Afterland
Lauren Beukes
3.25 · 16 ratings · Published: 15 May 2020
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.
- sc-fi 4
- dystopia 3
- apocalyptic 3
- post-apocalyptic 3
- horror 3
- suspense 3
- mystery 2
- epidemy/disease 2
- crime 2
- on the move 2
- cults/occultism 2
- fundamentalism 2
- contemporary 2
- female mc 1
- family 1
- disaster/catastrophe 1
- action / adventure 1
- spirituality 1
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- audiobook 3
- young adult 2
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