The world lies devastated after the massive oil crisis that was described in LAST LIGHT. Human society has more or less entirely broken down and millions lie dead of starvation and disease. There are only one or two beacon communities that have managed to fashion a new way of living. Jenny Sutherland runs one of these groups. Based on a series of decaying offshore oil-rigs - for safety - a few hundred people have rebuilt a semblance of normality in this otherwise dead world. But as she and her people start to explore their surroundings once again, they start to realise not every survivor has the same vision of a better future than their catastrophic past. There are people out there who would take everything they have. War is coming, and the stakes are truly massive...
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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 )
'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 )
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Parm
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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}
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}
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Tigertail
Format: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!
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!
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good read!
This book was a good follow up to 'Last Light'. However, Last Light was a better and more gripping read!
Published 23 days ago by amanjit sandhu
5.0 out of 5 stars
Coolio
Fantastisch. Es war sehr sehr gut! Yeah it was a good booo o sippozs man yeh brattah,it waf grate yaoh mon
Published 1 month ago by gavin mcinnes
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good read!
I enjoyed this book, it finished 'Last Light' very well. A scary snapshot of things which could happen!! Well worth a read!
Published 1 month ago by John
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
A very good read but also a eye opener, something like this is heading our way. Selfishly I hope it's not in my lifetime but it could be.......
Published 1 month ago by mark Gilham
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unremittingly poor
I bought this book (and the prequel Last Light) as part of a research project into post-apocalypse novels. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andy Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scarrow is a top banana
I bought the kindle version to read on my iPad, it's the first book I've tried to read on the iPad and it's not a great experience, however this is not a review about Apple... Read more
Published 4 months ago by TheRocketMan
4.0 out of 5 stars
a frightening look at the world after oil.
follows on 10 years from Lastlight.It carries on the story of the Sutherlands in a different take on a post apocalyptic world caused not by zombies or disease but by the oil and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by midd145
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb!
Excellent conclusion to Last Light. Afterlight leaps tens years after the 'crash' and continues the story of the Sutherlands. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Gary Constable
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Human Spirit Shines Through
I came across Last Light by accident last year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Asked for this sequel for my birthday. Read more
Asked for this sequel for my birthday. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Richard Head
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good follow up
Last light was excellent and I had bought both Last light and Afterlight together.
Reading the follow up straight away definitley adds to the reading experience in this... Read more
Reading the follow up straight away definitley adds to the reading experience in this... Read more
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