BOOK REVIEW FOR GADDY BERGMANN'S – MIGRATION OF THE KAMISHI
BY MICHAEL TIMLIN

Gaddy Bergmann's Migration of the Kamishi is the first book of three in The Feral World series. Though this book is set in the fifty-first century, readers will be transported back to a time when mankind lived off the land and didn't have the modern day conveniences we have come to know and take for granted in our everyday lives. The people of this time have made a conscious choice to live this way so as not to become what the inhabitants of this era consider 'managers'. The managers are the populace of the twenty first century.

During this age of transition the people who live on the Earth after just barely surviving a hit by an asteroid have formed together in tribes. Bergmann first introduces us to the Kamishi tribe who live in modern day's North America. The Kamishi tribe is only two hundred strong as are most of the tribes of this time. They are a friendly and peaceful people who occupy one of the most sought after grounds for food and living conditions. Good for the Kamishi it would seem until their neighbors the Ravashi determine to take control of their lands.

The Ravashi are a warring tribe and attack early in the book without a hint of warning. They annihilate everyone in the Kamishi tribe except for Blake, the son of their chief and Manosh, Blake's closest friend. The only material item saved is their 'Bebel' given to them by their tribe's elder who dies in their arms. The 'Bebel' is sacred and compares to our modern day's Bible. Left alone after the massacre of their people Blake determines they should make the journey to the Warmlands, but not until they rescue Blake's dogs from a handful of Ravashi warriors.

After killing the Ravashi warriors Blake and Manosh set out on their journey to the Warmlands where they find themselves crossing over into other occupied territories until they reach what is known as a 'rubbletown'. A 'rubbletown' is a twenty-first century city that has crumbled away to nothing. While they are there they find themselves rescuing a young lady, Lana, from some dangerous men. Becoming the third member of the group they move on and continue to migrate towards the Warmlands together facing peril and tribulations along the way.

This was a pleasant read. Gaddy Bergmann has woven a leisurely tale that leaves you wondering the impossible. It's intermingled with action and adventures, quietude and contemplation while filling you with a sense of wonder. Could this happen to our Earth? What if this really did happen, could the world of today survive and would they choose to survive as they had before? A book I highly recommend for readers of all genres as Bergmann's book stands out on a sea of many bookshelves. Open your minds and go on a journey with the Kamishi. You won't regret it. - 4.5 STARS

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