✮ Book One Of The Hurst Chronicles ✮
by
Robin Crumby
Hurst
Castle is the setting for a recently released dystopian thriller written by
local author Robin Crumby.
The
story focuses on a group of survivors living at Hurst, on the South Coast of
England, following the outbreak of a pandemic virus.
In
an all-too realistic vision of the near future, law and order on the mainland
has collapsed. Those that survive scrape a living in remote outposts. Hiding
behind high walls, far away from the smoking ruins of the cities, waiting and
hoping. When the arrival of outsiders threatens to tip the balance of power,
Hurst is faced with a desperate choice: set aside their differences and join an
alliance that promises new hope or unite against the newcomers and their plans
for reconstruction. Who can be trusted? Only time will tell. The battle for
Hurst has begun.
Author
Robin Crumby hopes that the book will generate "international interest in
Hurst Castle and provide an additional boost for visitor numbers."
What did I think of the book?
A deadly virus has
ravaged the world and those who are lucky enough to have survived now have to
face the real struggle of staying alive.
Set in the south of England, Book One Of The Hurst Chronicles drew me in from the first page and kept me engaged to the very last one. The story was so fast paced that I didn't notice the pages turning.
Coming from the south of England, I am familiar with many of the places mentioned in this book. I thought the story was incredibly well crafted. On one hand, Crumbly talks about what these places were like before the virus, and then he describes what they are like in this dystopian world that he has created. This, for me, added a disturbing slant to the story, which I found strangely appealing.
There are several characters, whose story's, although interwoven with each other, you follow throughout this book. Each character has a unique personality, and each brought something new to the novel.
This is a well executed and stunning book. I really enjoyed it, and I would have no hesitation in recommend this book.
Set in the south of England, Book One Of The Hurst Chronicles drew me in from the first page and kept me engaged to the very last one. The story was so fast paced that I didn't notice the pages turning.
Coming from the south of England, I am familiar with many of the places mentioned in this book. I thought the story was incredibly well crafted. On one hand, Crumbly talks about what these places were like before the virus, and then he describes what they are like in this dystopian world that he has created. This, for me, added a disturbing slant to the story, which I found strangely appealing.
There are several characters, whose story's, although interwoven with each other, you follow throughout this book. Each character has a unique personality, and each brought something new to the novel.
This is a well executed and stunning book. I really enjoyed it, and I would have no hesitation in recommend this book.
Where can I purchase this fabulous book?
About the author
Robin Crumby is an author and writer living in London with his wife and
two children. Since reading John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids as a
child, he became fascinated by end of the world dystopian literature.
More recently, re-reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Emily St. John
Mandel’s Station Eleven inspired him to start writing. Why? Because
post-apocalyptic fiction fires the imagination like nothing else.
Pondering what comes next, who would survive, what would life look like?
Much of the best fiction in this popular genre focuses on brain-eating
zombies or events unfolding in the USA so Robin determined to write a
story set in the UK. His Eureka moment came wandering the shingle beach
at Milford-on-sea, inspired by the beauty and rich history of the
Solent. Where better to survive the end of the world than a medieval
castle surrounded by water? Robin spent much of his childhood messing
about in boats, exploring the many waterways, ports and military forts
of the Isle of Wight, where The Hurst Chronicles are set.
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Book series
website: http://www.hurstchronicles.com/
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