Aftermath

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Summary: This is Sheffield?
Review: What begins as a thrilling hard-SF novel painfully developes into a hodgepodge of uninteresting characters and sluggish storylines. The "Aftermath" of a world cataclysm is seen through the eyes of loners, racists and a hauntingly "Clintonesque" president. What's missing are real people. Where are the communities, cultures and societies that must rebuild the world? I don't think children are even mentioned except as a few underground cult members.

This is my 4th Sheffield novel and it doesn't compare to his earlier works. It lacks excitement, surprise and humor. "Tomorrow and Tomorrow", "Godspeed" and "Cold as Ice" are much better reads and, the lame attempt to attract my attention at the end of this novel only convinced me not to read the sequels.