Tomorrow's children

Title:

Tomorrow's children

Author:

Summary:

Years ago, Tomorrow -- a noxious cloud of funky gas -- descended on Manhattan, cutting the island off from the rest of the world and mutating the remaining population. Now, survivors exist amid the rubble of modernity, wearing cast-off clothing from generations past, worshipping celebrities from the past as ambivalent gods and communicating through roughly drawn emojis. Manhattan exists in a state of delicate balance between neighbourhoods, with each group protecting themselves with Molotov cocktails and scrap metal spears. But when the first tourist in centuries arrives on the island under mysterious circumstances, the uneasy web tangled between factions is about to unravel… -- Amazon.

Physical Description:

378 pages ; 22 cm

Genre:

Dystopian fiction.

Subject Term:

Survival -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Angry Robot,

Publication Date:

2024

ISBN:

9781915202857

Publication Information:

London, UK : Angry Robot, [2024]

Call Number:

POLANSKY

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

From Hugo Award nominated author comes a high-octane post-apocalyptic romp set in the ruins of Manhattan.

Years ago, Tomorrow - a noxious cloud of funky gas - descended on Manhattan, cutting the island off from the rest of the world and mutating the remaining population.

Now, survivors exist amid the rubble of modernity, wearing cast-off clothing from generations past, worshipping celebrities from the past as ambivalent gods and communicating through roughly drawn emojis. Manhattan exists in a state of delicate balance between neighbourhoods, with each group protecting themselves with Molotov cocktails and scrap metal spears.

But when the first tourist in centuries arrives on the island under mysterious circumstances, the uneasy web tangled between factions is about to unravel...

Frantic and full of anarchy, Tomorrow's Children is a high-octane dystopian tale from Hugo Award nominated author Daniel Polansky.

Author Notes

Daniel Polansky is a baker and writer living in Los Angeles. His works include the Low Town trilogy, the Empty Throne duology, A City Dreaming, the 7th Perfection, and the Hugo-nominated novella The Builders .

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In a ruined future Manhattan, the delicate alliances between gangs come unglued with the arrival of some curious and covetous outsiders in this retro SF novel from Polansky (the Low Town trilogy). Trapped by a roiling cloud known only as the "funk," the island's inhabitants struggle to be self-sufficient by farming Central Park and generating electricity via stationary bikes. The funk interferes not only with the weather but with the genetics of the isolated Manhattanites, gifting some with psychic powers--though too much exposure tends to vaporize the unlucky "funk-huffer." When freelance troublemaker the Kid knocks out an entire gang, reluctant sheriff Gillian (aka The Doom What Came to TriBeCa) sets out to learn who ordered the hit, a task that takes her from the counting houses of Wall Street to the lairs of subway dwellers. Polansky brings a 19th-century feel to his smog-ridden reverie of petty enclaves jostling for primacy with the aid of shaven-head "confessors" trained by a female Pope. Against the steampunk backdrop, the rebellious attitude of street versus suite comes across loud and clear. This entertaining tale is sure to win fans. Agent: Chris Lotts, Lotts Agency (Mar.)