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      Paperback The Amtrak Wars: Cloud Warrior Bk. 1 Book
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      ISBN: 0722185162

      ISBN13: 9780722185162

      Cloud Warrior

      (Book #1 in the Amtrak Wars Series)

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      Hundreds of years after civilisation has been destroyed by nuclear war, the Earth is divided between the Trackers of the Amtrak Federation - a community living in vast subterranean cities - and the Mutes, who have evolved to withstand the radiation that has driven their foes underground. A long war for possession of the overground has killed and enslaved many of the Mutes, leaving only the Plainfolk to resist the Federation. The Mutes' physical strength and tribal way of life is no match for the advanced weaponry that is used against them. Mr Snow, supernaturally gifted wordsmith of the Mute clan M'Call, is the Plainfolk's last hope in withstanding the onslaught of the 'sand-burrower's' attacks. Seventeen-year-old rookie wingman Steve Brickman is just about to graduate from Flight Academy. Safe in the knowledge of his own brilliance, his future seems assured. As a member of the Tracker society, Brickman has grown up deep underground, protected from the radiation of the blue-sky world above. The lure of this open space fills him with both fear and excitement, as he anticipates piloting his first mission against the sub-human Mutes. But all does not go as smoothly as planned, as the clan M'Call kidnaps Steve and puts him under the strange tutelage of the mysterious Mr Snow. Captivated by the beautiful Clearwater and befriended by the stoic Cadillac, Brickman soon discovers that there is more to the Mutes than his masters would have him believe. Eyes now open to the Mute's humanity, Brickman is torn by a painful divided loyalty. And now, it seems, he has become embroiled in an ancient Mute prophecy; that of the Talisman, the one who will save them all. Cloud Warrior, first published in 1983, is the first instalment of Patrick Tilley's internationally best selling science fiction epic, The Amtrak Wars Saga. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Rated 5 stars
      5 star series, 1 star ending (No Spoilers)

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Having just read all 6 books for the first time, you can imagine my howls of frustration on discovering that the series is left unfinished. If it had been wrapped up (at all) this would definitely have been a contender for a 5 star rating as the story is quite amazing and imaginative but leaving his fans hanging with no conclusion to the story is unforgivable. I can only hope that Mr. Tilley plans on a book 7.

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      Rated 5 stars
      The Best Series Yet

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      I was in the library one day at my school trying to find a science fiction book to read for one of my subjects. I love books but i hadn't read for a long time. Suddenly a teacher came to me and suggested the Amtrak Wars. I was very curious. So I started to read, and I couldn't stop! The book was so great with so many things happening and so many great characters I really couldn't stop. Every free moment I had I read the...

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      Rated 5 stars
      Intricate post-apocalyptic storyline is a winner!

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      I started reading this series at school as it was coming out, so when the new book was released there was a huge fight amongst friends as to who would get it. I have since read the 6-book series once every year (at least 6 times) and it never gets dull! I still love reading it. The plot is literally mindblowing as it reaches a crescendo and you feel incredibly attached to the characters. A top contender for a Lucas...

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      Rated 5 stars
      Good till almost the end.

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      I was engrossed in the series from the first chapter. A real page turner. I was able to picture everthing as it unfolded. The plot is good. I nice mix of action, drama, cross-cultural relations. I loved the ideas about how the races followed slightly historical paths (as with the feudal Japanese "Iron Masters"). Book six was a let down as Mr. Tilley seemed to be in a hurry to finish the story. But this is the only downside...

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      Rated 5 stars
      A moving and vivid tale

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Patrick Tilley has created a post-apoclaypse America where the human race has moved underground. Quite a few people didn't and now they have seperated themselves into two seperate races and waged a bloody war with each other. The humans underground are very advanced but there are serious flaws in there society. The 'mutants' as the underground people call them rely on no technology but have magicians and live in brutal tribes...

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