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The Postmortal
A Novel
Drew Magary
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 30, 2011
Reading lane: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
• Finalist for the Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke Awards • The gripping first novel by Drew Magary, author of The Hike and The Night the Lights Went Out "An exciting page turner. . . .
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Darkly Nimble
A grim premise handled with a sly, restless edge.
Come here for
- dark humor
- apocalyptic, genre-blending momentum
Expect
- sci-fi, crime, and supernatural registers
- a sustained narrative read, not a toolkit
Book Details
- Authors
- Drew Magary
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 30, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic · Supernatural Thrillers
- Reading lane
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
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Publisher Categories
Literary Fiction
Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
Dystopian
About This Book
• Finalist for the Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke Awards • The gripping first novel by Drew Magary, author of The Hike and The Night the Lights Went Out "An exciting page turner. . . . Drew Magary is an excellent writer. The Postmortal is . . . even more terrifying than zombie apocalypse." — Mark Frauenfelder, Boing Boing John Farrell is about to get "The Cure." Old age can never kill him now. The only problem is, everything else still can . . . Imagine a near future wh...
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