Afterland

THE INTELLIGENT NEW POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR BEHIND BRAND NEW APPLE TV HIT SHINING GIRLS<BR><BR>'A smartly written thriller that opens with a satisfying bang . . . splendid' STEPHEN KING<BR>'Powerful and intelligent' GUARDIAN<BR>'A major, major talent' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN<BR>_______<BR><BR>A WORLD OF WOMEN<BR>A MOTHER AND SON ON THE RUN<BR><BR>Three years after a virus wiped out most men on earth, Cole's son, Miles, is one of the rare survivors.<BR><BR>Yet in this changed world, there are women who would kill to get their hands on that most prized commodity - a living boy.<BR><BR>Getting Miles to safety means crossing America with deadly pursuers hot on their heels - including Cole's own sister, Billie.<BR><BR>But if there are some who will commit any crime to possess Miles, Cole must face some terrible choices to protect her son . . .<BR>_______<BR><BR>The powerful and intelligent new thriller from the author of Richard and Judy bestseller The Shining Girls and the prize-winning Zoo City<BR><BR>Included in 'Best Books of Summer 2020' in Elle, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly and Oprah Magazine<BR>_______<BR><BR>'Bowstring-taut, visceral, and incredibly timely: Beukes's plague-tale is a parable about the glory and terror of Americanism in times of calamity' Cory Doctorow<BR><BR>'A fast-moving thriller [that] splices gut-punching action sequences and feminist gender politics with an impressively light touch. Bubbles with big ideas. This intelligent speculative novel about a pandemic feels alarmingly close to home' Metro<BR><BR>'Afterland is that rare creature, a ripping tale that neither shies away from big questions nor interesting answers' New Scientist<BR><BR> 'Lauren Beukes is a writer with a startling imagination, and a masterful ability to rewrite the rules of whatever genre she turns to' Ben Winters, author of Underground Airlines and Golden State