White Horse, Alex Adams
White Horse, Alex Adams
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White Horse

Author: Alex Adams

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/17/2012

Synopsis

White Horseis the first book in an absolutely unique debut trilogya postapocalyptic thriller chronicling one womans quest to nurture those she holds dear against the backdrop of a shocking new world. Thirty-year-old Zoe wants to go back to college. Thats why she cleans cages and floors at Pope Pharmaceuticals. If she can keep her head down, do her job, and avoid naming the mice, shell be fine. Her life is calm, maybe even boringuntil the end of the world, that is, when the president of the United States announces that humans are no longer a viable species. Zoe starts running the moment she realizes everyone she loves is gone. Her boyfriend Nick, fearing hes contracted the virus, leaves for Greece. When Zoe discovers shes pregnantand entirely aloneshe treks across the world to find Nick and reunite her growing family. On the way she encounters characters both needy and nefarioussome human, some monster, and some uncertain beings altered by genetic mutationand comes to see that humanity is defined not by genetic code but by soulful actions and choices. Told in alternating before and after chapters,White Horseis a terrifying and romantic story that readers will be unable to put down.

About Alex Adams

Alex Adams is a literary and cultural critic and novelist based in northeast England. He was awarded his PhD from Newcastle University in 2014 and has published widely on the subject of torture and popular culture. He likes real ale and dogs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on September 30, 2018

so this is why i hate reviewing advanced readers' copies. after the thrill of "yayyyyy, i have something that youuuu don't have" wears off, i am stuck here with a book that was good, but didn't blow my mind. and now i have to be all critical about it, and it can't even defend itself yet. and it is p......more

Goodreads review by Trudi on March 24, 2013

Bottom line, this book has *a lot* to recommend it: it is a dark, dream-like, post-apocalyptic landscape with sharp turns and compelling plot twists. I experienced a few moments of genuine shock (remarkable for a jaded reader like myself) and not once did I ever want to stop reading. I just had to k......more

Goodreads review by Cole on February 02, 2012

You slip into the first pages of WHITE HORSE and are so overwhelmed by the beauty of the writing that you barely notice the horrific events unfolding. Imagine writing that dances across incestuous rape and the noise of cats lapping decomposing human flesh and still makes you want to cry for the beau......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on April 25, 2012

If you survived the end of the world, what would you become? Surely you don't imagine you'd remain the very same you, the you that you've come to know and love (and self-loathe at intervals.) Would you become a hero? A hermit? Or perhaps a looter, or a lunatic? What is there left after every achievem......more

Goodreads review by Chris on May 19, 2012

For the first 100 pages, White Horse was well on its way to being a five star read. That's not to say it didn't have problems, it did. * But the story was entertaining. The structure was highly effective. The tale of two girls, one blind, trying to make it in this post-apocalyptic landscape worked w......more

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