I liked the start very much. I am also co-writing an apocalyptic novel with my daughter and I hope to get some feedback on it as soon as I write a piece of it in here. I look forward to more exerpts... no... the whole book! BTW, not to sound like an editer but we NEED to know who this character is. Descritions etc. At least in your mind, you should know age, weight, charactersitics etc to convey that to your audience. When I read, I get lost in the book. If an author can do that for me, I'm hooked. Example: When I read the book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the first bit of the book described the barren landscape of the area. Almost chased me away from the book. All of a sudden, it grabbed me. I didn't put it down till 4 am!