May Day weaves pertinent details into the story so cleverly that the reader never gets bogged down in exposition. Readers will find characters to love and characters to hate, some to fear, and some to admire. The author keeps us engrossed in the struggles of many different people in different places, facing individual, family, and political crises. The story is detailed and specific about science and technology, but it is also replete with emotional appeal. That’s the premise behind Thom Stark’s novel, May Day, which mixes the styles of Tom Clancy and Steven Konkoly to give us a second-by-second narrative of the nuclear event and its devastating short- and long-term aftermath. Immediately, people in all strata and walks of life, from the President to the prison inmate, must find new ways to survive and cope with life’s demands. On May 1 of the year 2020, terrorists detonate a nuclear device in the center of Manhattan. MAY DAY, Book One of American Sulla, by Thom Stark.
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