- Hardcover: 464 pages
- Publisher: Orion (27 May 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1409108155
- ISBN-13: 978-1409108153
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 490,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'An immensely compelling drama, with strong characters and few pulled punches... Afterlight is a gripping read.' (SFX )
'A pacy, entertaining narrative that never forgets that it is thriller first. It is a cracking good read.' (MATERIAL WITNESS )
'Afterlight is the terrifying sequel to his acclaimed Last Light in which the very worst and in some cases the very best of human life is explored' (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )
'A harsh, frightening, depressing and all too believable world, but not an unrealistic one. The story is well-paced and the interspersed flash-backs to the early days of the crisis complement the narrative rather than hinder it. Anyone who likes disaster novels is highly unlikely to be disappointed by this book.' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )
' A compulsive page-turner, I read Afterlight in a single session... A gripping summer read then - one sure to give you pause for thought the next time you switch on a bedside light or fill up the car.' (NORTHERN ECHO ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'A pacy, entertaining narrative that never forgets that it is thriller first. It is a cracking good read.' (MATERIAL WITNESS )
'Afterlight is the terrifying sequel to his acclaimed Last Light in which the very worst and in some cases the very best of human life is explored' (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )
'A harsh, frightening, depressing and all too believable world, but not an unrealistic one. The story is well-paced and the interspersed flash-backs to the early days of the crisis complement the narrative rather than hinder it. Anyone who likes disaster novels is highly unlikely to be disappointed by this book.' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )
' A compulsive page-turner, I read Afterlight in a single session... A gripping summer read then - one sure to give you pause for thought the next time you switch on a bedside light or fill up the car.' (NORTHERN ECHO ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Civilisation is gone. Where does humanity go from here...?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Alex Does it AGAIN!!,
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This review is from: Afterlight (Hardcover)
Set 10 years after Last light Afterlight for me is a book about the last best hope for Humanity (to steal a line from BSG).
Alex sets out with some old faces to explore a time after the oil crash, have we changed, can we adapt/ change and create a new future? or are there just too many out there who hunger for the days of old and the power that they can reap for themselves. Following the fates of the Sutherland Children while they explore their past and look to the future. Again alex weaves the story brilliantly with wonderful characters (his truly best writing gift). This book delivers just as much as Last light and then gives you even more, action, pace, characters, depth, humour and sorrow...what more could you ask for in a story. Buy this book you will not be disapointed. {Parm}
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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Lights Out,
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This review is from: Afterlight: n/a (Paperback)
Alex Scarrow is becoming one of my favourite authors. His books are both compelling and page turners that stay in your head for a long time afterwards. Last Light was a great thriller which had a very scary message which I still talk about a couple of years later.
Afterlight is the follow up to Last Light and you could read it without having read that, but you would be missing out big time. I've finished it in a day; no way was I going to leave it until tomorrow to finish! Afterlight is, interestingly, set 10 years after a `big crash' when the oil stopped flowing and the lights went out and the food stopped coming. The Sutherland family are surviving on an oil rig with a community of fellow survivors, but their sanctuary is about to be invaded by an unlikely source.. We are also given flashbacks to the O2 in London, set up as an emergency point and we see how that has evolved over the years and how it might clash with the community on the oil rig. Fast paced, engrossing and very entertaining thriller, certainly of appeal to those who enjoyed the BBC's "Survivors" but also those who might have liked "The Road". But this is not just an action thriller, there is a theme about humanity and one about the choices you have to make. Mr Scarrow does not play in any particular genre, his last (the excellent October Skies) was set in the pioneering Old West, but he is a clever and thoughtful writer and whatever he puts out seems to be very readable. I imagine I will buy his next book, whatever the subject because he has not let me down yet. Recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Planning on stockpiling beans for the near future!,
By Tigertail (Britain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Afterlight (Paperback)
This book is fantastic. The realism involved scared the pants off me, the author knows Britain, knows the youth and knows how people think. I found it well written and finished it in one day I could not put it down. I had not read the previous book and read Afterlight as a stand alone novel and if I hadn't looked on here I would never have realised this was a sequel. I'm now a Alex Scarrow fan!
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