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Turbulent: A Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (Days of Want Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by T. L. Payne (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,619 ratings
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In an instant, everything stops. No lights. No phones. No transportation.

When an EMP attack wipe out the nation’s power grid and communications, college freshmen, Maddie Langston, is forced to run for her life.

Stranded in a Chicago airport when the lights go out, Maddie is in a race against time. According to her father, she doesn’t have long before the city descends into chaos. She must leave the airport before it is too late.

Although she knows she must flee the Windy City, Maddie’s first battle is to overcome her fear of the violence she knows is coming. She’s a fighter; she just doesn’t know it yet.

The perilous journey out of the city becomes even more difficult when Maddie takes responsibility for an orphaned ten-year-old girl. Together, as chaos fills the streets, they must fight to survive in a Turbulent new world.

Would you have what it takes to survive?

This heart-stopping post-apocalyptic thriller is the first book in T. L. Payne's Days of Want Series.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Turbulent has recently undergone a second round of professional edits to take care of those pesky typos.

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No Turning Back
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07R4CQXHK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shaky Rock Publishing (May 14, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 14, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1858 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,619 ratings

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T. L. Payne is the author of several bestselling post apocalyptic EMP survival series. T.L. enjoys hiking, fishing, and other outdoor activities in the Osage Hills of Oklahoma.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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HUGE Printing error, But not the Author's Fault
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HUGE Printing error, But not the Author's Fault
Make sure when you get your copy of this book you open it and check all the pages! Starting on Page 110 there is a LARGE streak down the pages about 1 or 2 words wide, so the rest of the book is "Un-Readable". Now we contacted the Author via FaceBook and he's sending me another Copy asap. THANKS! Great read........look forward to ordering the other books in the series.
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FRANCISCO RIVERA
5.0 out of 5 stars Turbulant
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2023
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What a great book. Action from the start to the end. I live by Ohare airport so reading about the streets by my house makes this book even more enjoyable.
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AL
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, although some spots were done just wrong (Spoilers)
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020
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The story itself flowed really well. I loved the character development and the back and forth between chapters. With all that being said some things really bothered me *SPOLIERS AHEAD * I am curious as to if the author did any research into hermon addicts. In my opinion he did not, some of the things just didn't seem right to me, although carls character was who he was, the drugs anf their effects were off... I hated the way they killed off Emma's parents. Like they randomly run off and get killed ? At least of the dad look at Maddie and say with his eyes " save my daughter ". Also, why develop Kelly as a character and show his warm side with his grandfather, just to kill him off like he was as terrible as Carl. Easily could have let Kelly head back and live out his time protecting his grandfather... other then that, great book.
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Amazon customer R. Phelps
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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I loved this book! I can't wait to start book 2 that I have waiting in my Kindle.
Thank you Mr. Payne!
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Linda amicucci
5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoy this 1st book
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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I need a new series.. I start this book with a lot of doubts and it grab me from the beginning ..I truly wish I had met the children's dad
He sounded like a wonderful man who truly cared about his family
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I have downloaded The Hunted already
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Cathi K.
3.0 out of 5 stars Good story, but...
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
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The author has a good story, really, but there are a few problems. The biggest problem was the 'bad guys' two brothers, one is an addict, the other supports him; in the beginning, the addict is Kelly. Then, suddenly, for some reason, the author mixes up his characters, the brother becomes the addict and Kelly is the supporter. Bad enough, but then you've got grammar issues. I don't mind reading books where no contractions are used, nor do I mind when it's nothing BUT contractions. What I do mind is when speech patterns change around all over the place. It's just annoying.

So, if you can tolerate those issues plus a couple misspellings, go for it. It really is a good story, but not good enough for me to read the next in series. Sorry.
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John M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great opening to this apocalypse Story!
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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Initial intro to the main characters is well written and gets you into the developing dynamics of the storyline very quickly!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
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Good read and makes you think about the world and what’s going on
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DWall
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023
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An EMP attack on the U.S. leaves Maddie, a college student, stranded in Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport - not a good place to be when the ‘shtuff’ hits the fan. It doesn’t take long for indecent people to rampage, and society to crumble. Maddie’s trek to get home is fraught with danger, and she worries for her mom and brother, also caught away from home. Turbulent is an exciting race to safety where the reader can’t help but worry for the main character and hate some baddies she encounters along the way.
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Uncle P
5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner
Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2023
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Exciting read, characters are engaging. You can't put it down. I can't wait to get to the next chapter.
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Sentinelle 23
5.0 out of 5 stars 💖💖💙 Excellent !
Reviewed in France on August 31, 2020
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A l'aéroport de Chicago, Maddie Langston, 18 ans, attend son vol qui est en retard.

Impatiente, elle attend...
Les lumières et les écrans de l'aéroport s'éteignent, son téléphone aussi.
Les gens s'impatientent autour d'elle.
Elle se sent bien seule...

Puis c'est l'explosion : un avion vient de se crasher sur la piste, puis un autre.
C'est la panique...

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Un excellent roman post EMP/apocalyptique, débordant d'action, dans lequel l'on suit les aventures de la jeune Maddie, ainsi que d'autres personnages.

L'histoire est captivante !
Bravo !

J'ai déjà ouvert le tome 2...
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Shelley
5.0 out of 5 stars Society gone wild
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2020
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and read it in one sitting. How people change within a few days of an EMP, it brings out the worst in some people. Maddie and her brother Zack have been taught how to survive by there father and his prepper friends. While trying to get home, each from different locations, they both encounter the brutality of society, like they could never of imagined
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Christian Celind
4.0 out of 5 stars Turbulent
Reviewed in Germany on March 5, 2020
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I'm a fan of post-apocalyptic stories, even though the subject is becoming a bit exhausted. Most angles have been covered before, and the writer has to come up with something spectacular and yet believable to stand out. The story itself in this book is definitely believable. Very unlikely to happen, but plausible. Would events unfold as described in this story? Personally I believe anarchy would be days or even weeks away, rather than minutes or hours. But it's the author's scenario, which as a reader I have to respect.

The main characters are well defined, but could be developed even further. For instance, the main character Maddie appears to have a boyfriend somewhere. Yet, the boyfriend is gets literally two sentences in the story. I get that the core family is more important than someone who she might have only met recently, but a partner would usually get more exposure, or a proper explanation why they are not mentioned more.

I'm also missing an explanation why for example certain machinery works, while other doesn't. Having some vehicles work, while most aren't, is a somewhat too convenient way of transporting characters over great distances. The writer has created a certain world, and the reader deserves to know if there are any exceptions to the rules.

I understand that this is merely the first book in a series of many. Possibly answers will be given in series. The above comments are small details that wouldn't prevent me from pursuing the series. The book was well written, easy to follow, a good length, and most importantly, it was captivating. I'd like to know what will happen to the characters, so I will continue reading. Hopefully the next book(s) are equally good.
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Holzbeez
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Post Apocalyptic book
Reviewed in Australia on September 15, 2020
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Wow this book went straight from 0 to 10 in the first couple of chapters and it was awesome.
With the world suddenly thrown in chaos from an EMP strike, Maddie and Zach know they need to get home but Zach is on a school field trip heading home and Maddie was at the airport when it began.
Both Maddie and Zach’s father before he died, had prepared them for something like this. Maddie ends up looking after Emma a young girl who just lost her parents. They both witness the horrors of the after affects from the EMP strike along the way.

Can’t wait for the next book in this series.
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