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Gragg uses his experiences to create this story. ![]() The best way to describe the plot, “war is hell.” ![]() In this novel, peace is shattered as World War III has a resurgent Communist Soviet Union pitted against the US in the heart of Germany. The Red Line by Walt Gragg is an action packed political military thriller with a “what if” war story scenario. You can read all of our book reviews and author interviews by clicking on the Books category link in the right side bar. The following review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. ![]() ![]() ![]() Barred from watching films and television by his Plymouth Brethren parents, he developed an early interest in reading but remained an indifferent student until he entered his teens. He was the first child of Martin Follett, a tax inspector, and Lavinia (Veenie) Follett, who went on to have two more children, Hannah and James. Early life and education įollett was born on 5 June 1949 in Cardiff, Wales. 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Readers will feel encouraged as these two sisters work together to rebuild their lives, their relationship as sisters and their relationship with their father. ★★★★★ | Sisters, Meg and Sylvie Townsend, must not only overcome tremendous loss following the historic event of the Great Fire, but also fight for their very broken father who is accused of murder and sent away to an asylum. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hungry, lost, and scared, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brother’s sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.Īnd in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. ![]() Then came a final blow no one could have expected: all the world’s corpses rising up to make more.īorn into this bleak and bloody landscape, twelve-year-old Julie struggles to hold on to hope as she and her parents drive across the wastelands of America, a nightmarish road trip in search of a new home. ![]() ![]() The end of the world didn’t happen overnight.Īfter years of societal breakdowns, wars and quakes and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. 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