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Bannerless (The Bannerless Saga, #1)

Carrie Vaughn

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Apr 18, 2019 Christine H rated it really liked it · review of another edition

What would happen if Cli-fi and Solarpunk had a baby, which was then raised by Police Procedural?

That's the best way I can describe Bannerless. I was looking for something about a climate apocalypse that wasn't too depressing, and miraculously this presented itself. It's soon enough after The Fall to have compelling pathos, but long enough after to be optimistic. And the driving force of the story is a murder mystery pursued by the protagonist, a woman who fulfills the role of a federal agent i ...more

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Aug 08, 2017 Ryan Mac rated it liked it

This book did a pretty decent job with world building and a fairly interesting main character...and that's about it. The story is set in post-apocalyptic America after superflu epidemic and huge storms driven by climate change have wiped out nearly everything. After "The Fall", smaller groups of people gather together into communities, sharing resources and setting up a new society. Enid lives in Haven and is an Investigator, basically the police who investigate unauthorized pregnancies and othe ...more

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