Afterwar

Name: Afterwar
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Lilith Saintcrow
ISBN: 9781549115097

Author: Lilith Saintcrow

Narrator: Jeremy Arthur

Unabridged: 11 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 05/08/2018

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

America has been devastated by a second civil war.

The people have spent years divided, fighting their fellow patriots. Now, as the regime crumbles and the bloody conflict draws to a close, the work of rebuilding begins.

One lonely crew, bonded under fire in the darkest days of battle, must complete one last mission: to secure a war criminal whose secrets could destroy the fragile peace that has just begun to form.

Bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow presents a timely and all-too-realistic glimpse of a future that we hope never comes to pass.

About Lilith Saintcrow

Lilith Saintcrow lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her two children, dogs, cats, and assorted other strays. She fell in love with writing in second grade and has never stopped.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rich on May 22, 2018

Heartbreakingly good........more

Goodreads review by Paul Daniel on May 19, 2018

well-crafted war story/quest set in a near future post dystopia I would tagline it as something like Saving Private Ryan meets Handmaid’s Tale but it’s so much more. the characters are all engaging, all revolving around the protagonist, a traumatized woman (CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault) who, inter......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on July 02, 2018

Not MY Country It's the nightmare that you wake up from in a cold sweat and think to yourself " That could never really happen... right?" Awesome read. Lilith Saintcrow takes her readers on a painful journey across an American landscape inhabited by false equivalency monsters and the destruction wrou......more

Goodreads review by Tfalcone on July 12, 2018

There was a book I read not too long ago based on the same topic (American War) and I figured I would like this one, but somehow I could not get into the characters.......more

Goodreads review by Adva on February 23, 2019

Probably one of the best books I have read in a long time. Likely the best book of 2019. I was hooked from the very first page on the language, the writing, the pacing and, most of all, the story. Mesmerizing, haunting and terrifying. The past and a possible future overlaid on one another. As a gran......more

Quotes

"Saintcrow's rough, rawboned prose paints a world not on the edge, but already over it, revealing an alternate history of America that is achingly relevant to the America in which we live. Simply put, Saintcrow doesn't f*** around."—Chuck Wendig

"Incisive, timely, and important. This may be Saintcrow's finest work to date."—Seanan McGuire

"If anyone asks whether science fiction can be relevant, point them to Afterwar."—Kirkus

"Incredibly timely, well written and important.... A testament to Saintcrow's skill."—Los Angeles Times

"A punch in the gut, nauseatingly compelling in its emotional realism. As well as compelling as a story: well-paced, strikingly well-characterised, and deftly written, Afterwar is a deeply accomplished novel.... I can attest to its quality without hesitation."—Liz Bourke

"Vivid prose highlights the immediacy of battle, and the war-fractured landscape and the emotional and physical toll of fighting are realistically drawn.... An unsettling vision."—Publishers Weekly

"Not a story for the faint of heart, Lilith Saintcrow's latest novel plays on the darkest elements of current American culture, and flashes an unmistakable warning about a potential future ruled by xenophobia and white supremacy.... Startlingly prescient."—RT Book Reviews