Unbelieve 2096 by L.W. Brook

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UNBELIEVE 2096 by L.W. Brook is a great post Armageddon novel for young people that takes place in 2096. It is a very believable future where survival is everything and everyone must make the grade or be hunted and killed or exiled. The protagonist Oliver is a very conscientious young man whose idealism is a danger to him and everyone he loves as long as he stays in New World, a colony of stark survivalist. Oliver is an OK character but actually I liked his best friend Ryker Smith a lot more and Oliver’s sister Valentine would make a great heroine in anyone’s book. This post-apocalyptic of New World is run by its creator and founder Isaak Kazimer and whatever else Isaak believes in freedom, dignity, and happiness were not part of his plans for the New World colony.

I liked UNBELIEVE 2096. The idea of the Hunt especially reminded me of Shirley Jacksons The Lottery. There are a lot of positive messages for young people in UNBELIEVE 2096 as well as the appropriate level of fun and adventure. The plot is all about rebellion and revolution and that always appeals to teenagers. By showing us this repressed compound of people cut off from the outside world L.W. Brook gives us a lot of insight into how people and societies govern themselves. These insights aren't always nice to look at. Young adults everywhere will root for Oliver as he strives to tear down a system that destroyed his family. Boys especially will love UNBELIEVE 2096.