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Three (Legends of the Duskwalker Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jay Posey (Author), Steven Meyer-Rassow (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 3: Legends of the Duskwalker

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The world has collapsed, and there are no heroes any more.
But when a lone gunman reluctantly accepts the mantle of protector to a young boy and his dying mother against the forces that pursue them, a hero may yet arise.

File Under: Science Fiction [ Three For All | Apocalyptic Wasteland | A Journey Home | Fear the Weir ]

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"Stark and powerful, THREE is a stunning debut. Reinventing the post-apocalyptic western as a journey across interior badlands as dangerous as the cyborg-haunted terrain his hero must cross, Posey has crafted a story that is impossible to put down."
- Richard E. Dansky, author of Snowbird Gothic

"Three feels like the result of tossing Mad Max, Neuromancer and Metal Gear Solid into a blender. If you don't find that combination appealing, then I do not understand you as a human being."
-Anthony Burch, writer for Borderlands 2 and Hey Ash Watcha Playin

"Jay Posey creates a vivid and mesmerizing world whose characters are so real and so flawed that you'll recognize them immediately. An unforgettable read."
-Peter Telep, co-author of the #1 NY Times Bestseller Against All Enemies

"A post-apocalyptic road yarn sure to yank your trigger and tug at your heart."
- Matt Forbeck, author of Amortals and Dangerous Games

"... there’s no doubt that Posey is someone to definitely watch as a rising star with this debut."
- www.birthofanewwitch.wordpress.com

About the Author

Jay Posey is a narrative designer, author, and screenwriter. Currently employed as Senior Narrative Designer at Red Storm Entertainment, he's spent about 8 years writing and designing for Tom Clancy's award-winning Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six franchises. He started in the video game industry in 1998, and has been writing professionally for over a decade. A contributing author to the book Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing, Jay has lectured at conferences, colleges, and universities, on topics ranging from basic creative writing skills to advanced material specific to the video game industry. The author lives in Durham, NC.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BABSZGO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Angry Robot; Reissue edition (July 30, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2854 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 582 pages

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Jay Posey is the author of six science-fiction novels, including his most recent space epic EVERY SKY A GRAVE.

His other works include the high-tech, post-apocalyptic Legends of the Duskwalker trilogy (THREE, MORNINGSIDE FALL, and DAWNBREAKER), and the military sci-fi Outriders series (OUTRIDERS, SUNGRAZER).

By day, he's a game developer at Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment, where he's spent over 15 years contributing as a writer and game designer to some of Ubisoft’s biggest brands, including Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six franchises. He's also worked on a bunch of secret projects he’s not allowed to talk about.

Jay lives in Durham, NC.

Website: jayposey.com

Twitter: @HiJayPosey

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David Mooring

Once you start, you can't stop!

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013

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This is one of those books that grabs your attention and pulls you in right from the start. I didn't anticipate reading it all in one weekend, but once I started I had to finish it. I literally could not put it down.

Jay Posey does an incredible job of dropping you smack dab in the middle of this incredible, post-apocalyptic world he's created. You instantly feel like you're part of the story. He doesn't spend a lot of time going over the past or building the world beyond what you need to know to at each step of the way. The focus is on the characters and the story, and it's extremely well done!

The story is quite compelling and the characters are rich, with depth and intrigue. Full of suspense and tension, the book takes you down an unknown path of twists and turns. Everything isn't as it first appears, and the ending was not at all what I expected.

I'm left wanting more. A lot more. It's going to be hard to wait for Book 2 in this series...

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JW Fox

Excellent Debut Novel

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2014

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Three is an excellent debut novel by Jay Posey, a local author down here in the southeast. It is a post-apocalyptic story without a dystopian theme, which is unusual these days. It is action-packed, thrilling, and well-written. It took a while to finish and left a few questions unanswered in the end, but overall is an excellent debut.

The novel is set in the not too distant future. In this dark post-apocalyptic world, humanity is barely scraping by. Some sort of cataclysm has left civilization in ruins and created a wasteland full of dangerous zombie-like creatures called Weir. Three (yep, that’s his name) is a bounty hunter just trying to get by. He gets involved helping a woman and boy escape some dangerous gangsters, throwing him into the middle of a deadly chase across the wastelands. The two carry a secret many are willing to kill for.

The trek from one post-apocalyptic shanty town to another is both exciting and depressing. It gives also gives you an idea how people are coping with the new world. There is plenty of action and you get to read about the many skills of Three. He is essentially a ninja. However, the trek is long, well over 400 pages. I started to get a little numb to it by the end, particularly the numerous physical injuries suffered during the journey.

Unlike most speculative fiction writers, Posey doesn’t provide much background in his novel. He doesn’t explain what happened to the world and what the Weir are. Usually infodumping slows a story down and can distract readers, but in this case a bit more background info would’ve been helpful.

Posey built some interesting characters a well. Three is a typical anti-hero turned hero (e.g. Han Solo). He starts out as a dark loner but soon starts to care about others. Cass is the protective mother desperately trying to shield her son from the entire world, something that is nearly impossible. You get the impression she has had a rough life and is running from her past, in addition to running from the murderous gangsters.

