Rainwalkers

I really liked the premise and storyline of this novel. It’s a cautionary tale for today’s world. It warns that if we do not change our treatment of the earth we will find ourselves in a dystopian future the likes of which will rival our worst nightmares. The story opens onto a future world where rai......more

3.5 stars. This was a suspenseful, apocalypse-ish tale with a lot of timely sci-fi tricks to keep its pace moving forward. I downloaded the book solely based on its interesting title and the fact that it was "available now" via NetGalley. I'm new to this gig, so I thought I'd try it. I'm glad I did.......more

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I made this meme instead of articulating my thoughts into an actual review. Bottom line, the premise was really intriguing but the story turned out to be predictable and unimaginative, the writing was dry, the characters flat, the ending cliché. Overall, sadly,......more

Rainwalkers is an intriguing work of speculative dystopian fiction. Imagine trying to survive lethal rain. It seems impossible. There are some who are not bothered by the rain. The story is one of survival and hardship and perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds against you. It's sad and hopef......more

There's a kind of sci-fi scenario which is a tricky balancing act to pull off. Basically when you move a number of generations on, the populus are trapped in an area of some form, some disaster or technological shift has happened and the powers that be both use this as a reason to keep control over......more