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" Nicholas Smith, bestselling author of the Extinction Cycle series, has hit a home run with the “Trackers†series of four books.
“Trackers†is a refreshingly new and realistic series in the post-apocalyptic genre in that it does not rely on zombies or a worldwide plague to drive the story line and in doing so, it exposes the vulnerabilities of modern America to an EMP attack. Given recent events, this attack by North Korea is plausible and should give our elected officials cause for concern. Trackers also exposes the dark, underbelly of violence in America.
The renown Dr. Arthur Bradley, author of many survivalist books, provides a sober scene-setter in his foreword.
Much of the action takes place in Colorado after a highly plausible North Korean EMP attack that paralyzes most of the continental United States followed by a nuclear attack on Washington, D.C. “Trackers†includes the chaotic and savage scene of a struggle for survival in small towns and large cities.
The characters are complex and fully-developed with personal strengths and weaknesses, warts and all, of the sort you expect to find in people at all levels. The theme of “leave no man behind†is prevalent always, sometimes to the detriment of the greater good.
The action is fast-paced but totally believable with several unexpected plot twists. The author employs great foreshadowing on several occasions. Nicholas Smith shows intimate knowledge as to what essential services are required in times of crisis, and the main characters demonstrate that public safety continues to be the prime mission of government no matter what the circumstances. Not only must the local law enforcement officers deal with the chaos caused by the EMP attack, they also must deal with militias, organized crime, and street gangs.
Nick absolutely nails the intensity of combat. As a Vietnam veteran, reading Trackers caused a flashback to a terrible dark night in Vietnam when I was the only America for miles around with about 100 Montagnards fighting off an enemy bent on our destruction. Although the fighting was not hand-to-hand, it was close enough, and I was thankful to be alive when the smoke cleared the next morning. I still have a VC flag we pulled off the wire, but that is another story.
Unlike some novels, “Trackers†leaves the reader with a sense of completion. The Epilogue is an awesome wrap-up to the series. As Raven, one of the main characters, reflects on his fallen comrades, “He wasn’t thinking about how they had died - he was thinking about how they had lived: Honorable, brave, and selfless.†I think about my classmates who died in Vietnam every day. I mourn their loss but give praise and thanks for their example of selfless service to our country. I have pledged myself to live my life in such a way to honor their sacrifice.
Although a work of fiction, the threat from North Korea is real. The “Tracker†series serves to inform and prepare us for the unthinkable. The “Trackers†series is destined to become the jewel in the crown of post-apocalyptic mystery-thrillers."
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Trackers The Complete Four Book Series A PostApocalyptic Survival Thriller edition by Nicholas Sansbury Smith Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
- Nicholas Smith, bestselling author of the Extinction Cycle series, has hit a home run with the “Trackers†series of four books.
“Trackers†is a refreshingly new and realistic series in the post-apocalyptic genre in that it does not rely on zombies or a worldwide plague to drive the story line and in doing so, it exposes the vulnerabilities of modern America to an EMP attack. Given recent events, this attack by North Korea is plausible and should give our elected officials cause for concern. Trackers also exposes the dark, underbelly of violence in America.
The renown Dr. Arthur Bradley, author of many survivalist books, provides a sober scene-setter in his foreword.
Much of the action takes place in Colorado after a highly plausible North Korean EMP attack that paralyzes most of the continental United States followed by a nuclear attack on Washington, D.C. “Trackers†includes the chaotic and savage scene of a struggle for survival in small towns and large cities.
The characters are complex and fully-developed with personal strengths and weaknesses, warts and all, of the sort you expect to find in people at all levels. The theme of “leave no man behind†is prevalent always, sometimes to the detriment of the greater good.
The action is fast-paced but totally believable with several unexpected plot twists. The author employs great foreshadowing on several occasions. Nicholas Smith shows intimate knowledge as to what essential services are required in times of crisis, and the main characters demonstrate that public safety continues to be the prime mission of government no matter what the circumstances. Not only must the local law enforcement officers deal with the chaos caused by the EMP attack, they also must deal with militias, organized crime, and street gangs.
Nick absolutely nails the intensity of combat. As a Vietnam veteran, reading Trackers caused a flashback to a terrible dark night in Vietnam when I was the only America for miles around with about 100 Montagnards fighting off an enemy bent on our destruction. Although the fighting was not hand-to-hand, it was close enough, and I was thankful to be alive when the smoke cleared the next morning. I still have a VC flag we pulled off the wire, but that is another story.
