Promises To Keep: After the EMP (Disruption Trilogy Book 3)
A global power outage...
An emerging dictatorship ...
A struggle for freedom against overwhelming odds ...
When a tyrant uses a global emergency to manipulate his way into the Presidency, he then abandons any pretense of maintaining democracy and uses an army of mercenaries to enforce ‘emergency national security measures’ as a cover to confiscate all resources for the benefit of those loyal to his regime. But his control is not complete, and he is obsessed with finding the one man who can derail his plans. Congressman Simon Tremble, former Speaker of the House and the legitimate presidential successor is on the run, a hunted fugitive. But Tremble has a few plans of his own.
Across the country, isolated, outnumbered, and outgunned survivors steel themselves for democracy's last stand.
A haunting tale you won't put down. Or want to.
Reviews (216)
Five Stars
Promises To Keep is the best one yet from Bob McDermott!
Five Stars
A super end to a great series......
Five Stars
Loved the trilogy.
Five Stars
Amazing writing as usual...
I'm happy.. yet sad
The series conclusion finally arrived and I could not wait to rip into it. I have waited over a year for this. (The new phone books are here, the new phone books are here... remember that? Yeah, that's how I felt). I was not disappointed. Truly, I had a hard time putting this book down. Took me a bit to remember the players since it had been so long since I read the last one. I might actually go back and read all 3 in the series all together at some point. You could read this book as a stand alone and try to catch on, but you would likely be confused as it is truly the conclusion of the 3 part series so I don't recommend it. Best to buy the whole 3 pack at once in my opinion for the most enjoyable read. Not sure it comes that way, but a boxed set would be good. It is action packed, big on military type strategy done smaller scale, some suspense and a couple tears. I didn't laugh out loud in this book like I did in the last one, not too many funny parts. It's good writing without a lot of fluff. I dislike when writers spend so much time telling me what people are wearing in endless detail and full color landscape design. This does not spoon feed you unneeded detail. That is a good thing to me. It is a long book so you get your money's worth out of it. Some scenes were a bit hurried to completion, maybe that's just me and I wanted more details, but the end had a pushed feeling. I also found the depiction of the African American group of people that were part of the gang (not the non gang members) seemed a bit stereotyped. But it was not over the top. Mr. McDermott always has strong female supporting characters and I do like that. They are not a bunch of wimpy gals clinging to their man. The challenge with all his books (and after reading every book he has written - I have come to accept this) is that there are so many players it is hard to keep track of everyone. That will always be the biggest challenge is keeping track of who is who and where they are. There is no obvious sex detailed, some profanity well placed -not tons of it, and there is violence. Lots of violence, shooting, stabbing, bombing, burning .. well, it's kind of a war. Nothing detailed bloody, but if you made it this far in the series, then you know pretty much what to expect after the second book, which left my mouth hanging open in shock at one point. Then like the characters, I toughened up. It kept my attention, was well written and I felt satisfied with the conclusion of the series. It could lead to a spin off actually, but by no means needs to. It's just that, I'll miss my book friends and not know how their lives turned out. Isn't that how it is whenever a really good book ends? This is a 3 lengthy book series. Its over, I'm sad. So, write some more Bob!!
A Great Final Chapter
This final chapter of the Disruption Trilogy did not disappoint. I was concerned that it would take me some time to reintroduce myself with the characters and situations from the previous two chapters but I found myself right back in the thick of things. The author deserves a lot of credit for that because of the way this was written. This book, all the way through, was enthralling and kept me up very late for three nights as I followed the characters through their trials to the final ending. Being a long term reader of this author's work this did not disappoint. Being this series was a new genre for the author my expectations were slightly low but, it's my opinion he has definately found a genre that fits his writing style and obvious talent. Thank you Bob for a great trilogy and I wait with great anticipation for what comes next. To really appreciate the great story this trilogy represents you need to read all three books in the series. Be prepared to invest long hours to the task because, once you start, you can't put them down.
A Compelling Finish To A Smashing Series.
