The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales, Emily Brewes
The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales, Emily Brewes
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The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales

Author: Emily Brewes

Narrator: Daniela Acitelli

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/25/2022


Synopsis

An astounding tale of a dangerous quest, a talking dog, and fragmented fairy tales in an eerie post-climate collapse future.

A long time ago, the Vanderchucks fled the growing climate disaster and followed their neighbors into the Underground. Jesse Vanderchuck thought it was the end. Of the world. Of life. Eventually, Jesse's little sister, Olivia, ran away and Jesse started picking through trash heaps in Toronto's abandoned subway tunnels. Day in, day out.

Now, years later, Jesse meets a talking dog. Fighting illness and the hostile world aboveground, Jesse and Doggo embark on a fool's errand to find Olivia—or die trying. Along the way, Jesse spins a series of fairy tales from threads of memories, weaving together the past, present, and future into stories of brave girls, of cunning lads, of love in the face of wickedness, and of hope in the midst of despair.

About Emily Brewes

Emily Brewes grew up in the wilds of northern Ontario, where she learned to be afraid of nature, especially bugs. She now writes wistfully of its rugged beauty and haunting landscapes. Emily lives in Kingston, Ontario.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales by Emily Brewes is a dystopian science fiction fantasy. The main character in this one has grown up in his dystopian “after” world in which his family had joined others in hiding underground when the end of times came. However, one of the children runs away from the......more

The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales by Emily Brewes is a Fantasy Dystopian novel with the main character, Jesse who has been born in the world after the event, and is hiding with his family. I liked the concept where we get to read some fairy tales from Jesse's memory. But the book went by very fast wi......more

Goodreads review by Alanna

I want to confess that I'm having trouble reading anything dystopian these days because the truth is just too imaginable during the pandemic. I absolutely loved the setting of this book....something homegrown where I can imagine the PATH system in Toronto becoming a shelter, and the wilds of Norther......more