White Horse

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“Suspenseful, fast-paced, and boasting solid character development, this is a much better than average postapocalyptic novel.“

“Readers have gleefully suffered through the End of Days in a good many apocalyptic novels in recent years…What debut novelist Adams brings to the scene in a planned trilogy is an unhinged but disquietly clear perspective on survivor’s guilt and the grimy nature of humanity…Adams ramps up our end days in an increasingly horrifying amplification of events…With uncommon confidence, Adams flips back and forth between the present day and Zoe’s life before…Adams has an excellent sense of timing, delivering gasp-inducing moments that punctuate her nightmare with verve. But it’s Zoe’s clear-eyed sense of self-preservation that will keep readers waiting for Adams’ follow-up. The novel relies heavily on biblical and Greek myths to welcome readers to Zoe’s nightmare, but it’s a small price to pay for the jolt.”

“White Horse…is written with such skill and confidence that it sits easily in the pantheon of postapocalyptic thrillers alongside the likes of Justin Cronin and Stephen King…The first installment in a bold new trilogy, White Horse is the perfect start to a series that promises to both terrify and thrill.”

“Adams’ fantasy is brilliant! It’s McCarthy’s The Road on hope steroids. Adams’ narrative is the prose of the world’s destruction, beautiful yet horrible. Her amazing characters are full of both hope and hopelessness in the face of death—and worse. This is what apocalyptic fiction will aspire to be from now on.”

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