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Forager - A Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian Thriller (Forager - A Dystopian Trilogy Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Peter R Stone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Twenty-year-old Ethan Jones lives in a post-apocalyptic, oppressive society that terminates anyone with mutations caused by nuclear radiation in an effort to keep the human race pure. Because of that, he lives every day in fear for his life, for he has an incredible mutation that gives him an edge when foraging in Melbourne’s ruins. An edge he uses to survive encounters with the vile Skel savages who roam those ruins.

His life becomes complicated when he rescues a mysterious Japanese girl from the Skel and brings her back with him, for she breaks the town’s rigid conventions in her pursuit of him, placing their lives in jeopardy. Her odd behaviour and probing questions baffle him, as does the fact that he understands her when she speaks in Japanese. At the same time, the Skel ramp up their attacks on the foraging teams. Is this part of a larger plan that could spell the town’s doom? And why do the Skel suddenly possess advanced technology – who is backing them, and why?

Keeping his mutation secret, uncovering the girl’s true intentions and trying to save the town all vie for Ethan’s attention. And if he fails, not only his life, but the lives of all, are at stake.

* Books in Peter R Stone’s Forager Series
- Book 1 Forager
- Book 2 Infiltrator
- Book 3 Expatriate
- Book 4 Impersonator
- Book 5 Specialist
- Book 6 Revolutionary The thrilling conclusion to the Forager and Forager Impersonator Trilogies

"The main thing that I really liked about Forager was that I was constantly taken by surprise." -- From Trips Down Imagination Road. "I love that everyone in Ethan's home is one way, while the Japanese girl he saves is almost the exact opposite. Woman are to be seen and not heard, but this girl has guts like you wouldn't believe." -- From Journey with Books.
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    Forager - A Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian Six Book Series
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GUB9DGA
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
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Peter R Stone is an award-winning writer, winning the Faithwriters Writing Challenge on three separate occasions, as well as frequently being a Faithwriters Editor's Choice top ten winner. His winning entries include The Medal and Dreams Forsaken.

Peter R Stone, an avid student of history, was reading books on Ancient Greece from the age of four. Periods of interest include the ancient world, medieval era, Napoleonic times, and the Second World War. He still mourns the untimely passing of King Leonidas of Sparta and Field Marshal Michel Ney of France.

A product of the Cold War Generation, Peter Stone studied the ramifications of a nuclear missile strike when he was in his senior year of high school, learning the effects of nuclear fallout and how to (hopefully) survive it. He has ever been drawn to post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels and films, and eagerly devoured The Day of the Triffids and John Christopher's Tripod Trilogy when he was a child. He is also an avid fan of science fiction, and his favorite books include the Lensmen Series by E.E.Doc.Smith, anything by Alastair Reynolds, and the Evergence trilogy by Sean Williams.

Peter Stone graduated from Melbourne School of Ministries Bible College. He teaches Sunday School and plays the keyboard in church. His wife is from Japan and they have two wonderful children. He has worked in the same games company for years, but still does not comprehend why they expect him to work all day instead of playing games.

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Billy Belly
5.0 out of 5 stars A story well told !!
Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2016
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I was immediately impressed as I read the first few pages of this book as the words flowed well, and the story moved along at a comfortable pace. The characters themselves were dynamic almost from the outset and were very well developed. It didn't take long before I was totally engaged in the story and by the second chapter I was hooked !

The plot and story line takes one into an already adapted civilisation where various towns exist in the post nuclear shadow of war. The particular town in question mysteriously began many decades ago and the elders then had vowed never again to make any mistakes that had led mankind to nuclear war.

To do this the Elders, for many generations, have imposed horrendous and unrealistic restrictions upon its population; most infractions carry the death sentence. The restrictions control the 'working' population but the elite have the 'privilege' of living in a community segregated from the classes of people beneath them.

The story is quite realistic as the author is obviously in tune with human nature and, among other things, it's tendencies of creating classes. The 'haves' and the 'have nots'.

An excellent read that I enthusiastically recommend to all either already into dystopian books or readers new to the dystopian experience.

