The Way of the Cicadas
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April, 2023, 358 pp, Monodon Books
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An amnesiac survivor proves the outside's habitability
and spurs a group of bunker-borns on a gritty journey through an irradiated
wasteland in this tense and poignant post-apocalyptic-perfect for fans of The
100 and Station Eleven.
Ten years after nuclear war devastated the United States,
Hayden is bored of the meager rations, recycled air, and sterile light of the
bunker he's called home since childhood.
But when Brita, a mysterious woman with no long-term memory,
becomes the first outsider to stumble upon the bunker, she proves to the
underground city that the surface isn't as hostile as those in power let on.
Her arrival sets off a chain reaction that causes Hayden, Brita, and a handful
of other residents to emerge.
The outside world is teeming with life, but also with danger
they never anticipated. After an outside survivor betrays the group, they're
imprisoned by a military faction with the key to Brita's identity. For Hayden
to save his friends, he must uncover a past Brita would rather never
remember-along with secrets the bunker sheltered them from all these years.
Wonderfully imaginative and slightly too-real addition to dystopian fiction. In the near future the worst has come to pass with nuclear war across the planet. Those who planned for it ahead of time include researchers and government agencies who built underground bunkers. The less fortunate took their chances above ground. Ten years pass and one of the underground colonies is reaching the supply limit. Severe rationing doesn't sound appealing to most of the colonists, and for one brave group of teens, it's time to go out scouting...especially when an amnesiac young stranger knocks on the door, lost, proving that some life still exists out there. When the group of brave young people set off for their former home to gather anything useful, they run into a society of devastation, lies, and the depths of depravity in their strange new world. First of a planned series. Excellent world building and characters that will stay with you. Recommended for high school-age and up due to potentially frightening situations, mild sex, violence, and language. Caution for an intense murder. The author includes trigger warnings in the back of the book. Well-written and designed book.
About the Author:
Audrey Henley is an infamous hobby collector, but her
favorite has always been writing. A former production assistant at a university
press, she now works as a project manager and freelance copywriter and copy
editor.
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