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The Stone War
The Stone War
The Stone War
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The Stone War

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John Tietjen loves New York City like life itself. But while he's out of town at a conference, confused reports come out of the city. Millions of refugees are streaming out, each bearing contradictory tales of fire, earthquake, explosions, collapse. Making his perilous way back, he gathers a few survivors and establishes a shelter. But the full nature of the catastrophe is still unclear.

"[Robins] writes with rare conviction."--The New York Times

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LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 15, 2000
ISBN9781466806504
The Stone War
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Madeleine E. Robins

Madeleine E. Robins is certified as an actor combatant in rapier, quarterstaff, broadsword, and hand-to-hand fighting, and was a member of a troupe of actors who perform Shakespeare scenes with combat for high schools and Renaissance festivals. Madeleine is a New Yorker by birth, training, and inclination, but recently relocated to San Francisco, where she now lives with her husband (Emmy Award-winning sound editor Danny Caccavo), and their two daughters. She authored the New York Times Notable Book The Stone War, several Regency romances, many short stories, and the mystery series featuring Miss Sarah Tolerance, Agent of Inquiry.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    John loves New York City, which has grown so dangerous that all but the poorest residents hire armed guards and build gates around their neighborhoods. No one, not even his beloved sons, understands his affection for a place everyone else wants to escape. While he is away on business, earthquakes and fires abruptly raze the city. John heads against the tide of refugees (this part of the book is probably the most effective) toward the city, to find his family and discover what happened. He finds the place almost completely abandoned and destroyed, but perseveres in creating a small haven for the few others who did not abandon the city. Unfortunately, the humans are no longer alone in New York City—something monstrous stalks its streets. I really liked much of this book, about creating a new community on the bones of the old, but once the monsters (and the psychic boy at the heart of the whole mess) become a major plot point instead of atmosphere, I got frustrated.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In a alternative future close to when this story is written New York has a resurgence of creatures of myth and legend and a collapse of some buildings and normal. John Tietjen is out of the city when it happens but returns to try to find his family. Instead he finds creatures of myth and a very changed world.It's an interesting story with some interesting moments but there were times I had to re-read bits to try to see what had gone on. It had potential that really didn't seem to be fully realised.

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