The Dammerung

by Macaulay C. Hunter

He awakens in the middle of nowhere . . .

When tensions explode between the Earth colonists and the native inhabitants of Nasa, a gas attack upon the cities wrenches people’s souls from their bodies and reorders them at random. Avan opens his eyes to a cornfield, wearing a stranger’s clothes and with mere minutes to find shelter before the deadly swarm of insects arises at sunset.

When any face could hide the soul of a loved one, Avan struggles to locate his younger brother Fong and their foster sisters among the millions of casualties in a world plunging into chaos. Weaving sinuously between characters and time, The Dammerung explores the collapse and reconstruction of a society through one family caught in the aftermath.

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 27, 2012

About the author

Macaulay C. Hunter was born in the Midwest but grew up in southern California. Earning a degree in Classical Languages and Literature, Hunter has worked in education and agriculture in addition to freelance writing. Hunter currently resides in northern California and is finishing a young adult fantasy series as well as keeping an online journal about health and nutrition.

Reviews

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

A compelling and excellent pre-and post-apocalyptic sci fi novel that bends and twists everything you think you know about storytelling. The story is told from the point of view of multiple characters, but wait: the chronology is reverse, and at one point, the characters have shifted bodies. . . you actually have to pay attention while you are reading this novel! But it challenges assumptions about gender, intelligence, love, families. Or, it's a novel about colonization and oppression, and fighting back. It is all of these things and more. Mind bending and mind blowing. Highly recommended.

[Debby Zygielbaum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is on of my favorite books by Macaulay C. Hunter.