Author: Michael Grant
Genre: Sci-fi
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| Set your jaw - this isn't an easy ride |
Summary: When we last saw the members of BZRK they were triumphant - sort of. They had successfully cured Vincent of his biot-loss insanity - mostly. They stopped Burnofsky's attempt to destroy humanity - at a great cost. And the Armstrong twins suffered a great blow with the loss of their Doll Ship. Sadie and Noah (Plath and Keats) were happy to follow Lear's instruction to lay low. It isn't long, though, before they are drawn back into the thick of things, beginning when their ship is bombed. It's time for the final confrontation between biots and nanobots in their fight for humanity. And for Lear, and his motivations, to at last be revealed.
My opinion: From the first page of BZRK I've been fascinated by this trilogy. You'll never look at the human body the same after having it described as a landscape in detail as Grant does in this series. The battle between biot and nannobot is fantastic, with biots more responsive but leaving their operator far more vulnerable to crippling attack. This final volume has the expected fights, both "in the meat" and up in the macro. it also takes us much deeper into motivations: of the BZRK members, Bug Man, Burnofsky, and particularly of the elusive Lear. It blurs the lines between good and evil then points out that blurriness. Readers, be prepared. This final book is far more grim and gruesome than the prior novels, though not without purpose. As the title suggests, this is a world on the edge of total collapse so things are going to get bloody before the somber, yet satisfying, conclusion.
More information: BZRK Apocalypse releases October 14.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley.
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