Now, I must get to reading the second book of the trilogy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good one.
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2017
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An action-packed story, lot of tension, I loved that trilogy. The more you read, the more you learn about the main character, as he have amnesia. So, it's kind of like a detective/mystery story, in the sense that he have to unfold the truth about his past. Loved the different city cultures, how they managed to survive after one hundred years.

But, and there's a big but (no pun intended), the too much in love main character annoyed me. I never give bad reviews.If I don't like it, I just don't say nothing, as I know how hard work it is to write a book. That's why I didn't gave 5 stars...

I know it's a thing of personal taste. Some will like that, others, as me, won't appreciate it that much. I really don't like love stories, most of the time, so I'm biased. But there was a lot of it. Too much for me. Just wanna let the author know. It would have been better to put a lot les more. Again, personal taste...

But, overall, a really, really good story. I highly recommended it if you don't mind the sugary aspect that happens a little more than from now and then... ;)
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Rodney Simpson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very intruiging
Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2015
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The careful reversal of the norm makes for a very interesting read. The imposition of what are considered Wahhabi concepts on white Australians lead to a very Intriguing question. Is it the beliefs or the people. The Skels are so far only cardboard but you get the feeling there is something more to them than newly acquired smartphones.
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Sharon E. Leighton
4.0 out of 5 stars Loyalty and love survive even nuclear warfare - and this story shows that most engagingly.
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2017
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I rarely read dystopian fiction, but I enjoyed this story, and will probably read the sequel at some point. The post apocalyptic world is believable, something I have not often encountered in this form of fiction. One can easily imagine survivors of nuclear war reacting by building the different kinds of towns that are found in the novel. The simple possibility of a career path as a forager, a person who goes out and searches the ruins of a once-great city for anything that will be useful, is both reasonable and story-worthy. The loyalty of the protagonist to his foraging team is one of his key characteristics. The people were, on the whole, engaging and interesting, and the plot never sagged or let you down. While there was a clear sense that the story would only be truly complete if one read the sequels (I believe it's a trilogy), the actual story line of this novel was finished in a satisfying way. There were enough minor proofreading issues to annoy, but not enough to ruin the book's readability.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive
Reviewed in Canada on September 27, 2017
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A very well written story. From the POV of a young man who works as the leader of a scavenger team. He has special abilities and a mystery girlfriend.

The author has done several clever things. One, he has inverted the traditional Asian/Western cultural dichotomy. In this PA universe, The Aussie community has a feudal authoritarian sexism culture. Whilst the Japanese expat community has the 'free' culture.

Second, the author throws many mysteries at the reader. To be resolved in the next books, no doubt. Surprise twist at the end.

Overall, this story has a good balance of action, drama, mystery pathos.
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LizziBordon
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!!
Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2024
If you like post-apocalyptic stories at all you must read this series. I was so caught up in what was happening I probably missed some sleep as a result. Even though the 2 trilogies follow different people it all comes together in the last book where both stories are combined with each chapter switching between the 2 main characters. It does not have the true feeling of science fiction because it seemed too much like it could really happen in the future. The best and the worst of the human race is present in the stories – highly recommend it.
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Lindsay
5.0 out of 5 stars Great new post apocalyptic/ dystopian survival novel.
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2017
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Couldn't put this book down. Loved the characters and found them all very easy to connect with. The story was new and exciting and left me hungry for more. Going to buy the second and third in the series now.
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Jordan Miers
4.0 out of 5 stars Good dystopian novel.
Reviewed in Canada on September 14, 2019
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I liked the book, but Ethan's constant gushing over Nanako got on my nerves after a while.
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Jim Holroyd
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book I wanted to write...
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
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The nuke that hit Melbourne a century ago must have had the wrong co-ordinates.

This is the book I wanted to write in my late teens. A post apocalyptic tale around a city and a repressive society. I wrote maybe twenty pages of my book before I gave up. It’s title was “Non-Citizen” after the B Side of Suzi Quatro’s hit single “If You Can’t Give me Love“. Now approaching the final chapter of my life, I came across this YA Post Apocalyptic novel with the same vibe, it was free on Amazon for Kindle, and I loved it.

