They say the war's over when the surrender is signed. It's a lie.
America's bloody Second Civil War lasted for years. When the surrender is signed, it's supposed to be over; refugees flood the highways, trying to get back home. For Swann's Riders-especially their newest addition Lara Nelson, snatched from certain death in the Firster kamp system-there's no such thing as a home to return to.
Swann and his crew of partisans work for the Federal Army now, hunting through the wreckage for war criminals and kamp officials. Their next quarry is carrying something explosive, something that can level the nascent Federal government and turn the entire continent into a hellscape- well, more than it already is.
Across America, working against time and chaos, Swann's Riders are back in the fight. And Lara, whose secrets may well end up consuming her too, has a vengeance of her own to deliver...
For more from Lilith Saintcrow, check out:
Cormorant RunBlood Call
Bannon and Clare The Iron Wyrm AffairThe Red Plague AffairThe Ripper AffairThe Damnation Affair (e-only)
Dante Valentine Novels Working for the DevilDead Man RisingDevil's Right HandSaint City SinnersTo Hell and Back
Dante Valentine (omnibus)
Jill Kismet Novels Night ShiftHunter's PrayerRedemption AlleyFlesh CircusHeaven's SpiteAngel Town
Jill Kismet (omnibus)
A Romance of Arquitaine Novels The Hedgewitch QueenThe Bandit King
Gallow and RaggedTrailer Park FaeRoadside MagicWasteland King
Industry Reviews
"Incredibly timely, well written and important.... A testament to Saintcrow's skill."--Los Angeles Times
"Vivid prose highlights the immediacy of battle, and the war-fractured landscape and the emotional and physical toll of fighting are realistically drawn.... An unsettling vision."--Publishers Weekly
"A punch in the gut, nauseatingly compelling in its emotional realism. As well as compelling as a story: well-paced, strikingly well-characterised, and deftly written, Afterwar is a deeply accomplished novel.... I can attest to its quality without hesitation."--Liz Bourke
"Saintcrow's rough, rawboned prose paints a world not on the edge, but already over it, revealing an alternate history of America that is achingly relevant to the America in which we live. Simply put, Saintcrow doesn't f*** around."--Chuck Wendig
"If anyone asks whether science fiction can be relevant, point them to Afterwar."--Kirkus
"Incisive, timely, and important. This may be Saintcrow's finest work to date."--Seanan McGuire
"Not a story for the faint of heart, Lilith Saintcrow's latest novel plays on the darkest elements of current American culture, and flashes an unmistakable warning about a potential future ruled by xenophobia and white supremacy.... Startlingly prescient."--RT Book Reviews
