Plague Year

Jeff Carson's PLAGUE YEAR is an interesting dystopia about a world devestated by a nano-tech plague. And to throw a twist into the standard plague novel, his survivors can only exist above 10,000 feet MSL. Due to a flaw or planned limitation, the nanobots cannot exist above such altitudes plus or minus a little depending on the air pressure of the day. As a result, Colorado rules the United States. They are notionally leading the efforts to find a cure and restore America's oppulation and place in the world.

The book follows two parallel tracks - one a small group of survivors in California trapped on a small mountaintop with ever diminishing resources and the other in the International Space Station looking for a cure. These stories jump back and forth between each other until the end when they finally merge for the great dénouement.

The world of PLAGUE YEAR is shattered and may not survive. Too many greedy people and too much technology are abundant for a happy ending, but all is not bad because there is always hope. And perhaps the few good men can bring about change.

There are no easy answers to this book and no easy solutions, but then again that's the nature of life.

Currently Reading:
KITTY AND THE SILVER BULLET by Carrie Vaughn
THE PRIVILEGE OF THE SWORD by Ellen Kushner
WILD CARDS - INSIDE STRAIGHT edited by George R.R. Miller
BEFORE DISHONOR by Peter David

And soon to be reading:
Whatever homework is assigned by Profs Root and Mayer