“This haunting, surreal story about surviving at all costs…[is a] rich exploration of identity and memory.” Washington Post
Description
A computer program etched into the atmosphere has a story to tell—the story of two people, of a city lost to chaos, of survival and love. The program’s data, however, has been corrupted. As the novel’s characters struggle to survive the apocalypse, they are sustained and challenged by the demands of love in a shattered world both haunted and dangerous.
Praise
“This haunting, surreal story about surviving at all costs…[is a] rich exploration of identity and memory.” Washington Post
“Some of the praise heaped on this book includes the words ‘audacious,’ ‘ambitious,’ and ‘hard to believe this is a first novel.’ These are all entirely apt…Every once in awhile it’s great to see a book with such unconventional structure, that takes the genre playbook, tears all the pages out, and shuffles them back together and still manages to tell both one and many moving and satisfying stories.” Locus
“Jamye Méri Grant does wonderful work here. She has a lovely low alto, which I always think is the most adaptable pitch for many voices…The audiobook production offers a clever adaptation of the text…a gorgeous book.” Locus (audio review)
“Brissett deftly handles the challenge of a multitude of characters all being the same people in a multitude of places that are the same place, while exploring complicated questions about identity.” Publishers Weekly
“The novel’s unsettling and unusual structure works because Brissett skillfully seeds symbols and repeats elements to carry the reader through each version of the world. Just as the heroine/hero slowly comes to realize what is happening to the world, so, too, does the reader.” Library Journal
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Release Date | December 1, 2015 |
| Release Date Machine | 1448928000 |
| Imprint | Skyboat Media |
| Provider | Skyboat Media |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Author Bio
Jennifer Marie Brissett is a writer, artist, and former bookseller. She has an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast Program at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories can be found in Morpheus Tales, Warrior Wisewoman 2, The Future Fire, Thaumatrope, and Halfway down the Stairs. She is fomer owner of the indie bookstore Indigo Cafe & Books in Brooklyn.
Narrator Bio
Jamye Méri Grant attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas, where she was a Presidential Scholar and the recipient of the prestigious YoungArts award. She studied theater arts at Pepperdine University and has acted in numerous theater performances, as well as in film and television.
Overview
A computer program etched into the atmosphere has a story to tell—the story of two people, of a city lost to chaos, of survival and love. The program’s data, however, has been corrupted. As the novel’s characters struggle to survive the apocalypse, they are sustained and challenged by the demands of love in a shattered world both haunted and dangerous.
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