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A NEW NOVEL IN JOHN RINGO'S BEST-SELLING BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES BY NEBULA- AND DRAGON AWARD–NOMINATED AUTHOR CHARLES E. GANNON

CASTAWAYS IN A ZOMBIE PLAGUE

Six kids ranging from suburban geeks to street-smart pariahs. A British captain who rarely talks and never smiles. All on the 70-foot pilot house ketch Crosscurrent Voyager, bound on a senior summer cruise to adventure and serious fun.

Except most of the kids don’t get along. And they’ll be gone all summer. And none of them have sailed before. And worst of all—because they booked at the last minute—they got the destination nobody else wanted: the frigid and remote South Georgia Islands.

But there’s one other hitch: They’ll never see their families or friends again. Because just days after they leave, a plague starts spreading like wildfire, turning most of its survivors into shrieking, cannibalistic rage-monsters. So with their past dying as fast as the world that shaped it, the kids’ hated destination becomes their one hope for survival.

But it’s an uncertain hope. Not only are other hostile survivors headed there, but South Georgia Island is unable to support permanent habitation. So if the strange crew of the Voyager doesn’t come up with a further plan, they are—in every sense—heading straight toward the end of the world.

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About Charles E. Gannon:

"Chuck Gannon writes the kind of science fiction we all grew up on: rousing, mind-expanding, pulse-pounding sagas of spaceships and aliens. He's a terrific writer, and we're lucky to have him."—Robert J. Sawyer

"[A] strong [writer of] . . . military SF . . . [much] action going on in his work, with a lot of physics behind it. There is a real sense of the urgency of war and the sacrifices it demands." —Locus

About the Black Tide Rising series:

“Not only has Ringo found a mostly unexplored corner of the zombie landscape, he's using the zombie frame to tackle a broader theme: the collapse and rebirth of civilization. The zombie scenes are exciting, sure, but its the human story that keeps us involved. A fine series.”—Booklist

“Ringo combines humor and horror in this strong series debut, the thinking reader’s zombie novel.”—Publishers Weekly on Under a Graveyard Sky

Charles E. Gannon is the author of Compton Crook Award–winning, Nebula-nominated Fire with Fire, Trial by Fire, and Raising Caine, in the Caine Riordan series. He is the coauthor with Eric Flint of 1636: The Papal Stakes and 1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies in Eric Flint's best-selling Ring of Fire series. With best seller Steve White, Gannon is the coauthor of Starfire series entries Extremis, Imperative, and Oblivion. Gannon is also the author of multiple short stories. He is a member of SIGMA, the "SF think-tank" which has advised various intelligence and defense agencies since the start of the millennium. A former professor, Gannon lives near Annapolis, Maryland, with his wife and children.

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Charles E. Gannon is the author of Compton Crook Award-winning, Nebula-nominated Fire with Fire, Trial by Fire, and Raising Caine in the Caine Riordan series. He is the coauthor with Eric Flint of 1636: The Papal Stakes and 1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies in Eric Flint's best-selling Ring of Fire series. With best seller Steve White, Gannon is the coauthor of Starfire series entries Extremis, Imperative, and Oblivion. Gannon is also the author of multiple short stories. He is a member of SIGMA, the “SF think tank,” which has advised various intelligence and defense agencies since the start of the millennium. A former professor, Gannon lives near Annapolis, Maryland, with his wife and children. --This text refers to the mass_market edition.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baen Books; 1st edition (July 7, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 7, 2020
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Go to his website at: www.charlesegannon.com
Dr. Charles E. Gannon is a Distinguished Professor of English (St. Bonaventure University) and was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in American Literature & Culture from 2004-2009.

