After the Before: A Post-Apocalyptic Novel
Three hundred years after the fall, the ruins still remember.
Sophie and Markus are scavengers, picking through the wreckage of the past when they unearth a sealed box buried deep in the rubble of The Before. They know two things: it might hold the key to a safer future for humanity, and it will take all the grit they have to reach someone who can open it.
From an award-winning songwriter, professional musician, and exhibited visual artist now, at 81, a debut novelist whose work is already being compared to Station Eleven and The Road.
Their trek to the City, in search of a reclusive historian who may hold the answer, takes them across a cratered plain bombed almost into oblivion and infested with unstoppable, flesh-hungry machines. When a religious fanatic takes Sophie and the box, Markus must push into the heart of his worst fears, calling on unexpected allies, testing loyalties, and reopening wounds he thought had healed because what's in the box may buy humanity a future. It might also cost him the person he can't imagine living without.
After the Before is not a survival story about outrunning the end of the world. It's about what's worth carrying forward once the running stops memory, trust, and the fragile, stubborn hope that comes from choosing each other despite it all.
"An emotionally rich, atmospheric adventure that dystopian and speculative fiction lovers will absolutely want to explore." - Readers' Favorite
"Fans of Station Eleven or The Road will feel right at home here." - Literary Titan
"A well written, fast paced allegorical tale... I was immediately taken with the landscapes and characters." - Verified reader
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