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The Pulse is a phenomenal, haunting debut from Owen Garratt - the first in a series of gritty, emotional, post apocalyptic action novels chronicling Jack Broderick’s quest to find his newly estranged family after the end of the world.
"A sensational novel - brilliantly written - exceptional story. The protagonist Jack Broderick is extremely well developed as are all the other characters. A highly recommended read and well worthy of five stars."Ron Batty - NetGalley Review ★★★★★
Big Jack Broderick is a legend in Occupational Health and Safety Circles.
Or was...
Some things you don't bounce back from.
After a crushing personal loss, life got away from him: too much drink, up 100 lbs, his marriage on the rocks. On a business trip to Tampa, Jack finds himself unemployed (again), facing arrest and a crippling lawsuit after punching out his boss.
But when a massive solar flare destroys the grid and sets the world on fire, Jack survives a plane crash and vows to find his estranged family.
Can an out of shape, emotionally gutted, borderline alcoholic make it across a fire-ravaged country, with no food, tools, weapons, or supplies?
Can he fight - with no resources - through 3000 miles of scorched landscapes, burned-out cities, and a starving, desperate populace to save his family... and himself?
What is a man capable of when all is lost and the fires have released the Evil of Man?
Teeming with sparse yet arresting prose, Owen Garratt has written a magnificent first novel. The Pulse hits the mark with note-perfect pacing, vivid and real characters, and authentic edge of the seat action that keeps the pages turning!
The Pulse is an intelligent, brutally vivid, gripping action thriller, perfect for fans of The Stand by Stephen King, and Cormac McCarthy's The Road.
"Owen Garratt writes both beautifully and viscerally, and Jack Broderick is the perfect re-envisioning of the Man’s Man. The Pulse is electrifying, noble, and heartbreaking."
— Joel Hames, author of the Sam Williams thrillers.
Genre: Science Fiction
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