Three

I like this book. Never boring.

If you could sum up Three in three words, what would they be?

Sad. Intriguing. Action.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes, the end, nicely done.

Any additional comments?

This is obviously a post-apocalypse genre book. However the world is not entirely typical for the genre, besides the author manages to keep the world largely a mystery which I like, keeps you guessing and speculating. The story is largely a journey through a sort of urban wasteland where interesting dangers, friends and foes are met. I feel this is a major strength of the book, where some books set-up a typical good vs. evil scenario this book manages to feel like something that could have actually happened to real people. As such it is not a heroes journey even though the title suggest it.

23 of 24 people found this review helpful

Really good

If you could sum up Three in three words, what would they be?

heroic, interesting, captivating

Who was your favorite character and why?

Three, Seeing his growth from a stoic, reluctanct loner. Into a badass caring individual was a great journey.

Which scene was your favorite?

The final battle and interaction with durgan

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me want to immulate Three

11 of 11 people found this review helpful

Fast-moving adventure in a cool future world!

I rolled the dice on this one, based on reviews--and I was definitely NOT disappointed!

In a dystopian future world where remnants of past technology still hang on, Three is a drifter, a scavenger, a hunter, an all-purpose badass. But he's also a little bored. Something's missing--and then, as he sits in a bar, drinking away his latest payoff, a woman and her son appear, begging him for help.

Their journey takes us through first-time author Jay Posey's intriguing futurescape: blasted cities, frontier villages, safehouse bunkers, all places to hide from the terrifying Weir who walk only at night. Some human badasses also stalk the trio, and the action keeps going from almost the very start as Three and his charges get into and out of one scrape after another.

Some of those scrapes are standard fare for a SF/apocalyptic novel, but the author kept the tension going through the characters themselves. Each has secrets that can make or break any situation they get into, so even when I was able to guess what might befall the travelers, I couldn't tell how things were going to shake out.

The world itself was pretty interesting, too, combining elements of a standard post-apocalyptic setting with a Gibson-esque cyberpunk tone. We never find out what happened to the world we know now, but that isn't a big deal, as the details of the future world stand in for a full-on explanation.

Luke Daniels narrates this competently, with an Eastwood-ish voice for the title character. Overall, exciting and very fun. Looking forward to the rest of this series!

54 of 58 people found this review helpful

A Fast-Paced Story in a Post-Apocalyptic World.

Three is set in a fast-paced, post-apocalyptic world with patchy human settlements scattered around hostile and unforgiving land. The amount of scientific and technological concepts and innovation is minimal but satisfying.

Remember that feeling when you hear things like "microfilm" and "magnetic tape" on an inter-galactic space ship in classic science fiction? I can imagine someone in the year 2113 reading this book and not be disappointed with the subtle technology Posey weaves into the story. He's a futurist.

Don't be discouraged by reviews which highlight the lack of background story. Author's gestalt approach allowed me to conceptualise my own version of the world rendering the book highly interactive, engaging and personal.

While this is not the very best book I've purchased on Audible, it's certainly the one that kept my attention right through to the end. So many times I literally couldn't go to sleep until I found out what happened next.

40 of 43 people found this review helpful

Post apocalyptic lone wolf takes woman & child

A "classic" story of tough lone-man who gives up his rough and tumble life to protect woman & child in trouble. It was a retelling of a western in a post apocalyptic world.

I was entertained through to the end. I didn't rush to read the second book, but I might read it sometime later.

All in all, I found it somewhat interesting, while it didn't impress me with its originality or plot.

So I'd put this in the "time filler" escapism category.

68 of 74 people found this review helpful

Unexpected story telling

Three is about a wandering dude named 'Three'. He has sort of super hero abilities of strength and survival skills. Three helps out a woman and her kid who are in trouble, they are being hunted by some kind of group she used to be associated with. All of this takes place in a mysterious world where cyber zombies rule the night, but not the day.

What I kind of liked, but also found very irritating was the authors reluctance to let the reader know what is going on. Jay Posey holds back the plot essentially, dolling it out in tiny snippets. Instead its all action. Its all fights and running. Its kind of hard to get into the characters when you don't know why they are running. Or even what kind of world these people are living in.

I'm not a big fan of super hero books. I don't like it when characters depend on super human abilities to get by. I don't like it when a story is all action and no plot. And Posey's writing style is very linear. It is an adequate style, but nothing special. I did like the bleak Armageddon universe, though the author doesn't explore it as much as I would hope.

I would sort of equate this story with the most recent Mad Max Fury Road movie. You don't know why that world is the way it is and its all weird action from start to finish. You don't learn very much about the characters either in that movie. Three doesn't work as well as the movie though. The writing does not create the vivid imagery and does not reach the strange heights of the movie. Its like Fury Road (in style), but pale.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

New Epic Adventure - better than the description

This was a real surprise for me. I had never heard of this series before. I read the description because Luke Daniels narrates it (he is seriously that awesome). The premise sounded interesting and it was on-sale so I bought it. This book was WAY better than its description sounded. The writing was fantastic. The story line completely engaging. And the new world system well executed, although a bit mysterious (probably intentional). I felt for all the characters. I seriously teared up during some of the emotional parts. I want to get the next one.

19 of 21 people found this review helpful

I want the other books in the series now!

If you could sum up Three in three words, what would they be?

Original, human, strong.

Any additional comments?

This book engulfed me in an original milieu that is fantastical yet plausible. The main characters are so interesting that I want to know what happens with them!

The performance by Luke Daniels captures the mood perfectly.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Fantastic - Fast Moving - Totally Engaged

Any additional comments?

Loved this book! Not my typical genre (End of Days / apocalypse).

Kinda like a western, where the tough lone man is the hero A hint of romances...

Kept me awake listing far too long!

VERY FAST MOVING AND ENTERTAINING.

Similar books (Fast Moving, interesting).
1) The Warded Man
2) Name of the Wind
3) The Way of Kings

Other books I like is
1) Eye of the World
2) George R.R. Martin Game of thrones
3) Power of One - Bryce Courtney ... Suck you in...

35 of 40 people found this review helpful

loved it

If you could sum up Three in three words, what would they be?

Zombies meet Mad Max

What did you like best about this story?

How there is a whole back story to the main character that leaves you guessing as to what happened in his past

What does Luke Daniels bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He brings the characters to life

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There wasn't anyone moment, it was all good.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful