Climate change brought on by an ‘event’ leads to a sort of Mad Max future, with nomadic communities of desert-adapted vehicles/ships forming, the better to protect themselves and to seek water.
A tight drama is enacted, with a bit of backstory, and an ending offering the potential of a sequel. FWIW I’d vote for one.
note to self : check to see if Americans do indeed spell drought ‘draught’ as in GvG’s introduction
note to readers : the above note to self was not left in by accident
Mark – No that must be a typo. “Drought” is “Drought” in America, too. “Draught” is the British spelling for our bastardized “Draft”!
And wouldn’t that be Sheila Williams who wrote the intro not GvG?
By the way – love your reviews. Your site I visit almost every day looking for help with my reading.
Thanks.
Posted by Bob Blough | July 13, 2011, 11:07 pmDear Bob Blaugh
Yup, Sheila Williams of course. I was clearly keen to point the smoking gun at Gordon as he keeps posting comments pointing out my typos on Best SF ;-)
Mark
ps and thanks for the kind words, nb did you see what I did with your name above ;-) Just wish I could spend more time on Best SF, but in addition to having a FT job, I also spend time now on http://www.essexdaysout.com – any SF fans visiting Essex, England, do look me up!
Posted by Mark Watson | July 14, 2011, 9:20 pmMistake is totally mine, but I like the idea of blaming Gordon for it!
Posted by Sheila Williams | September 27, 2011, 9:18 pmI’m glad you enjoyed the story.
I’ve had thoughts on sequels and prequels, but none of them have come to fruition just yet.
Posted by Josh R. | June 1, 2012, 11:52 am