Young Forktongue Davy has visions; epilepsy, his Ma calls it. He's barely able to help around the family farm. But something about the lad is attracting attention: the menacing stranger who might be the angel of death himself; the women-only community at Wycombe; Daniel, sent by the mysterious Guz. They all want Davy for their own reasons. But what use can he be to anyone? He has visions of flight, but how can flight ever be possible in this shattered world?A simple farmboy, caught up in events beyond his power to control--but his visions may be the key to the future.
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The Aftermath is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Dave Hutchinson and Adam Roberts.
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This second volume in the Aftermath series is self contained, although I'd recommend reading Dave Hutchison's first volume to help with the background.
I mentioned the influence of Richard Cowper in my review of the first one, specifically the Corlay books, and that echo is even stronger in this volume with its tale of a young boy who is believed to possess some mystical significance. There is a remarkable similarity of tone between the two volumes, and they complement each other well. One annoyance is that, unless I'm missing something, one plot strand seems to disappear. It may be something that's picked up in future books, but it seemed a little abrupt here.
I'm a sucker for English catastrophes (I blame it on being frightened by a John Wyndham book in my pram), so I am easy pickings for these books, but I like them anyway. Here's to the next volume.
