Some Other Traveller
by Lyn McConchie
GENRE: Post-apocalyptic
BLURB:
When the world’s civilizations collapse from a lethal pandemic, being old can mean you have the experience and wisdom to survive and to see that friends and family do as well. Donal and Sheila McArn are seventy when most of the world is dying, and they must hold the line for everything they know. They may not have long, but so long as they live, they’re going to do their best – and anyone against them had better step back. NOW!
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Excerpt:
Kaylie died an hour later. Ricky had all his things packed by then, Donal had dug a small grave, and we placed her in that, the teddy bear – a bright pink one that Ricky said she still loved – tucked in beside her. After that, he clung to my hand.
I drove home, and when I would have left the lad with Janet, he clung to me like a limpet, his eyes wide in fear of losing someone else. I put him to bed in the spare room, slept in the bed opposite, and took him with me the next morning. Janet took the accumulated cash, along with a list and several friends, utes, and her car with a trailer. We removed the Black and McMallan animals, several small portable sheds, and salvaged useful items from houses and outbuildings. During which time Ricky was never out of eyeshot, and when my hands weren’t employed, he clung to one of them.
We drove home to eat dinner, I put him to bed, and when he asked, I answered, “Yes, this is your room now. You’ll go to school here once it opens again. The place is called Glen Mhairi. It’ll be your home.” And then the tentative question that almost broke my heart. “Aye, you can call us Grandma and Grandpa if you want. We’d like that.” He fell asleep still trustfully holding my hand, and as I looked at that peaceful face, I knew the truth.
After all those years and with never a child of our own, we finally had a grandson.
My Review:
When I read the summary for Some Other Traveller I couldn’t wait to dive in. I may have read a lot of other books like Some Other Traveller before but let me tell you it is unique in its own special way. It has an ending that will tear your heart out.
Some Other Traveller tells the story of two people, a husband, and a wife who are in their seventies when the pandemic hits. But their age gives them an advantage that most others may not have to survive like life experience.
Sheila and Donal McArn went to school together. After high school, they went their separate ways for a while both joined the army then met again at the age of 25 and then married at 30 but never had children. But they were happy with their lives and loved each other very much.
After the pandemic killed most of the people Sheila and Donal set up a place, a village of sorts for people to come together and live, you know to start over. They went out and recruited people to live in their little village. They went out in search of food and supplies to feed the multitude. And animals of all kinds and species. They had animals for pets and food. They taught the young people how to live without all the conveniences of life.
They met all kinds of people on their outings. They met some good people and some bad people. Some Other Traveller reminded me a lot of The Walking Dead but without the zombies, of course. I would love to read more about this world and its characters as I do love stories like this. I love stories where people come together to help each other. In stories like this people help each other more and they seem to care more about each other.
If you have not read Some Other Traveller before then I highly suggest that you give it a try. I would recommend Some Other Traveller to all dystopian fans but even if you are not a fan of dystopia I still believe that you would enjoy reading it. So grab your copy of Some Other Traveller today!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Lyn McConchie started writing in 1990 and within a year had short stories and poems published. In 1993, her first book – a humorous true-life work (Farming Daze) about her farm, friends, and animals appeared – this was followed by six others in that series. As a joke between them, a long-time friend of Lyn’s, Andre Norton, was given a book Lyn had written set in one of Andre’s worlds. Andre was impressed with the work and took it to her agents who sold it to Warner books. This led in turn to Lyn writing another six books in Andre’s worlds, which were published either by Warner or TOR. Lyn has won seven short story Muse Medallions from the (International) Cat Writer’s Association, and six Sir Julius Vogel Awards for her books. Since the original book, Lyn has seen almost fifty more books appear plus over three hundred short stories, and says she has no intention of stopping so long as she is able to write.
2 comments:
This looks like such a good read and the cover is wonderful.
Thank you for the lovely showcasing and review of Some Other Traveller. Barbara of the Balloons (Night to Dawn)
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