Justin Bell

Well, I finally made it through the six books in the series and continued to see new characters come and go throughout. The premise was plausible: North Korea invades the U.S. through the use of militias from around the country; the primary leader being the father/grandfather of the family that's trying to find him and a daughter.

Nuclear bombs explode on the west coast and in Texas, killing millions of citizens and sending populations east where they will be free of radioactive fallout. However, armed forces are blocking access to the east near St. Louis and killing those who try to break through. It is sometimes difficult to determine who is good and who is bad as the Koreans have infiltrated the government itself and it isn't clear how high of a level it goes.

I did struggle through many sections that seemed to drag on without any action. I was also dismayed by the number of typos and grammatical errors encountered throughout. In the first 3 books, one of the suspect companies was a referenced tool & dye company all along...then suddenly in book 4, "die" is correctly spelled. Glock pistols do not have external safeties, at times, characters were misidentified in the same scene a few pages later, and the author spent too much emphasis on weapon nomenclature that wasn't necessary.

For the most part, "Dark Rising Box set" kept my interest...I was worried during the last 5% of the book as it appeared rushed as compared to the rest of the series...as if it would end in a cliffhanger and another sequel was forthcoming. Too much happened in a short amount of time. I'm still in awe how this rag-tagged group of family members, without any military training, managed to survive all the skirmishes with the ex-military militia and escape by killing everyone.

A good read! The authors should seriously think about hiring an editor to make corrections in order to become a great read.… (plus d'informations)