Rosie’s #Bookreview Team #RBRT THE DEAD CITY by @dylanjmorgan #SciFi #Dystopia #fridayreads

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Today’s team review is from Shelley, she blogs at http://shelleywilsonauthor.com/

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Shelley has been reading The Dead City by Dylan J Morgan

Author: Dylan J Morgan

Category: Sci-Fi/Dystopian/Post-apocalyptic Thriller

My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Review:

I don’t know where to start! When I read The Dead Lands, which is the prequel to this book, I didn’t think I could ever feel quite so involved in a novel again, but I was wrong. Dylan Morgan has a unique talent for dropping you into the thick of the action as if you are a living, breathing member of the Erebus Superior Armed Forces. I had to keep coming up for air after certain scenes just to check I was still in my living room!

The Dead City can easily be read as a stand-alone novel, without having read The Dead Lands. There are a couple of references made to the characters in the other book but nothing that will confuse a reader who finds this title first.

As with all of the books I’ve read by this author, he crafts characters that stay with you long after you’ve finished reading. Unfortunately, Dylan Morgan also has a knack for ripping your heart out of your chest by killing off your favourite characters in a blaze of gunfire. I think this is what I love most about Dylan’s books – they are incredibly realistic. Unfortunately, in war, the good guys don’t always make it home and this is what gives The Dead City such a powerfully emotional pull. I cried twice reading this book!! I’d love to talk more about the wonderful mix of characters but I fear that I may inadvertently leave a spoiler or two.

The storyline follows the team of soldiers as they arrive on the planet of Hemera with instructions to extract the city’s huge wealth. You are dropped into the action almost immediately and the scenes that unfold are both gripping and terrifying. Greed, betrayal, and horror meets the soldiers and you are swept along this tidal wave of emotion with them.

I became a firm fan of Dylan Morgan several books back but The Dead City has cemented my allegiance as a lifelong groupie. I can’t recommend this title highly enough.

I read The Dead City as a member of Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team and received an ARC copy from the author in response for an honest review.

Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com

 

14 thoughts on “Rosie’s #Bookreview Team #RBRT THE DEAD CITY by @dylanjmorgan #SciFi #Dystopia #fridayreads”

    • I thought I didn’t, either, Judith, until I read the prequel, The Dead Lands. I thought, SciFi? Mutants? Pretend planets? Sounded about as appealing as vampires and werewolves/kitten heels and cupcakes. I’ve since read all his other books (except the vampire ones!).

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      • Hahaha ” vampires and werewolves/kitten heels and cupcakes” Love it. Okay, I’ll buy. Not reading at the moment (which is a nightmare and makes me wonder how people who never read – my sister is one of them – cope. There again she cleans a lot every day- a hobby I gave up long ago and relegated to a once a week problem to deal with.) I’m rambling while the forefinger on my right hand hovers over the ‘to buy’ link. Once the book fair is over and I’ve handed the prequel to the editor, I’ll have a month of reading. There…. doing it… pressing the link…

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      • I am delighted!!!! Shelley, we’ve persuaded a non-postapoc/SciFi fan to give a good one a go – which pleases me muchly! Hurrah for Judith (and not just because she thinks reading is more important than housework).

        Now, about those kitten heeled werewolves…..
        :O ;D 😀

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  5. Thank you Shelley for taking the time to read and review, I’m glad you enjoyed it, and thank you Rosie for hosting the review.

    Thanks to all the other comments, Ladies, especially to Judith–thank you for your purchase, I hope you enjoy it.

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