Today I want to share one of my top 3 favorite authors with you - Terri Blackstock. Through the recommendation of a friend, I started reading her books about a year and a half ago. The first series that I read is called "Restoration" and it includes four books. Terri (oh yeah, I'm on a first name basis with her) has a way of getting every genre into her books. This particular series depicts a worldwide power outage - every SINGLE machine - whether electric, gas - anything with a motor - is completely dead. This meant cars stopped, computers were worthless, even watches didn't function. I tend to think about these kinds of events anyway (probably from listening to Glenn Beck for the last 10 years!) - i.e. how would we survive if a "Katrina" type event hit Cheyenne, and even though this was a fiction series, it gave such a great perspective of how humans respond to catastrophic events.
She focuses on a specific family and their venture in sticking together, helping neighbors, and trusting in God through it all. By the end of the series, I felt like I really knew the characters. I even bawled at the end of the last novel when something (I won't be a spoiler) tragic happened to the family.I have been able to find most of her books (including the "Restoration" series) at my library. You can check out her website here. Happy reading!
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