![]() ![]() ![]() Increasingly smaller nations begin to appear as cities, regions, minority ethnic groups, the descendants of royal houses long forgotten, and even corporations demand independence. Then a flu pandemic blazes through, severely depopulating and - as the subtitle indicates - fracturing the continent. Set in a near-future Europe, the book has a topical premise: Buffeted by economic reverses, paranoia about refugees and the ongoing War on Terror, the Europe Union begins to crack apart. I’m glad I kept going as in the end I really enjoyed the way the story came together. Not every secret is revealed or event explained, but enough information is provided for careful readers to get a better sense of what’s going on. ![]() ![]() To be sure, the scenes were well-written and interesting, providing important background on the near-future setting and main character, but the book seemed to be just a series of vignettes.īut then dots began to not only come into view, but become connected. A third or so of the way in, I began to wonder not where the story was going, but *if* it was going anywhere. An imaginative and well-crafted puzzle box of a story, Europe in Autumn (The Fractured Europe Sequence Book 1) by Dave Hutchinson ( is an ultimately satisfying genre mix of science fiction and spy thriller.įirst things first: the book seemed to take a long time developing a recognizable plot. ![]()
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