Description
"Shane Hinton has a hold on a post-apocalyptic setting in a way that would make the author of the Book of Revelation proud."
-GEORGE SINGLETON, author of Staff Picks
A mysterious condition sweeps the country, leaving its victims in a catatonic state. The power grid fails and the world goes dark. Somewhere in Florida, where the sprawling suburbs meet a dying citrus grove, a janitor at a small community radio station, an FCC field agent, and a DJ attempt to restore order and humanity. They build a radio tower to recruit survivors. As newcomers arrive and occupy the homes of the affected, a community grows and thrives. But when supplies dwindle and more people succumb to the condition, a doomsday preacher arrives to test the limits of the community; and the radio tower, once seen as a marvel, begins to look like an abomination.
Radio Dark fuses Cormac McCarthy's visceral realism with Daniil Kharms' absurdist sensibility to create a uniquely surreal post-apocalyptic novel. As in Hinton's debut, Pinkies (a CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist), deadpan humor lurks just below the surface of this bleak tale.
Author: Shane Hinton
Publisher: Burrow Press
Published: 06/01/2020
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9781941681015
ISBN10: 1941681018
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
- Fiction | Absurdist
- Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology