The Remnant
by Monte Wolverton
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Pub Date Sep 15 2016 | Archive Date Mar 02 2017
Description
In the year 2069 the Apocalypse came and went, but Jesus didn’t show up, as some expected. Instead, a cataclysmic war, natural disasters and pandemics eradicated 90 percent of earth’s population. Now, in 2131, a totalitarian government rules the world from the majestic, opulent capitol of Carthage, Tunisia.
Blamed for igniting the war, religion and religious books are banned. Citizens who will not renounce their religion are sent to work camps.
Grant Cochrin, imprisoned in a bleak petroleum camp in what was once North Dakota, leads his family and friends to escape and embark on a long, dangerous quest for a Christian community.
Their resource in this journey? A cherished page torn from the now banished Bible—a remnant of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount handed down from Grant’s grandparents.
Advance Praise
While reading this novel I got the strange feeling that this is going to be big. The story follows a typical dystopian narration however the atmosphere that is crafted by the author feels complete and thus the overall sense of the reader is instant gratification.
Let me elaborate why I think “The Remnant” should be a good choice for the reader in need of a good book. This is a dystopian tale set in the future where religion is outlawed. Yes, as many of you expected there are work camps, refugees and a dangerous life outside of the government-controlled areas.
The characters are really alive. I loved the progression of their sense and value as the adventure continued on. From their escape up until their multiple destinations. You can really feel their religious ideals (however lost and distant they may seem) and hope. To be able to describe their wish for a religious community in such a way is truly remarkable.The various religious communities who have been created by cultists and other folk are probably the gems in the novel. In a time and place where the origins of a faith are prohibited and unknown it is clearly shown how people interpret and misguide others for profit or other gain.The Wilderness is a dangerous place and even though the setting takes place in an area that is familiar to us, the author has managed to create the right atmosphere.For fans of avanta garde ideas in contemporary dystopian tales I highly suggest this piece. It’s truly something that we have never read before and I look forward to the continuation of the story.
Martin Beltov, author
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781889973203 |
| PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Elissa M, Reviewer
This book was a true adventure, with a inspiring challenge to all. The overarching theme of the book (at least from my perspective) was to live life as if someone else is always watching you. The characters in this book were presented with numerous challenges, and tough decisions. The choices made influenced the path they took, and truly separated them from those that they met along the way. The characters were unaware of being watched throughout their journey, and when this fact was revealed lives were changed.
What happens next? I can't wait to find out!
Barbara T, Reviewer
The Remnant (****)
A dystopian novel about the difference between faith and religion in a world where all religions are banned and believers live in work camps or in wilderness. Escaped from one of the camps Grant and his little team are searching a genuine christian group to join and on their way they show us some of the dangers christianity encounters when it's not always assessed by profound knowledge of the bible or when the leaders are corrupted by power. Obviously we can see these effects in the world we now live in.
This might sound jugding, but it isn't. Grant and his little group learn on their search that not everybody is what they seem to be, they make Muslim friends, encounter atheists who help them and not all who claim to be Christ-followers are good people. I like their open-mindedness, their critical thinking and that some questions remain unanswered. It is a thought-provoking novel with enough suspense to keep you reading that designs a plausible scenario.
I'm not sure if I like the open end leaving the option of a sequel without promising one.
I want to thank Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for my honest review.
Terry B, Reviewer
The Remnant
Sept 15 2016
The story begins in an old mosque with a group of leaders who are determined to exterminate religious practices and people from the Earth by reconditioning them or eradicating them in work camps like the Nazis did.
Those leaders in charge have already been spying on people and their homes and lives by using drones.
We are introduced to a third generation inmate of a work camp who is trying to escape with his family and friends. The camp is surrounded by a wilderness area in which there are motorcycle gangs and unknown outsiders. They have escaped through a tunnel that they discovered behind a kitchen wall, a member of the group has hacked into a computer so that they appeared to still be at the camp when they left. They escaped the drones by going underwater and putting a hood over their face to avoid facial recognition and they started traveling south through the wilderness.
They meet some interesting people on their way to Fargo,N.D., such as a farmer who tells them they need to have weapons for protection, a man named Art, who tells them that his bus will take them to Fargo, and a so-called prophet named Nordwyn who runs a cult-like haven that the family is invited to live at.
The family is forcibly evicted from the compound, picked up by a friend in a van, taken to an outlandish healing center that mixes Christianity, Hinduism and other beliefs along with a natural foods diet that they leave after realizing that it is a sham and not a Christian outpost.
Unbeknownst to them, they are being watched by world leaders in Carthage who are amused to see them leave yet another place in search of a real Christian community.
Read the book for yourself to find out what other communities they find and if there is a real Christian community and what the diabolical leader in Carthage has planned!
Michelle Z, Reviewer
This was more interesting than I thought it would be but really hard to review. This story was a little odd but good. As a Christian, I cringed at times but understood what the author was trying to do. I think I was hoping for more of the settling down and starting their lives in the wilderness. The death of one of my favorite characters was handled a little poorly. The reader wasn't given any time to process their death before the book ended on another topic. I'm left feeling a little underwhelmed and confused.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
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