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    After The Flood

    Written by Kassandra Montag

    Narrated by Hillary Huber

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    Life is about more than just surviving...

    An unforgettable, inventive, and riveting epic saga about a mother, her daughter and their struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic flooded world, which signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent.



    'An adventure rife with great peril and high emotional stakes, this postapocalyptic novel reads like a fast-paced screenplay: intense, visceral, and relentless.' Library Journal

    It's 2031, and the world has been utterly transformed. After years of rising floodwaters, all that's left is an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water. Civilization as it once was is gone. Bands of pirates roam the waters, in search of goods and women to breed. Some join together to create a new kind of society, while others sail alone, barely surviving.

    Myra and her young daughter, Pearl, survive by fishing from their small boat, visiting small hamlets and towns on dry land to trade for supplies and information. The sole purpose of Myra's existence is to protect Pearl, while mourning the loss of her oldest daughter, Row, who was kidnapped during the last terrifying storm surge.

    For eight years Myra has searched for the girl that she knows, in her bones and her heart, still lives. In a violent confrontation with a stranger, Myra hears that Row was last seen in a far-off encampment of raiders on the coast of what used to be Greenland. Throwing aside her usual caution, she and Pearl embark on a perilous voyage into the icy northern seas to rescue her.

    A compulsively readable novel of dark despair and soaring hope, After the Flood is a magnificent, exhilarating, action-packed, and sometimes frightening odyssey laced with wonder - an affecting and wholly original saga, both redemptive and astonishing.

    'The searing, often brutal story of a mother's terrifying quest to find her missing daughter in a post-apocalyptic world. Haunting and shocking.' Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

    '[A] brilliantly imagined novel about love and desperation, set in an astonishing new world ... utterly gripping' Karin Slaughter, international bestselling author of The Last Widow

    'An intriguing and innovative woman-centered swashbuckling quest narrative' Publishers Weekly

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateSep 24, 2019
    ISBN9781460791554
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    After The Flood
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    Kassandra Montag

    Kassandra Montag is an award-winning poet, fiction writer, and freelance medical journalist. Her work has appeared in journals and anthologies such as Midwestern Gothic, Nebraska Poetry, Prairie Schooner, and Mystery Weekly Magazine, among others. She holds an MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Creighton University, and makes her home in Omaha, Nebraska.  After the Flood is her first novel.

