Winter World (The Long Winter #1) – A. G. Riddle
Each month, it grows colder. Snow falls in summer. Glaciers trample cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The new ice age gripping the Earth shows no signs of stopping.
Chaos erupts. Around the world, people abandon their homes, fleeing the cold, flocking to regions where they can survive.
Nations prepare to go to war for the world’s last habitable zones.
NASA and other scientific organizations race to discover why the world is cooling. They send probes into the solar system to collect readings. Near Mars, one of the probes finds something no one expected: a mysterious object, drifting toward the sun. Could it be responsible for the new ice age? And if so, can we stop it? Or is the artifact merely an observer? Or neither? Could it be a relic from a long-extinct civilization? One thing is certain: investigating the artifact is humanity’s best hope of survival.
As the ice age claims more lives and the world slides into anarchy, an international consortium launches a mission into space to study the object and make contact. But the first contact mission doesn’t go as planned. What the crew discovers out there is beyond anyone’s imagination.
Two members of the first contact mission may hold the keys to humanity’s salvation.
Dr. Emma Matthews is the commander aboard the International Space Station. For months, she has watched the world below freeze and civilization unravel. The headlines tell only half of the story. The messages from her sister tell the rest, of a world witnessing mass migrations, fighting for survival, struggling to provide a future for their children. When a catastrophe strikes the ISS, Emma faces her own fight for survival.
Dr. James Sinclair is one of the greatest scientists alive. A mind before his time. Years ago, he invented something with the potential to change the world–an invention that would upset the balance of power in the world forever. Fearing that change, his enemies sent him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. But with humanity’s future at stake, NASA asks him to join the first contact mission. His expertise is vital to the mission’s success–and to saving Emma. With the clock ticking down to humanity’s final days on Earth, James makes a decision that will change his life forever and may determine the fate of the entire human race.
My Review of Winter World
I really enjoyed this one. It has the making of a Hollywood blockbuster. I kept seeing the movie in my mind as I was listening to the audiobook!
It follows two astronauts, Emma and James as they attempt to save the world and discover what is bringing about a new ice-age.
I thought it was great, lots of action, adventure, and romance… Ok so I didn’t like the romance so much. I thought it was extremely corny. But overall it was a great book!
It was non-stop something happening. I enjoyed the writing and the characters.
One thing that I didn’t like was the predictability. I pretty much figured out all the main “OMG WHAT DID HE DO? JUST TELL US ALREADY!!” twists straight away, so I was bummed about the big revelation. It was just so predictable. Along with the absolutely stupidly corny romance – this is where it lost the wow factor for me and I deducted a star.
However, overall a great read. Would make a fabulous movie, kinda like deep impact meets the day after tomorrow, meets independence day crossed with the matrix. I enjoyed it very much.
What did I think of the audio version?
Yes I loved it! The narrators were excellent and it was like a movie in my mind!
Would I recommend Winter World?
Yes it was a fun read! Very intelligent and thought provoking in some parts and all out fun adventure in others. I didn’t buy the romance at all, but thankfully that was not what I was particularly after in this one.
If you like action-packed end-of-the-world books, this will be right up your alley.
(4 / 5)
I purchased Winter World at my own expense at audible.com
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