I believe this is the first in a series and the reason I sought it out and read it is I like to read source novels of films from time to time and I saw the Canadian version of 'Autumn' many years ago. It was different enough to warrant searching out the book.

Set in the UK with a very British cast of survivors the story throws in straight in with not to much lead up dreary setting up and this is good, so like any good story you are hooked from the beginning.

Away we go and the author makes sure that the effects of loved-ones and nearly everyone you know dying are felt, unlike so many of these other types of stories where after about a day everyone's okay and onto the next adventure. So a bit of thought has gone into it.

The tale is simple and linear and we are not given 'pat' explanations and that is good and overall I enjoyed my dip in devastated Britain.

The only problem I had was the three main characters, I know they are supposed to be traumatised and all the other survivors we meet but they are all a-holes, every one of them and I did not care if they lived or died.

Plus if you have ever ridden a motorbike you know those parts of the story are errrr...unlikely.

But overall a good read, I'm not sure I'll be going back though.