A post apocalyptic horror exploring a dystopian view of the future of earth after a chilling epidemic wipes out most of humanity. 

 

This was a very different read for me but I really enjoyed it, and it made a refreshing change from my usual crime fiction books. The story follows Anthem, an exilist, whose job it is to exile afflicted members of the last known community on earth and rid the community of their ‘shivers’ or monsters to protect the unafflicted. Soon Anthem finds himself called upon by the town’s Architect and sent out into the Deadlands to try and find a more permanent resolution. As time starts to run out, Anthem discovers that what the residents have been told about life outside their walls isn’t all as it seems. 

 

The story kept me enthralled and had lots of interesting developments and characters. I did find on occasion it was a little slow and the chapters could have been slightly faster paced for my tastes, but overall an enjoyable read.