The Darwin Elevator
The Darwin Elevator "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER Jason M. Hough's pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon's "Firefly" with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi. In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The...
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The Darwin Elevator "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER Jason M. Hough's pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon's "Firefly" with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi. In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The world has succumbed to an alien plague, with most of the population transformed into mindless, savage creatures. The plane... Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781781167632 (178116763X)
Publish date: July 26th 2013
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages no: 484
Edition language: English
Series: Dire Earth Cycle (#1)
I enjoyed it. Solid world-building, interesting SF premise, plenty of action and plot development to keep me turning pages. Character development was the weakest area, but things perked up at the end, enough to make me feel somewhat invested in individual characters. I'm looking forward to the nex...
When I was a little girl, this was some time ago, and I turned on the TV, all the shows where populated with male heroes who wielded swords and guns and always, always, always saved a woman who was in distress. Even at a young age this made me angry. I wanted the girl to get up, picked up a gun and ...
I love post-apocalyptic scifi, and from that perspective, this book stands out. Surprisingly, it's also a zombie book, but offers a slightly different breed of zombies, created by something the mysterious aliens who dropped off the elevator did. The worldbuilding is well developed, but as others hav...
I received this through the GoodReads first reads program.I really enjoyed this book. I never thought of myself as a science fiction fan. I generally dislike books based in space, but this book took place in space and on land and was a perfect high-tech apocalyptic book.It kept me engrossed to the v...
Genre: Science Fiction Recommended to: Readers who really enjoy science fiction and world building in their reads. First Thoughts: The Darwin Elevator caught me up in its premise initially. Anything compared to Josh Whedon and John Scalzi makes me take notice. I expected some action, space travel...
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