The Dead Lands, Benjamin Percy
The Dead Lands, Benjamin Percy
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The Dead Lands
A Novel

Author: Benjamin Percy

Narrator: Holter Graham

Unabridged: 13 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2015


Synopsis

In Benjamin Percy's new thriller, a post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark saga, a super flu and nuclear fallout have made a husk of the world we know. A few humans carry on, living in outposts such as the Sanctuary-the remains of St. Louis-a shielded community that owes its survival to its militant defense and fear-mongering leaders.

Then a rider comes from the wasteland beyond its walls. She reports on the outside world: west of the Cascades, rain falls, crops grow, civilization thrives. But there is danger too: the rising power of an army that pillages and enslaves every community they happen upon.

Against the wishes of the Sanctuary, a small group sets out in secrecy. Led by Lewis Meriwether and Mina Clark, they hope to expand their infant nation, and to reunite the States. But the Sanctuary will not allow them to escape without a fight.

About Benjamin Percy

BENJAMIN PERCY has won a Whiting Award, a Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, an NEA fellowship, and the iHeartRadio Award for Best Scripted Podcast. He is the author of the novels The Ninth Metal, The Unfamiliar Garden, The Dark Net, The Dead Lands, Red Moon, and The Wilding; three story collections; and an essay collection, Thrill Me. He also writes Wolverine and X-Force for Marvel Comics. He lives in Minnesota with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on July 05, 2018

okay, so this book is fantastic. i mean, to me. it hit all my personal zing-buttons: sharp characters and a george r.r. martin-esque willingness to pare them down, well-described post-apocalyptic world, surprising twists, bleak atmosphere, and a chewy, cinematic quality to the writing that pans arou......more

Goodreads review by Althea on May 06, 2016

This month's post-apocalyptic book club selection. At our meeting, this book elicited a pretty universal reaction of, "Well, it was OK." And I would have to agree. This is a pulp fiction story with literary pretensions. Honestly, I think it would've been better without the pretensions. Much has been m......more

Goodreads review by Greg on May 03, 2015

Benjamin Percy’s novel is sort of a reimagining of the Lewis and Clark expedition, but across a 22nd century, post-apocalyptic landscape filled with strange mutated creatures and a devastated environment. I had a lot of fun with this book, apparently there are scientific inaccuracies in the book tha......more

Goodreads review by Scott on June 17, 2015

I can see why this book produces such mixed reviews, but, as a writer, I loved it. Percy has a talent for description, for painting pictures of people, settings and creatures that dance through my thoughts. I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Holter Graham, and Graham's performance may have pla......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on April 19, 2015

It’s been awhile since I’ve read something that I’ve enjoyed one moment, became frustrated and annoyed with the next, returned to enjoying, and alternated back and forth until the closing pages. What it comes down to is that I found I could stomach and enjoy The Dead Lands when I shut off my brain a......more