Lauren Beukes: Afterland
Afterland
Buch
- Hachette Book Group, 08/2021
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780316267854
- Bestellnummer: 10432881
- Umfang: 432 Seiten
- Gewicht: 386 g
- Maße: 211 x 137 mm
- Stärke: 30 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 10.8.2021
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
Children of Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in this "smartly written" and "splendid" thriller about how far a mother will go to protect her son from a hostile world transformed by the absence of men (Stephen King).Most of the men are dead. Three years after the pandemic known as The Manfall, governments still hold and life continues—but a world run by women isn't always a better place.
Twelve-year-old Miles is one of the last boys alive, and his mother, Cole, will protect him at all costs. On the run after a horrific act of violence-and pursued by Cole's own ruthless sister, Billie—all Cole wants is to raise her kid somewhere he won't be preyed on as a reproductive resource or a sex object or a stand-in son. Someplace like home.
To get there, Cole and Miles must journey across a changed America in disguise as mother and daughter. From a military base in Seattle to a luxury bunker, from an anarchist commune in Salt Lake City to a roaming cult that's all too ready to see Miles as the answer to their prayers, the two race to stay ahead at every step . . . even as Billie and her sinister crew draw closer.
A sharply feminist, high-stakes thriller from award-winning author Lauren Beukes, Afterland brilliantly blends psychological suspense, American noir, and science fiction into an adventure all its own—and perfect for our times.