R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 6/13/2010 + 1438 more book reviews

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This book has a wonderful heroine, Briar Wilkes Blue, who has a son Zeke (short for Ezekiel). Poor and hardworking, she struggles to make a life working at the water plant. Her husband, Levi, was the proverbial mad scientist. He designed a machine for the Russians who wanted to dig for gold through ice, snow and frozen earth. When he tests the machine (boneshaker) it drives into the earth releasing toxic gas that makes downtown Seattle unliveable without a mask to strain the air. That area is walled in to contain the gas which is dense and heavy and settles close to the ground. The people who survive the event blame Briar for her husband's folly and make life for her and Zeke difficult. When Zeke decides to go into the walled off area to find the truth about his father, Briar follows him. Both make new friends who have found a way to live underground, cope with the gas, and meet the bad guy of the area who claims to be Levi Blue! Is he or isn't he? Will he keep Briar and Zeke prisoners in his luxurious underground home? The tales moves quickly to a surprising climax that left me admiring the author's imagination and creativity.

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