy stockpiling emergency supplies, weapons of all types, have a military background, and believe in gearing up for the zombie apocolypse, this is the book for you. (Well, there aren't actually any zombies, to be fair.) Otherwise, please stay away. The writing is stiff, though the descriptions of the mechanics of sailing were accurate. The long, expositive bits of dialog in the midst of a gun battle with the bad guys were ridiculous. Too many preposterous coincidences and one dimensional characters.… (mehr)

Knowing sailing families, I can imagine the Arthur Family sailing in the Pacific while the world is destroyed by a nuclear war. What I can not imagine is their response to the fast paced situations they find themselves in as a result. They're just too good at staying a half-step ahead of the bad guys and or the bad guys are wimps. Then there's the whole deus-ex-machina scene with the family befriending the Admiral commanding the sole, remaining aircraft carrier in the world, the Captain of one of the few remaining submarines in the world, and then the Coast Guard Commander of the only remaining vessel of note on the West Coast. Naturally, when the baddies do finally get the upper hand, they loose due to one or the other of the above friends. A quick, fast moving read if not the most realistic, good fun with a sober subject. Sequel in the works promises more of the same.… (mehr)