Dr. Gannon's series include hard-sf interstellar epic (the Caine Riordan series, set in his Terran Republic universe, nominated for three Nebulas, two Dragons, and winner of the Compton Crook Award) and epic slipstream fantasy (the forthcoming Broken World series). He also collaborates with Eric Flint in that author's New York Times Best Selling series "Ring of Fire series" as well as with Steve White in the NYT Bestselling "Starfire" series. He has also worked in universes/shared worlds such as War World, Man-Kzin Wars, the Honorverse, etc.) and in various anthologies and Analog SF Magazine. You can visit and learn more about his various SF universes and projects--past, present, and future-- at: www.charlesegannon.com.
Along with about 50 other SF writers (such as Larry Niven, Ben Bova, John Hemry/Jack Armstrong, and Greg Bear), he is a member of SIGMA, the "SF think-tank" which advises intelligence and defense agencies (cf. www.sigmaforum.org). In his role as a subject matter expert on advanced military/defense/intel concepts, he has been featured on the Discovery Channel, NPR, Fox, and a wide variety of other national media outlets.
His earlier work includes various products and flash fiction for the gaming industry. He worked as both author and editor for Games Design Workship on their award-winning games "Traveller," "2300 AD," "Dark Conspiracy," and "Twilight: 2000."
Dr. Gannon has many credits in non-fiction; his most noteworthy is his book "Rumors of War and Infernal Machines: Technomilitary Agenda Setting in American and British Speculative Fiction." Now in second edition, it won the 2006 American Library Association Award for Outstanding Book, and was the topic of discussion when he was interviewed by NPR (Morning Edition).

Dr. Gannon has been a Fulbright Fellow at Liverpool University, Palacky University (Czech Republic), and the University of Dundee. He also received Fulbright and Embassy Travel grants to these countries, as well as The Netherlands, Slovakia, England, and Italy. Holding degrees from Brown (BA), Syracuse (MS), and Fordham (MA,PhD), he has published extensively on the interaction of fiction, technology (particularly military and space), and political influence.
Prior to his academic career, Dr. Gannon worked as a scriptwriter and producer in New York City, where his clients included the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and The President's Council on Physical Fitness.
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thedad

Another co-written failure

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020

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In my version of heaven, John Ringo puts out a book a month that he has written by himself. He is a modern master of story telling. His characters are always interesting, well fleshed, and believable. His story arcs, while not at all in the classic mode, are wonderful. Why he co-writes, I have no idea. I keep giving his co-written books a try, however, because he knocked it out of the part with both Travis Taylor and Tom Kratman. Every other co-written book to date, however, is nowhere near his usual standards. This book is boring. Very boring. The characters are flat, very one-dimensional. The action is sparse and poorly described. I tried to like it. I really did. However, those of you thinking that this might be a book on par with the first of the series will be very disappointed. Please Mr. Ringo, please give us some more of the solo work. The last two books in the series that you have co-written are just awful.

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Deftly handled characters

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2020

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Charles E. Gannon also penned "Commander Cantrell in the West Indies" with Eric Flint in the "Ring of Fire" books, which I am re-reading starting today to get ready for the follow up later this year "No Peace Beyond the Line" and next year's "Calabar's War." He has a long long list of titles.
But this one is fun, fast and cool. I am a fan of the Ringo created universe of Zombies, courage, and the human drive to survive in the Black Tide books. In "At the End of the World" we have a new cast of characters, teens of various backgrounds, on an educational sailing trip. Such things exist, so I am told. The teens are off the Pacific coast of South America when the Zombie outbreak breaks out. Callow, prickly and unlikely to survive the new world, the kids end up on South Georgia Island, a place most of us have not thought about since the Falkland war.
Grow up fast and hard or die I suppose is the theme. The kids each have enough of the human virtues and flaws to be realistic. I lived for 30 years in Alaska and appreciate that one of the main characters is of Alaska Native extraction.
This makes a valuable addition to the Black Tide series. Luckily for us fans, a follow-up book will come along next year.
Gannon has become one of the authors that makes me glad I learned to read. Thanks.

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Brenda C. Gill

A great Start to a new book in the Black Tide Rising series.

