When a deadly Fly Flu sweeps the globe, it leaves a shell of the world that once was. Among the survivors are eighteen-year-old Nico and her dog, on a voyage devised by Nico's father to find a mythical portal; a young artist named Kit, raised in an old abandoned cinema; and the enigmatic Deliverer, who lives Life after Life in an attempt to put the world back together. As swarms of infected Flies roam the earth, these few survivors navigate the woods of post-apocalyptic New England, meeting others along the way, each on their own quest to find life and love in a world gone dark.
Station Eleven meets The 5th Wave in a genre-smashing story of survival, hope, and love amid a ravaged earth by New York Times bestseller David Arnold. The Electric Kingdom is a sweeping exploration of art, storytelling, eternal life, and above all, a testament to the notion that even in an exterminated world, one person might find beauty in another.
"With a haunting, deliberately paced tale of postapocalyptic survival, Arnold (Mosquitoland) creates a devastated world held together by myth and memory.... As their paths converge, the disparate protagonists discover secret connections that bind them. The slow-burning story unfolds opaquely — Arnold suggests, rather than explains, certain details about the world, focusing instead on how his intertwining characters, clearly wrought and informed by story and speculation, face a changing landscape." — Publishers Weekly
Recommended Age | 14 and up |
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Author | David Arnold |
ISBN | 0593202228 |
Publication Date | Feb 9, 2021 |
Publisher | Viking Books for Young Readers |
Language | English |