Author McDermott has outdone himself, AGAIN! This book wrapped up a series that was frighteningly realistic. For new readers, the world has suffered a vast EMP and the trilogy is based on the impact on civilization. I STRONGLY recommend reading the entire series. McDermott writes well researched books that imbue both action and pathos. The characters are real, they bleed and some of them die, just like the real world. I think that is what makes R. E. McDermott so good, the ability to make the reader feel for his characters. The government is not painted as benign in this book. The current state of self serving politics is extrapolated into the near future with disastrous results. Look at the current crisis in Puerto Rico preceded by Florida and Texas. There are people going hungry, without food or water or medical care weeks after the storms. Project that forward for a world wide disaster and the consequences are too dire to conceive. Good people with inadequate preparation die in this book and in reality, they would also die. Don't get me wrong, the book is not just doom and gloom. It is peppered with acts of generosity and courage that inspire you as you despair over the circumstances that require such sacrifice. McDermott sees human nature with clarity and charity, he recognizes that there are unsavory elements while hoping that the positive nature of ordinary Americans will rise to the extraordinary when the situation demands it. This is a terrific book and a great series.
A great conclusion to the Disruption series!
For full disclosure, I received an advanced reading copy for review of this book. Now that I have dispensed with that, on with the review. I have been a fan of R. E. McDermott since his first Tom Dugan book. Promises to Keep is the third and final installment of his Disruption series. The premise of the series is that a massive solar storm has knocked out the worlds electrical grids, most communications, and satellites. No more cell phones, GPS, Internet, or electrical power (unless it comes from a generator). People are trying to adapt to life in a post-electrical/internet world and it ain't easy. If you have read the 1st two books in this series, good for you. If you haven't, what are you waiting for? While the author does include a prologue that does a great job of getting the reader caught up on the story, don't deprive yourself of two very good books. As with the other books in the series, Promises to Keep is very well written with believable characters and a well thought out plot. Mr. McDermott does a good job of wrapping up all the story lines and manages to give his readers a satisfactory conclusion to the Disruption trilogy. Frankly, I would love to see a story line based solely on some of the characters from the series (I won't say who as to not give away any plot details). I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you haven't read anything by R.E. McDermott yet, do yourself a favor and buy one of his books.
Terrific ending to this trilogy!
The story continues. “Fort Box”, NC and Beaumont, TX are the focal points. Hopefully you have read Under The Telltale Sky and Push Back. If not, the Prologue gives a really good synopsis. It is April of 2020 and the world has been hit by an EMP. Only the strong are surviving, good and evil. Not much action in DC, which from this point on shall be known as the Evil Empire. For action there is plenty of it along the Appalachian Trail, Wilmington, NC and Beaumont, TX. George Anderson, ex-FEMA agent now on the run from same. In tow he has Cindy and her son Jeremy also fleeing FEMA, who are the bad guys, BTW. Simon Tramble, the congressman, and his son Keith are also on the Trail being pursued by Spider and his biker gang. The gang is a bit ticked that they made off with Jamie and Molly, a couple kids the bikers were tormenting. All are trying to get to Wilmington Where Colonel Hunnicutt is trying to help the refugees from the FEMA camps survive. Meanwhile, down in Texas, the ex-cons are having more than a bit of trouble with Captain Hughes and company. Low on ammunition and food they have to fight off the cons who seem to have plenty of both. It calls for a lot of creativity and planning to survive. Some surprises along the way and an excellent conclusion to this trilogy!
Another great Robert McDermott Book
Promises To Keep: I wondered if this third book by Robert McDermott was going to be a disappointment , I thought the story had petered out, but to my pleasant supprise it was like a breath of fresh air, he started the book by giving a brief but concise description of what had happened before and the roles of the characters, this was good forethought as the long break between books would have clouded the memory of many. I do not intend going into detail, I would rather you read the book and enjoy all the twists and turns, it keeps to the original objectives of the story but introduces innervation, like the rescue of two small children and all the problems that bought, there was just the right amount of emotion though the story, particularly with the deaths of many of the good guys as well as the bad guys, the emotion expressed at the end of the story about how the new world would come into being and all the bad guys had been destroyed and of course good over evil was the moral of the story. I have read all of Bob’s books and have not been disappointed once. Rod Pohl
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