Afterland

ISBN-13: 9780718182816 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str.

Lauren Beukes

Opis

In the near future, a virus which kills only men decimates the male population. As the world adapts to this enormous change - and the possibility of a world without men - societies fray and the future is a dangerous and uncertain place for everyone. Patience is a woman with a secret. Like many woman, her husband is dead. But unlike most women on earth, Patience has a son who, somehow, is not. Yet.

Pre-order the addictive new thriller from the author of Zoo City, winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award!'A major, major talent' George R. R. MartinThree years after a virus wiped out 99% of the men on earth, a mother and son are on the run.All Cole has left in the world is her boy, Miles. With men now a prized commodity, keeping him safe means breaking hastily written new rules - and leaving her own sister for dead.All Miles has left in the world is his mother. But is one person enough to save him from the many who would kill to get their hands on a living boy?Together, Cole and Miles embark on a journey across a changed, hostile country, towards a freedom they may never reach. And when Cole's sister tracks them down, they'll need to decide who to trust - and what loyalty really means in this unimaginable new world...

Recenzje

A smartly written thriller that opens with a satisfying bang . . . splendid Stephen King New York Times

O autorze

Beukes, Lauren Lauren Beukes is the award-winning and internationally best-selling South African author of The Shining Girls, Zoo City and Broken Monsters, among other works. Her novels have been published in 24 countries and are being adapted for film and TV. She's also a screenwriter, comics writer journalist and award-winning documentary maker. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa with her daughter and two troublesome cats.