Set in a future will no war, disease nor ill timed death, the world is a paradise and lives under all possible protections. The "Net" has a council of men and women who govern it through technology however as humans often do they have a falling out because some want more power than others. When it happens the "Net" goes down and leaves the world without the life saving nano technology. Across the world, communities have to fall back to old ways of natural life. Herzer Herrick was born with a crippling disease which in a world with near perfection shouldn't have happened. But he was a fighter and learned early on survival. However he is naive and follows too easily at first. In the small village of Raven's Mill, Edmund Talbot, unassuming master smith and historian finds that his hobbies are life saving and people start looking to him for leadership. He's lived a long, storied life and has the skills even if he is reluctant to do so, but his former lover and daughter are a driving force for his life and he will do anything to save them.
I saw this book on a random table in a thiftlike centre and loved the cover. It is so much more than the cover and that caught me right away. This is not a book for people that are feminists. There are STRONG male characters in this that at times are macho and manly men. John Ringo is a excellent writer and weaves a futuristic tale of woe on the tales of technology gone wrong and how in one moment what happens if it all disappears. Personally I LIKE Herzer and Edmund. I appreciate the character growth and when they make mistakes how they learn from them. I appreciate Herzers drive to make more of himself and ya he's mostly a meathead but not all characters are "heros". I like Edmunds character just as much. Theres internal politics and shuffling for power and strategic placements. This book has a little of everything centered around an interesting premise.
Baring the warning, I would recommend to the right reader.
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