Afterwar

by Lilith Saintcrow

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316558242
Publisher:	Orbit
Publication date:	05/08/2018
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Lilith Saintcrow was born in New Mexico, bounced around the world as an Air Force brat, and fell in love with writing when she was ten years old. She currently lives in Vancouver, WA.

Editorial Reviews

05/28/2018
Saintcrow’s grim, disturbingly timely tale of vengeance takes readers down into the blood and guts of civil war and its aftermath in a fractured, all-too-plausible future America. The malignant President McCoombs and his cronies have surrendered after America’s Second Civil War, and D.C. is under martial law. The reign of terror against immigrants and “degenerates” is supposedly over, but Lara Nelson knows otherwise: she was labeled an undesirable, captured, tortured, experimented on, and forced into prostitution in Kamp Gloria. Eventually she was freed by vigilante Phil Swann and his motley crew; now nicknamed Spooky, she travels with them, bringing the remnants of their Amerika First oppressors to justice and working to restore order. The group’s small kindnesses make Spooky feel safe even as she wades through the devastation, but she’s hiding horrifying secrets and has some unfinished business. Vivid prose highlights the immediacy of battle, and the war-fractured landscape and the emotional and physical toll of fighting are realistically drawn. This is an unsettling vision of an America in the grip of hatred, zealotry, and divisiveness, and only the finale offers a tiny glimmer of hope. Agent: Miriam Kriss, Irene Goodman Literary. (May)

Publishers Weekly

"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

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