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

Read the mind-bending masterpiece from the multi-award-winning author of Apple TV's smash hit literary adaptation SHINING GIRLS, starring Elizabeth Moss.<BR><BR>'Addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner' Guardian<BR>'A high-concept page-turner' Herald<BR>'Beukes puts cerebral propositions into breakneck thrillers' Spectator<BR><BR>----<BR><BR>THERE ARE INFINITE REALITIES.<BR>SHE'S LOOKING FOR ONE . . .<BR><BR>Bridge's maverick scientist mother Jo is dead.<BR>Now she's examining everything Jo left behind.<BR>Which is when she finds her big secret: the dreamworm.<BR>Is it a drug? A gateway to other worlds?<BR><BR>Jo believed so.<BR><BR>Bridge is desperate to see her mother again. <BR> Will do anything, risk anything. <BR> Including search for her in those other realities.<BR><BR>What she doesn't know is that others are after Jo's secret. <BR> And some believe anyone it touches must be destroyed.<BR><BR>Bridge? <BR> She just wants to find her mom . . .<BR><BR>Page-turning and ambitious, BRIDGE is a dazzlingly inventive speculative thriller with an unforgettable cast of characters, and the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.<BR><BR>----<BR><BR>'You can tell Beukes is having an absolute blast putting words on the page. Her fun is evident in the big, bloody action sequences; in the squirmy, almost retro grotesqueness of the dreamworm.' - The New York Times<BR><BR>'An addictive, fascinating and compelling page-turner. With an original take on the many worlds theory.' - Guardian<BR><BR>'Complex, challenging, gripping and thought-provoking. A morally thorny tale without clear-cut heroes or villains. Beukes does a skilful job of balancing desperate but very relatable hope.' - SFX<BR>