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    • 3/5
      Really liked the premise, but the characters did little for me and I mostly found them fairly irritating or one-dimensional. Lots of potential here, though.
    • 4/5
      The author did a spectacular job describing the water laden landscape and the remaining settlements. (Although it was hard for me not to actively think of the movie “Waterworld”) I did have trouble with the boating terms, but a quick Google search helped me to understand them better. Montag also honestly portrayed Myra as not only a grieving mother but as a survivor. As a mother myself, I felt Myra’s anguish and hope alongside her, and the desperation and despair she felt when she was besieged by a setback. I often reflected on Myra’s actions and choices, and what I would do if I was in the same position.
    • 2/5
      The premise of this book is intriguing, but there were so many holes in how this world works and the main character was unlikable with no depth.
    • 3/5
      I was sent this book from the publisher/publicity team. My ratings and reviews will be my own personal opinions and are in no way influenced by publishers or authors who may have sent me books to review.Science Fiction tends to be a genre that I rarely reach for, but this one sounded really good. The cover also really grabbed my attention.I really loved the beginning of this one. I was immediately hooked around the story with Row and it was really what kept me reading throughout. I really enjoyed the parts that involved Row and the mystery around what happened to her.I do feel this went on a little too much at times. I needed a little more movement in the middle. However; the author did a great job of throwing enough in at the right moments to pull me back in. Every time I would get to a point of wanting to give up on this one, something would happen to pull me back in.I was happy that the story with Row picked up at the end too. Overall, this was better than I was expecting.
    • 5/5
      The world has flooded presumably caused by global warming leaving the people behind either living at high altitudes or on boats. A woman and her daughter are living at sea and are trying to locate her other daughter and husband who left one night without them. She can't understand why. During their quest they meet all manner of good and bad characters landing them eventually in Greenland where she heard they went. The dust jacket indicates this novel is to made into a movie. It will be interesting to see what they do with it.
    • 4/5
      Overall, the story was interesting. There were some parts where Myra does exactly what she knows she shouldn't do and tries to justify it, which were a little annoying to read through after the 3rd time it happens. The setting of the story was unique and not what I was expecting.
    • 4/5
      For me, a lot of the fascination with dystopian and/or post-apocalyptic books (and tv shows and movies) is imagining how or whether I would be able to cope. This novel does a really good job at providing the answer for one particular women, who is trying to survive on Earth when most of it has gone underwater and her family has fractured. It's a good story, well told, and kept me turning pages - I blew through it in a weekend. It strains plausibility in some places (a few too many coincidental meet-ups) - but not in Myra's feelings or behavior. Definitely a good read for anyone already inclined to this kind of story and also for others who might be interested in a story of survival in any circumstances.
    • 3/5
      After the Flood is a dystopian novel, which is why I chose it, and the concept seemed very interesting. The world had flooded, but the author doesn't explain much about how or why this happened. One has to assume things, like global warming, earthquakes, etc. The main character is Myra, whose husband deserted her, taking their daughter Row with him. Eventually she gives birth to another daughter, Pearl. They live on a boat, and together they set out to find Row.They have many adventurous mishaps and meet many people. That's the best I can describe the rest of the book. I found it to drag a bit in many areas, making me less than enthusiastic about continuing my reading. But I did, and I can't say the ending was very satisfying. It's a good concept, so you'll have to decide for yourself if you choose to read it.I received this book from Library Thing's Early Reader club.
    • 5/5
      Rising floodwaters have taken over most of the world. Groups of marauders have begun taking over, enslaving those who are left. Myra and her daughter Pearl make a living on the water, fishing and bartering. 8 years ago, Myra's eldest daughter Row was kidnapped by her father. When Myra hears that Row is alive and living in a marauder's colony, she is determined to reach her. When Myra's ship is wrecked, she and Pearl join forces with a larger boat. Through lies and deception, Myra convinces them to sail to the marauder's colony.This was an interesting and engaging story. The characters were realistic and dynamic and the book was well paced. I would love to read more books set in this world. Overall, well worth picking up.
    • 3/5
      I started off with optimism for a well written Post Apocalyptic novel with a strong female lead, but I ended a bit disappointed. I found the main character's story arc, a mother's quest to find her lost daughter in a hostile world, to be compelling and reminiscent of Away, by Amy Bloom, which is a great read. In this future improbable water world, I became distracted by basic scientific, seamanship and survival details, which kept me from engaging in the plot and characters as much as I had hoped.
    • 3/5
      An adventure post-apocalyptic novel of a women with one of her daughters on a journey to find the lost daughter taken by her husband. A massive flood occurs that leaves available land to be sparse and people to be cruel. The book starts the story right away. The POV is all from the mother. The character is well-written with motivations mainly seen through quick flashbacks. Some of the supportive characters are interesting, but most of them I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. There are a few moments that are just too convenient, but they do keep the story moving forward. The author writes action sequences in a way that makes them very exciting, but all the writing outside of those moments can be more dull and repetitive. Problems aside, overall I did enjoy the book.
    • 4/5
      I thought I was over the doom and gloom of dystopian novels, but I thought wrong. This inventive new take on a world that has flooded had me riveted from the get go. A young mother and her daughter must survive in a world nearly completely flooded. Armed with only their small boat and fishing prowess, they must navigate a society completely torn apart by flooding. Unwillingly to trust anyone except for her daughter she decides that she must track down her first born who was stolen from her by her husband years ago. For once she has a lead and she will stop at nothing to get her back after living with a hopeless dread for years. Filled with pirates, badass women, survival, adventure, and romance; I ADORED this novel and look forward to more from this author! Super fast paced and full of intrigue!
    • 5/5
      Myra and her daughter Pearl live on a boat after the majority of the earth is covered in water due to global warming. There are settlements on the mountain tops that still protrude from the seas, but they are often attacked by raiders. It's hard to trust anyone.I really enjoyed this dystopian thriller. I received an ARC from the publisher through Library Thing's Early Reviewers Program. Put this on your radar for Sept. 2019! Two thumbs up from me!
    • 4/5
      I received this book as part of the LT early reviewer program. A mash up of Waterworld and The Road, After the Flood is a wonderfully paced post-apocalyptic thriller and the story of what lengths a mother will go to in order to save a daughter who was stolen from her. There were a few misses for me, the predictability of bits and the repetition of others, the overall plot was well worked and the characters were developed in a way that made them seem like real people. It moved with a quick page turning ease and held a few good emotional punches, despite the fact you could sense what was coming. I good summer read.
    • 3/5
      An ambitious post apocalyptic novel. I think the narration would have been strengthened if it were third person, and there were a number of times where I felt I was being told character development and plot rather than shown through dialogue and action. The pacing and flow were good.
    • 4/5
      I received an advance reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Not another dystopian novel. Not another post-apocalyptic novel. Like all good novels, "After the Flood" is not just another post-apocalyptic dystopian novel. In it Kassandra Montag explores what it takes to remain human in the face of disaster. She uses the mother and daughter at the center of the story to delve into the questions that we all live with - how to live as a family and a society, how to trust others (and more importantly yourself), and what is really important. The plot is rather predictable but the characters are so well developed that you can't help be swept up in the story. All in all, a good swashbuckling tale that I would recommend for all readers.
    • 4/5
      “After the Flood” is a post apocalyptic book about a mother and her child trying to survive in a mostly flooded world full of violence, disease and starvation. While maybe not quite as dark as “The Road” it is a sad, dark book full of characters experiencing all forms of grief and loss. I thought the plot was a little far fetched when I started the book, but after reading the ending I forgave the author for that. Would recommend.
    • 4/5
      I would like to thank Library Thing for my advance copy of After the Flood by Kassandra Montag. I enjoyed the book very much. I though it moved along pretty well. The story however was kind of basic and I thought it was dragged out a little long. To me this was a high sea adventure which could have been also told in the past and not the future. Enjoyed the read though, great adventure.
    • 4/5
      After the Flood is a dystopian novel that follows Myra and her 7 year old daughter, Pearl, as they brave their watery world and search for Myra's oldest daughter, Row, who was kidnapped just before her sister was born. Myra struggles with the realities of her world: hunger, thieves, and gangs, as well as her own inner demons of guilt and mistrust. The book is a page turning adventure story, but Kassandra Montag's thoughtful prose turns the book into something more. After the Flood is a work of literary fiction that is well worth the read.