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020

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I enjoyed this book set in the world of the Black Tide Rising series. Enjoyed the character development and the fact that the book didn't get bogged down in places but kept up the fast delivery of what happens next. A group of kids start out on a supposed fun adventure before the start of the next school year and run right into the End of the World. They have to become experienced sailors and fighters in this New World. From this book we learn why the GPS stayed operational. This book sets up the necessisty for doing the almost impossible feat of saving the GPS so the World will have a better chance of survivoring and sets up the next book in this series nicely. The next book is titled At the End of the Journey and my question is why must we wait until March of 2021 to read it? That is simply too long to wait. I enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to the next enstallment of this series. Surely the publishers can hasten the publication of the next book? I believe those who enjoyed the Black Tide Rising Series will enjoy this new addition of the story.

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Shawn Carey

Great First Person Narrative

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020

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As I started to read At the End of the World my first reaction was first person narrative. That is somewhat different for the author. Then I thought female lead, only to find out I was incorrect. My next impression was also possibly a young adult novel. Not what I was expecting but a pleasant surprise,. I enjoy well written first person narrative and the novel delivered. Some people may consider the mild swearing precludes the novel from being a young adult novel. That is something I suspect each reader will determine for themselves. Instead of detailed description of aliens cultures there is discussion about stalker behavior. Stalkers is what the zombies are called in this novel. At the End of the World tells the story of older teens as they sail to South Georgia Island. As they are doing this there is a virus outbreak that turns people into zombies that goes world wide. The novel tells how they adopt and survive in a world that has fallen apart. The story flows nicely, told by a young man named Alvaro. I found the novel very appealing, an enjoyably read and the is a worthy addition to the Black Tide Rising Series. I look forward to the next book in the series.

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Avery Abernethy

Very Good Zombie Apocalypse Story

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021

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Mr. Gannon's book is placed in John Ringo's Zombie Apocalypse world. A small group of misfit teenagers are on a charter sailboat along the West Coast of South America when the world burns down.

The Captain has a military background and teaches the kids how to operate and navigate the sailboat. Only one of the six kids has significant firearms experience - sort of what you would expect in reality in the USA.

Unlike Ringo's "Wolf Family," these characters are not superhuman in their endurance, fighting skills, and emotional stability.

I love and have reread Ringo's original series several times. Gannon's characters are much more "believable." All are flawed, yet they pull together to survive and help defend civilization. Mistakes (especially in combat) are common - what you would expect from ill trained rookies.

If you like Ringo's Zombie Apocalypse world and you don't demand Conan level combat skills coupled with the strategic genius of Napoleon - you will enjoy this book. Gannon has written other books in worlds that others have created (1632 series for one) and done a solid, enjoyable and professional job.

I give it 4 stars because it is a follow-up to a shared world and the page turning excitement is not as high as Ringo's work. But it is a whale of a lot more believable.

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TimC

As good as the best of the Ringo stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2020

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It gets five stars from me mainly to encourage the author to follow it up with another.' In the world of ' novels can be weak and strained but this one hits the mark, better than the last two or three collaboration books in the Dark Tide universe Gannon hit just the right tone. There are no strained links into the characters we know, just straight forward adventure against the infected. Good group of young protagonists, understated relationships, and a cool storyline developing. Also it answers one question posed in the series so far: how did the GPS keep working.
Here's hoping for more

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Franca Ogbonnaya

A bit interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2021

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Started off well but got a bit drawn out and ended on a cliffhanger which didn't go down so well as i hoped.

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Early access books exist?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2021

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Unfinished, unpolished, impossible kids without even getting to know all of them, as a video game that was abandoned but someone managed to sell it to you under a false cover

Freddy Deman

Very interesting story line in a totally surprising part of the world

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020

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Captivated from the start. Anxiously awaiting next book

Scott Osmond

Survival After The End Of The World

Reviewed in Australia on October 3, 2020

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This entry continues the theme of the Black Tide setting of survival and rebuilding after the plague ends civilisation. Set on the water a group of youngsters have the good luck if you can call it luck, of being out of contact as the plague levels civilisation. With minimal resources the begin the process of learning the skills and developing the survival mindset. Unlike the depressing book the Lord of the Flies these youngsters work together and support each other. Which given real world situations where a group of youngsters needed to work together to survive makes the story more believable. Along the way they face and over come several challenges. They also find a mission which is vital to complete if civilisation is to rise in a reasonable timeframe. The next entry should be good.