Desert Creatures by Chronister, Kay
Desert Creatures by Chronister, Kay

Desert Creatures

"A vivid investigation of faith, perseverance, and human violence as they exist at the end of the...
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Author: Kay Chronister
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Desert Creatures by Chronister, Kay

Desert Creatures

$52.89
Desert Creatures by Chronister, Kay

Desert Creatures

$52.89
Author: Kay Chronister
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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"A vivid investigation of faith, perseverance, and human violence as they exist at the end of the world . . . Scintillating." --Brian Evenson, author of Song for the Unraveling World

This "genre-shredding" (Tor.com) feminist dystopian eco-horror, perfect for fans of The Last of Us, traces a girl's coming-of-age on a post-apocalyptic trek through the Southwest.

In a bleak, desiccated future, eleven-year-old Magdala and her father are forced to flee through the desolate landscape of the American Southwest, searching for shelter and peace. Pursued by horrors both unnatural and all-too-human, they join a pilgrimage to the holy city of Las Vegas, where it is said that vigilante saints reside, bright with neon power. Magdala, born with a clubfoot, is determined to be healed there. But one by one, the pilgrims and her father fall victim to an eerie, all-consuming sickness--leaving Magdala to fend for herself in the wilderness.

After surviving for years on her own, Magdala grows tired of waiting for her miracle. She turns her gaze to Las Vegas once more, taking an exiled Vegas priest hostage to guide her as she navigates the unsettling expanse of the desert and the hungry, dark ambitions of men. Even as she nears the holy land, Magdala must choose: survival or salvation?

In this moving debut novel, acclaimed short fiction writer Kay Chronister twines the strange, terrible beauty of the desert into a haunting exploration of faith and hope. Bold and disquieting, Desert Creatures is a surreal examination of humanity and the myths we tell ourselves to survive.

Author: Kay Chronister
Publisher: Erewhon Books
Published: 11/08/2022
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781645660521


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/29/2022
Library Journal 10/04/2022 pg. 1
Foreword 10/27/2022
Shelf Awareness 12/16/2022

About the Author
Kay Chronister is an award-winning writer of dark and speculative fiction. Her stories have appeared in Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, Shimmer, Black Static, The Dark and elsewhere. Her first collection of short fiction, Thin Places, was published by Undertow Publications in 2020 and has been nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award. Currently a PhD candidate in Literature at the University of Arizona, she researches romance, folklore, and politics in eighteenth-century Britain.
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