Free Read Ebook Afterland

Children of Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in this bowstring-taut visceral and incredibly timely thriller about how far a mother will go to protect her son from a hostile world transformed by the absence of men.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 alwaysChildren of Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in this bowstring-taut visceral and incredibly timely thriller about how far a mother will go to protect her son from a hostile world transformed by the absence of men.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.(less)