Earthblood #02: Deep Trek

Jim Hilton and the survivors of the Aquila are back in part two of the trilogy by Laurence James (author of the early Deathlands books).The cast is assembled in a California ghost town looking to contact the general in charge of the old space mission and now a possible new hope in a world where the plant life has been ravaged by a red cancer termed Earthblood.Contact is made briefly followed by disaster. The survivors again split up in hopes of meeting later; this time in Muir Woods north of San Francisco. All they know is that Zellig has some sort of base and it is somewhere to the North. During their travels we begin to learn more about the bad guys: The Hunters of the Sun.Action abounds and cliffhangers pop out at almost every turn. Ammunition still seems to never run out and there is still no mention of bows. But still, the book is about action and hope and survival and that is just what it delivers. Reads like the middle book in a trilogy with plenty of development and travel but little resolution (that should be in the final book).If you like the early Deathlands books you will probably like this trilogy as well.

This trilogy is a must read for high-octan action/adventure fans!I have all of this author's novels and this trilogy is a good stand alone tribute to his awesome ability to take us on a grand adventure that only hollywood dreams about.I have read these novels a couple of times and will again I'm sure.Check out his DEATHLANDS series and his SURVIVAL 2000 trilogy under the name of James McPhee. AWESOME!

This was a great book, it was a great addition to the first, o though, I never read the first because I could not get my hands on a copy, I totally understood what happened in the first...this book is very action packed, and I loved the way the author described the guns, and the shots along with the hits, and all the blood, it was so tight, I recammend this book to all who love adventure, it keeps the pages turning.

Great Story and second novel in the trilogy. I wish he would have written more. The crew of the AURORA continue their quest for normal lives after Earthblood.