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The Deading
by Nicholas Belardes
Narrated by June Angela, Robb Moreira, Luis Moreno
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Pub Date Jul 23 2024 | Archive Date Aug 15 2024
RBmedia | Recorded Books
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Description
Stephen King’s Under the Dome meets The Last of Us in this harrowing dystopian novel about the downward spiral of a seaside town that becomes infected by a mysterious ocean-borne contagion.
If you want to stay, you have to die.
In a small fishing town known for its aging birding community and the local oyster farm, a hidden evil emerges from the depths of the ocean. It begins with sea snails washing ashore, attacking whatever they cling to. This mysterious infection starts transforming the wildlife, the seascapes, and finally, the people.
Once infected, residents of Baywood start “deading”: collapsing and dying, only to rise again, changed in ways both fanatical and physical. As the government cuts the town off from the rest of the world, the uninfected, including the introverted bird-loving Blas and his jaded older brother Chango, realize their town could be ground zero for a fundamental shift in all living things.
Soon, disturbing beliefs and autocratic rituals emerge, overseen by the death-worshiping Risers. People must choose how to survive, how to find home, and whether or not to betray those closest to them. Stoked by paranoia and isolation, tensions escalate until Blas, Chango, and the survivors of Baywood must make their escape or become subsumed by this terrifying new normal.
At points claustrophobic and haunting, soulful and melancholic, The Deading lyrically explores the disintegration of society, the horror of survival and adaptation, and the unexpected solace found through connections in nature and between humans.
Advance Praise
“Do not eat fish from these waters. Or oysters. Really, just stay inland. Except that, in The Deading, that doesn't necessarily mean you're safe.” —Stephen Graham Jones, bestselling author of The Only Good Indians
“With prose as precise and dazzling as a diamond, The Deading is a masterwork.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Days of Wonder
“Belardes is a fine writer. The Deading hits hard out of the gate and keeps escalating. A delightfully gruesome combination of science fiction and eco-horror.” —Shirley Jackson Award winner Laird Barron, author of Not a Speck of Light (Stories)
“The Deading is a stellar novel: superb prose and a compelling mix of horror, ecology, and social commentary. Darkly beautiful and chilling, The Deading will linger long after the read ends.” —Lucy A. Snyder, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Sister, Maiden, Monster
Available Editions
EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
ISBN | 9798892737500 |
PRICE | $29.99 (USD) |
DURATION | 9 Hours, 52 Minutes |
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