Hardcover, 432 pages
English language
Published June 4, 2024 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
The book opens on Earth, eleven thousand years from now. The Anth met their end long ago. (You’ll learn how and why; it is not what you expect.) How, then, do we encounter a human boy living in a village in a forested valley? And, when he is levered out of that cozy home — suspiciously cozy, it turns out — who and what will we find waiting in the new world?
That’s probably too long. Here’s another attempt, a bit shorter:
The year is 13777. There are dragons on the moon.
An interesting story, mainly due to the meta-fictional elements. Lots of fantasy remixes here with deliberate winking by an unusual narrator. Overall, though, the stakes of the story never really grabbed me.
I think I chuckled out loud more with this book than any recent book I've read. It's not a comedy, but it's got humor. It's not really an apocalypse book but, it is about the end of humanity. It's not an action book, but there are twists and tense moments.
It many ways this book reminded me of the Robot & Monk series but in a quirkier world with more surprises. I don't think it will stick with me for long, but it was an absolute joy to read.
