This book finally wraps up this racist series. Of course it was set in the 60's, so I guess it was actually a way of life back then. But in my book, ignorance is no excuse for stupidity. Ok enough of my diatribe, on with the book. Ok what has happened is Hellbent has been killed. He was killed by the New American. One of the CDC who happens to be black. Actually he's the only one who's black. This has caused a rift and the CDC has fractured in to a 2nd group, the SDC. Now the SDC has taken it upon itself to find and execute the New American for killing a white. Even if he was a raving psychopathic lunatic serial killer. Which is where we are as of this issue. It's Nov. 20th 1962, and we're in Birmingham Alabama. The SDC has captured the New American and are attempting to kill him, and the CDC has just arrived to try to put a stop to it. Of course a battle ensues and the people at CDC headquarters in Washington decide that the only way to stop them from killing a bunch of innocent bystanders, is to get them to a secluded spot and nuke 'em. But, they have a traitor in their mist. Chet is actually a disciple of Hellbent and has sent 2 of the nukes off course to NYC and Atlanta. So now they have to try to get the situation to dial down so they can get someone to go after the errant nukes. Of course they divert the dissaster and save the day. And that brings the CDC/SDC back together again. Of course no one can go through a situation like this without changing. No matter how hardened they thought they were, no one is ready to experience the end-of- the-world drama that they all just went through. But if we want to see how they've changed, we'll have to wait for another chapter in the lives of our heroes. Which will probably depend on the type of feedback they get from readers. When this series first started, I wouldn't have given 2 hoots whether or not they ever came back. Now, I'm intrigued. Guess we'll have to wait and see what happens.
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