Unlike some novels, “Trackers†leaves the reader with a sense of completion. The Epilogue is an awesome wrap-up to the series. As Raven, one of the main characters, reflects on his fallen comrades, “He wasn’t thinking about how they had died - he was thinking about how they had lived Honorable, brave, and selfless.†I think about my classmates who died in Vietnam every day. I mourn their loss but give praise and thanks for their example of selfless service to our country. I have pledged myself to live my life in such a way to honor their sacrifice.
Although a work of fiction, the threat from North Korea is real. The “Tracker†series serves to inform and prepare us for the unthinkable. The “Trackers†series is destined to become the jewel in the crown of post-apocalyptic mystery-thrillers. - When I find a product I believe in, I shill like there's no tomorrow. It's a good day when I stumble across a new good writer. On a whim, I purchased Nicholas Sansbury Smith's collected bundle of his Trackers series, which was available for download on the cheap. If your jam is grid-down, post-apocalyptic reads, you should be all over this.
Me, I've been on a months-long rag, binge-reading post-apocalyptic survival novels. I've read some great ones, some okay ones, some crap ones. The Trackers series, all four books, falls in the top shelf category. Crazy thing is, when written as well as this, you're filled with the sense that this stuff could actually happen. And, sometimes, the writing's so convincing that you start thinking in terms of not "actually could happen" but, rather, "it's a matter of when." Like the best post-apocalyptic survival reads, Trackers makes me want to go out and start stocking up and buy generators and look into homesteading and read up on canning and building Faraday cages and such.
Story's set in the quaint tourist mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado, of which claim to fame is its notorious Stanley Hotel, inspiration for the Overlook Hotel in The Shining and the location shoot as Hotel Danbury in Dumb and Dumber. And what I've figured out is if a massive EMP takes out the nation's electrical grid, it's best to not be in the city. Would rather be in a rural area.
It helps that the author not only seems to know what he's talking about with these doomsday scenarios, he's savvy with character writing. The folks he introduces are easy to root for, whether it's the police chief or the nurse or the senator lady who used to be a combat pilot. The most showy character is Sam "Raven" Spears, the troubled half-breed and ex-marine who sometimes reluctantly helps out the police chief when a tracker is required. It's thru Raven that the author incorporates these pretty neat elements of Native American folklore, of which my favorites are the myths of Shunka Sapa and the creepy water cannibals.
The dope thing about binge-reading is that you can just go from one book to the next. With Trackers, there isn't a weak link. All four books are hard-hitting, well-paced, and character driven. Not everyone makes it out alive, so be careful who you get invested in.
Extreme saber rattling. A battered America. A government nearly obliterated. No power. Supplies dwindling. Estes Park - with its 10,000 inhabitants, including tourists - becomes a microcosm of the unspeakable horrors taking place across the nation. I got caught up in the pulse-pounding action, and the last ditch heroics, and in a town's struggle to survive as the townspeople are theatened with street gangs, neo-Nazis, serial killers, and cowards and politicos from within. I love it that the author finds spots to weave in the occasional plot swerve. To me, the most surprising turn is the help that comes from an unexpected ally - that most of us would assume is an enemy - and how that turns out. Very well done.
There's only one thing that really bugged me in this series. In the second book, Colton was demoted as police chief. Yet, in the third book, he's back to being police chief. I went thru much of that third book feeling salty about such an egregious lapse in continuity, and, when it finally does get addressed, it's only this passing mention. Grrr. But, hey, that's my only nag.
I wouldn't at all mind a movie treatment. Or a mini-series if it's on cable or Netflix. I'd love Colton, Detective Lindsey Plymouth, Charlize, and Nathan breathed life by good actors. Mostly, I want to see Raven onscreen, with his swagger and bad attitude and his twin hatchets and his loyal white Akita dog, Creek. Anyway, Trackers was such a great read, it's convinced me to dive into the author's Extinction Cycle series. Bar's set high. - I purchased all four of these books when they were released and I loved reading all of them. They are an intense series of stories about a post apocalyptic United States after an EMP attack from North Korea. Americans find out that sometimes your worst enemies may even be your next door neighbors and domestic terrorists.
The series features a great set of characters and villains and the story just keeps you turning the pages with intense action and disaster. You root for your heroes to survive and to try to recoup some of the sanity that America had before the war.
Nicholas Sansbury Smith is an outstanding author and I like all of his books. He has a good writing style and a practical experience in the ability to use his past work experience to bring the story alive. It is the great detail that he writes with as well as the ability to imagine all of the possibilities of such a war that makes these stories great!
I highly recommend this series and the price for all four books is a real steal.
