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Author | Brian Francis Slattery |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Pages | 304 |
Awards | Philip K. Dick Award |
ISBN | 0765329123 |
Lost Everything is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Brian Francis Slattery, published in 2012 by Tor Books. [1] The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. [2]
The novel takes place in an apocalyptic America plagued by civil war after fierce storms have decimated major cities. [1]
The novel follows Sunny Jim as he travels up a river with a group of other survivors in search of his wife and son. [1]
Kirkus Reviews praised the novel's setting and the development of familial relationships, but said that, "the novel is plagued by an unsatisfying, scattershot execution." [1] Publishers Weekly compared the novel's themes to Cormac McCarthy's The Road, but wrote that the novel suffered from pacing problems and was morbid without sufficient relief. [3] Woman's Day reviewer Alexandra Gekas disagreed that the novel lacked relief, writing "The people we meet [in the novel] certainly show intense cruelty, but there are also moments of profound kindness, small, but powerful gestures of love and a great sense of hope overriding hopelessness." [4]
The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. [2]
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Author | Brian Francis Slattery |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Pages | 304 |
Awards | Philip K. Dick Award |
ISBN | 0765329123 |
Lost Everything is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Brian Francis Slattery, published in 2012 by Tor Books. [1] The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. [2]
The novel takes place in an apocalyptic America plagued by civil war after fierce storms have decimated major cities. [1]
The novel follows Sunny Jim as he travels up a river with a group of other survivors in search of his wife and son. [1]
Kirkus Reviews praised the novel's setting and the development of familial relationships, but said that, "the novel is plagued by an unsatisfying, scattershot execution." [1] Publishers Weekly compared the novel's themes to Cormac McCarthy's The Road, but wrote that the novel suffered from pacing problems and was morbid without sufficient relief. [3] Woman's Day reviewer Alexandra Gekas disagreed that the novel lacked relief, writing "The people we meet [in the novel] certainly show intense cruelty, but there are also moments of profound kindness, small, but powerful gestures of love and a great sense of hope overriding hopelessness." [4]
The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. [2]