The World After

An exhilarating, yet touching story of personal discovery and adventure, based in a reality that was all too nearly our own...

Mankind has come shockingly close to destroying the world that we live in a surprising number of times. It is a matter of historical fact that, on the 26th of September 1983, one man made a choice that prevented a devastating nuclear war.

In 'The World After' that near miss was not a near miss.

Twenty years after a protracted worldwide nuclear war, a community of survivors are living on an island off the coast of the UK, in a symbiotic relationship with an aircraft carrier and the remnants of her crew, under the command of Admiral Gill.

The story is narrated by Badger, a tough and tenacious seventeen year-old, who lost both parents many years ago. After an ambiguous signal is received from the mainland, a spark of hope is ignited.

When Gill will not risk further lives and resources to search for the ghost of a father lost ten years previously, Badger sets off alone on a perilous rescue mission.

Autorentext

As a fan of all things post-apocalyptic, D.L.Gore had been talking about writing a book for years... and talking... and talking. Finally after much procrastination and cajoling, helped by a large dose of 'either get on with it or shut up about it' from those close, it happened - both the shutting up and the writing. The debut novel of The World After series was born - an exhilarating, yet touching, story of personal discovery and adventure, based in a post-apocalyptic world that was all too nearly our own. Influences and favourite authors include: J.G. Ballard, John Christopher, Susanna Clarke, Justin Cronin, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Robert Harris, Harry Harrison, Hugh Howey, Aldous Huxley, Sergei Lukyanenko, Richard Matheson, Julian May, Alan Moore, Robert O'Brien, George Orwell, M.P. Shiel, Nevil Shute, J.R.R Tolkien, H.G. Wells, John Wyndham. See theworldafter.co.uk for more information and updates.