The book is set 100 years after World War 3 had brought about mass global destruction and Melbourne was one of the many cities that was nuked. The protagonist, Ethan Jones is a 20-year-old forager, who lives in a parochial walled town, Newhome outside Melbourne and he leads a small team into the abandoned city to forage for metals like copper and lead.

The author Peter R Stone like me, according to his Goodreads bio “eagerly devoured The Day of the Triffids and John Christopher’s Tripod Trilogy when he was a child.” I am reminded also of The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, when reading this, about a repressive society set after a nuclear war. In Newhome there is a very patriarchal society, with draconian punishments for stepping out of line, women can be executed for pre-marital sex, for example.

Foraging is a dangerous job, the Skel, a kind of demented nomads, clad in an armor made from the bones of their victims roam the city. Early on in the book, Ethan’s foraging party rescue two Japanese from a Skel attack and take them back to Newhome. The Japanese are from another town in Victoria, Hamamachi and Ethan finds himself strongly attracted to 20 year old Nanako, who is very different in looks and attitude to the young women of Newhome.

There is still some functioning technology, like cars running on solar power, electricity and even MRI Scanners in the hospital but there is no air travel and no global communications. Ethan also has an unusual power, a bat-like echolocation, which he’d been warned from an early age to keep quiet about lest they dissect him like a frog.

The action is fast paced with plenty of plot twists, the characters are engaging, maybe some of the background characters are a little predictable and one dimensional. I would also liked to have known more about the Skel. There is mystery and romance thrown in the mix for a thoroughly enjoyable read.
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I OFarrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling post-apocalyptic dystopian
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2017
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Ethan has the job he always wanted and more freedom than most but he also has a hidden gift and a whole year missing from his memories. This doesn’t usually bother him but when a beautiful girl turns up and he feels a connection to her, he begins to question his life.
This is a really unusual post-apocalyptic story. Ethan is an intriguing character because he doesn’t fully know himself and so neither does the reader. The plot unfolds very slowly and never fully gives up its secrets which makes for a great series to come. The politics of the post-apocalyptic world Ethan lives in are complex and leave the reader worrying about the character’s ability to survive the regime.
I can’t wait to read more of this series and I think it would work really well as an audiobook.
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Kindle Customer Tricia
5.0 out of 5 stars Tricia
Reviewed in Australia on June 19, 2018
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Great and interesting story to read and found it hard to put down. Looking forward to seeing how they get on
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Ron
4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Firlst Effort and a Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017
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Other reviewers have nicely hit the plot high points. There is a bit of unevenness, of jerkiness in the plot flow, particularly at first. The action is rapid. There is a delicate balance between keeping the action moving and the pages turning vs. slowing down to develop secondary characters a bit more, such as Ethan's sisters. That my yet happen in the sequels. I am a grammar Nazi, however, and I did find a few instances of "I" as the object of a verb. Always use objective case: "me." My mother taught me to distinguish by taking the second (or third, depending) person out of the sentence. "The Guardian shot Michal and I" is the form that appeared, I believe, three times. If "Michal" is removed as one reads along, no one would make the mistake: "The Guardian shot I." Nope. Bye the way, that is very minimal fuss from a grammar Nazi.

As a person who is in the process of learning about plot arcs, character arcs and the like, my thoughts are that the primary plot arc is good (boy re-meets girl, re-falls in love, etc) The second plot arc seems to be Ethan's family. Not enough time is spent developing this theme. Peter needs to get involved with a critique group of professional writers. This first effort is way too good not to get the polishing available for his future works.
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Michael
4.0 out of 5 stars Just wanted to keep reading, hard to put down
Reviewed in Australia on August 15, 2019
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What a great read.
This is the first book I have read from this author and I was not disappointed. In fact I bought the rest of the series when I completed Forager.
The story is not a typical post apocalyptic one and keeps moving at a steady pace. There is mystery as to who the founders are and you do not find out till towards the end of the series.
This is one of the books that you may find hard to put down. You just want to know what will happen next.
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