First published 2011
A father guides his son across a parking lot where locusts swarm in biblical proportions. They head toward his grandfather's retirement community in a world where the ordinary collides with supernatural devastation. The oceans have pulled back, leaving behind massive ships that two childhood friends now use to build makeshift forts. Bodies drop from the sky without warning, crashing through the decks of lakeside homes. Characters drift from year to year through landscapes transformed by forces beyond comprehension. What begins as everyday movement between familiar places becomes navigation through a world remade by apocalyptic events. Winnette strips away everything but essential human connections as his characters confront desires that prove dangerous in a reality where natural laws no longer apply. The result examines how people endure when the world they knew burns away completely.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, apocalyptic
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: apocalyptic-events, navigating-transformed-world
218 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform