Several years ago, there was much ballyhoo over whether or not ancient humans interbred with Neanderthals. Seems scientists discovered genetic similarities between us and in Interrupt, Jeff Carlson comes up with his own, unique ideas about Neanderthals and humans.
Emily Flint, biologist, is late for an appointment. One moment she is driving down the street, the next she is standing in front of a car accident. She doesn't know how or why she got there. Or even why the accident happened.
Flint catalog's the experience, then proceeds on her way. Her fiancee will retrieve her car and have it fixed while she makes her appointment. Emily's main goal in her work is to discover a cure for autistic children. Not only has she found a cure, but she has also discovered a vaccine against the elusive genetic disorder. Her nephew, P.J., is autistic and it is for him that she began her studies. Torn between the pharmaceutical's need for a weekly injection that will make everyone rich and a cure, Emily enters her appointment.
More accidents happen. A plane falls from the sky. Flashes of white light pierce the sunlit day. A solar max is on the way.
Astronomer and part-time father, Marcus Wolsinger, discovers that the sun, which has been stable for the last four thousand years, is entering a period of solar max that will upset the equilibrium. His son is visiting him but Marcus sends him back to LA just as the largest of the flares enters Earth's atmosphere. This will prove to be his undoing.
In the South China Sea, Lieutenant Commander Drew Haldane, a secret operative of ROMEO, tries to make sense of the deteriorating situation around the globe. Is China using an EMP against the US? Or perhaps something more sinister?
As solar flares shut down the world, Emily, Drew, and Marcus, begin to see the effects of the storm on the human population. Those humans caught outside revert back to primitive human behavior . Autistic children, who carry the genetic connection to Neanderthals, become Neanderthal and form bands that kill primitive humans. In the meantime, China is still trying to wipe the US off the planet.
While the writing is intense and drives you forward, I had great difficulty believing the story. With apocalyptic writing there has to be a believability factor that Interrupt was missing. Sure, there was plenty of jargon used, but it didn't connect. The last part of the book was page after page of descriptive fighting. So much so, I lost interest and hurried to finish.
As an ARC, Interrupt was interesting enough to while away the afternoon, but I wouldn't pay for it unless it was a .99 cent special for Kindle.
Emily Flint, biologist, is late for an appointment. One moment she is driving down the street, the next she is standing in front of a car accident. She doesn't know how or why she got there. Or even why the accident happened.
Flint catalog's the experience, then proceeds on her way. Her fiancee will retrieve her car and have it fixed while she makes her appointment. Emily's main goal in her work is to discover a cure for autistic children. Not only has she found a cure, but she has also discovered a vaccine against the elusive genetic disorder. Her nephew, P.J., is autistic and it is for him that she began her studies. Torn between the pharmaceutical's need for a weekly injection that will make everyone rich and a cure, Emily enters her appointment.
More accidents happen. A plane falls from the sky. Flashes of white light pierce the sunlit day. A solar max is on the way.
Astronomer and part-time father, Marcus Wolsinger, discovers that the sun, which has been stable for the last four thousand years, is entering a period of solar max that will upset the equilibrium. His son is visiting him but Marcus sends him back to LA just as the largest of the flares enters Earth's atmosphere. This will prove to be his undoing.
In the South China Sea, Lieutenant Commander Drew Haldane, a secret operative of ROMEO, tries to make sense of the deteriorating situation around the globe. Is China using an EMP against the US? Or perhaps something more sinister?
As solar flares shut down the world, Emily, Drew, and Marcus, begin to see the effects of the storm on the human population. Those humans caught outside revert back to primitive human behavior . Autistic children, who carry the genetic connection to Neanderthals, become Neanderthal and form bands that kill primitive humans. In the meantime, China is still trying to wipe the US off the planet.
While the writing is intense and drives you forward, I had great difficulty believing the story. With apocalyptic writing there has to be a believability factor that Interrupt was missing. Sure, there was plenty of jargon used, but it didn't connect. The last part of the book was page after page of descriptive fighting. So much so, I lost interest and hurried to finish.
As an ARC, Interrupt was interesting enough to while away the afternoon, but I wouldn't pay for it unless it was a .99 cent special for Kindle.
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