- Paperback: 292 pages
- Publisher: Quest (January 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932300511
- ISBN-13: 978-1932300512
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #239,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Twenty-five-year-old Anna is ready to give up on living in a post-apocalyptic world where unchecked sickness and slaughter have killed off her childhood tribe, family, and best friend. But when Anna unexpectedly interrupts an attack on a beautiful woman lounging by a lake, she is drawn into the relationship of two other survivors of the sickness: young, idealistic Elin, who welcomes Anna into their makeshift family with open arms, and Elin's lover, the older, more jaded Kael, whose dark and brooding nature initially keeps Anna at bay. The threesome journeys south for the winter season but is beset by accidents, relationship strain, and an attack upon Elin by a group of religious fanatics who believe that a woman's duty in the post-apocalyptic world is to bear children and repopulate the earth. Kael and Anna's fragile connection will be tested repeatedly. Will they find a way to work together to save the woman they both love? Intense, exciting, and sexually provocative, The Three is one book you do not want to miss.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Post Apocolyptic Poetry,
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This review is from: The Three (Paperback)
Kael, Ellen and Anna live in a world that hate and technology has destroyed. Through their fight for survival, love and hope are reborn in a desolate world.
Meghan O'Brien is poetry in prose. In her second novel she takes us on a journey through a post apocalyptic nightmare exploring the many sides of love, attraction, acceptance, friendship, gender, sexuality and power. I loved this book. And I keep it on my shelf to reread. If you are a science fiction fan, love to explore the dimensions of human emotions or just love a very well written book, you will love 'The Three.'
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4.0 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adventurous and Erotic Combination is powerful,
By K. Isserman "Kisserman" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Three (Paperback)
In the The Three by Meghan O'Brien we are treated to first-rate storytelling that features scorching love scenes with three main characters. While the publisher lists this book as an adventure, it is the mix with eroticism that completes this remarkable story.
Anna first meets Elin and Kael as they are traveling south on foot for the winter. There are few people along the way after biological war and sickness wipes out most of the United States' population twenty years before. As the three join together to protect themselves against unfriendly strangers, they find themselves forming a bond of need and love, but the three are no match for a group of pro-creationists who kidnap Elin. O' Brien convinces and enlightens us with each word as she widens our definition of what it takes to make a family, and this is the power of The Three. She constructs unusual dynamics when Anna unites with the two lovers, Elin and Kael. Rather than being a third wheel, Anna becomes both Kael's and Elin's lover, and we benefit from some awesome love scenes. As the three work through their new relationships, they encounter many difficulties on the road, but they tackle all adversaries as one. O'Brien's storytelling is much improved over her first novel Infinite Loop. She hits her stride well in The Three with a well-paced plot that never slows. She excels at giving us an astounding tale that is tightly written and extremely sensual. I highly recommend this unique book. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
How do you define the term family?,
By Astrid - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Three (Paperback)
I was positively surprised after reading this book even though I did enjoy `Infinite Loop', another book of this brilliant author not too long ago. But what was I supposed to expect from a book that covers the relationship between three women?
What is this book about? There is Anna, victimized by rape, who just lost her family, her tribe and her best friend in an attack. Now she has to try and survive on her own in a post-apocalyptic world where danger is lurking behind every corner. Anna meets Elin and Kael who invite her to travel with them, if only for a while. They are obviously lovers. But it takes a while for Anna to figure out that both are women. Elin surprises Anna and the reader with her optimistic attitude towards life in a world that goes down the pan while Kael is the totally opposite with her dark and brooding nature. And Anna? It takes time for her to open up, to trust Elin and finally acknowledge to herself that she is more than attracted to her. But what about Kael? What does it take to be a family? And what will Anna and Kael do when Elin is kidnapped? Will they be able to work together, trust each other and find their lover? This book is intriguing, the story is exciting, romantic, and erotic and a rollercoaster ride. But it is not for the faint of heart. Nevertheless, I highly recommend it and encourage everyone to read it with an open mind. This is a different kind of story which I did enjoy. Meghan O'Brien is a wonderful storyteller and I am very much looking forward to her next novel `Thirteen hours', coming out in May 2008. 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
So NOT Formula, It'll Make Your Head Spin...,
By K. Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Three (Paperback)
Meghan O'Brien has outdone herself with `The Three.' There is no middle ground here. Readers will either love it or hate it. This reader thinks it's phenomenal.
So many authors in this genre tend to follow the basic Uber (i.e., Xena and Gabrielle) formula or a simple romantic recipe. O'Brien goes out on a limb with this one and introduces a triad of lovers who are trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world. First introduced is Anna. Anna has been victimized by rape and lost her best friend in the same attack. Trying to stay hidden and recover from her injuries, she runs across the lovely Elin and covertly watches her sunbathe. Goons run in to attack Elin. Although she mostly defends herself, Anna jumps in to help. At the tail end of the battle, Kael, Anna's lover, joins in. Anna initially assumes Kael is a man, but soon realizes he is a she. Due to Elin's open and loving nature, she soon begins a sexual relationship with Anna. Kael looks in from the outside, but soon becomes Anna's lover as well. The three continue to build a deepening relationship until Elin is abducted by the Procreationists - a religious cult who treat women as nothing more than breeders. Having once been a victim of the cult herself, Kael almost goes mad knowing Elin has been taken. She and Anna stop at no cost to save Elin from the same fate. A marriage of three, the story is full of emotional highs and lows and kept this reader engaged from the first sentence. I applaud O'Brien for her successful attempt at a different kind of story. What a breath of fresh air from this talented author. Keep `em coming Meghan! |
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