Wren is innocent and sweet, but doesn’t seem to change much throughout all the different experiences. He faces each trauma as if it is the first he’s witnessed. In such a dismal world, that is hard to believe.

The secondary characters were compelling as well, but a couple didn’t seem to belong. Nearly all of Three’s friends are genuinely good and loyal people, which clashes with his loner, bounty hunter reputation The characters and their relationship with Three felt too good to be true.

Three sees himself as a loner mercenary, who is only interested in getting by. That every man for himself mentality isn’t one that wins a lot of friends. Yet Three has several extremely loyal friends.

The technological innovations are mostly digital in nature, giving it a cyberpunk element but it isn’t really cyberpunk. The protagonists are all good people, who are mainly working with hand-me-down technology and anything left over from the apocalypse.

Science fiction has recently moved in the direction of blending post-apocalyptic and dystopian themes. People get the impression that if there is great cataclysm civilization will take a dramatic turn towards totalitarianism, oppression, and violence. From a historical standpoint, this is often true. However, I think some authors don’t do a good job blending the two themes.

Three doesn’t have this problem. It does not delve into political systems, transformation, or the nature of the downward spiral. It stays focused on the post-apocalyptic setting without trying to complicate or confuse themes by adding a poorly conceived dystopian theme. Some authors can do one of these well, but few can do both. An obvious exception is Suzanne Collins, but in general it was nice to see a writer commit to the core story rather than trying to blend too many themes.

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James S. MacLachlan

Surprisingly good & new

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013

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I was pleasantly surprised by this novel & it wrapped up more completely than I expected for the first of a series. As weird as the post apocalyptic world is, we slowly figure out much over the course of the novel. There were no data dumps. LOVE IT, although if you like tidy answers & everything explained, this book isn't for you. You need to read between the lines & remember the few facts that are so casually dropped. Even so, you still won't know all the answers, although I think I made some good guesses. That's why it is first in a series. This is an action packed introduction to the world & there is much more to be revealed.

The main characters are all remarkable, may be a bit too much so at times, but pretty good overall. A hardbitten man, a beautiful mother & her son are the main heroes. They're facing a main set of villains plus a world that is out to eat its own, but nothing is quite as it seems on the surface. Stereotypes mutate suddenly to add depth & deliver a kick in an understated, often bleak tone. Posey isn't afraid to use his characters hard to make his points, either. Excellent. I'm looking forward to reading the next which is due out next year, I believe.

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Consistent tension and innovative at each step. I felt the ending a bit incomplete and maybe its a series so many options open up at the beginning of the next book..

Reviewed in Australia on August 21, 2019

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I'm liked it a lot and look forward to seeing the remaining books in the series in the days months etc ahead

Chris Tihor

A Well Developed Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2016

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A solid story with a very imaginative post-apocalyptic setting and some really great, tense moments. If you love fantastic worlds populated by sympathetic characters then this book is highly recommended.

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Reviewed in Germany on January 24, 2014

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Well written, but there is no background given to the world and how it ended up in this post apocalyptic state. And no explanation of the various abilities/secrets of the protagonists. You wait and wait to find out more, to discover a deeper level to the story but then the book just ends. Frustrating. I know there are more books coming in the series, but don't think I'll bother.

Grant Ramsay

Very impressive and enjoyable debut

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2013

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An excellent read which I found difficult to put down, and found myself reading late into the night.

The story takes place in a dystopian future earth after some (so-far) unexplained war or catastrophe.
Mankind is much reduced in number and forced to live underground or in heavily defended towns and cities. No-one ventures out at night due to the ravaging hordes of zombie-like creatures. Sound familiar, like its been done so many times before?

However, this is not just a standard zombie-versus-survivor story. There are tantalizing glimpses what human kind may have become in the near future - genetic modifications to allow wifi access to the equivalent of the 'net (strangely still running), designer drugs that can boost mental and physical prowess and even genetic manipulation to near super-power levels. Even the zombie "weir" seem to be electronically animated, perhaps the result of so much electronic grafting and connection?

One of the strength of the novel is that none of these questions are answered in this first book, and don't distract from the story. This is the tale of a lone, dangerous and mysterious traveler 'Three' who is one of the few who will brave the outside and the Weir. After a spontaneous act of charity he finds himself responsible for a young woman and her mysterious child. What follows is a long trip of danger and discovery with them running from her jacked-up pursuers, and discovering each others secrets and hidden past.

I suspect that this is the start of a series (It seems to be compulsory these days when every new sci-fi/fantasy is a trilogy or more), but without spoilers won't say any more. As stated in the title this seems to be the Author's debut novel so is all the more impressive for that. There is much space for expansion of the world and characters.

I will certainly be buying the next novel from this author, whether it is part 2 of 'Legends...' or stand-alone.

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christina

stereotype

Reviewed in Germany on September 3, 2017

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Kann mich kaum noch an die Story erinnern, nur dass ich eher enttäuscht war. Die Charaktere sind stereotypes und die Story zeichnet sich nicht durch irgend etwas besonderes aus. Ich find es schwierig originelle postapokalyptische Fiction zu finden, die ein bisschen mehr bietet, als das übliche `verkappter (Anti-) Held rettet Damsel in distress'. Die üblichen Fights ...nun ja...

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