{"product_id":"a-tidy-armageddon-9781770416888","title":"A Tidy Armageddon","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA novel in the vein of Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e and Emily St. John Mandel's \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e, showcasing the devastating scale of mass consumption while delivering a suspenseful and action-rich tale of human connection, loss, and resilience\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is utterly transformed: every product of human creation has been organized by an unknown hand into a vast grid of nine-story blocks, each comprised of a single item type: watering cans, lighthouses, fake Christmas trees, helicopters, plastic spoons, and everything else Earth's culture and technology have ever produced, stacked in homogenous towers and separated by a maze of passageways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavigating this depopulated environment, a small contingent of diverse soldiers tries to make sense of this enigmatic apocalypse while desperately searching for survivors. They are led by Elsie Sharpcot, a Cree woman who has endured the military's rampant racism and misogyny, and Dorian Wakely, her PTSD-afflicted second-in-command. Both veterans of the war in Afghanistan, they lead a group of army misfits while they all struggle -- against the elements and each other -- to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassing with fear and wonder through this museum of human achievement, provisioning themselves from its resources, the group races to outrun the approaching winter and find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770416888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bh Panhuyzen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42753435009205,"sku":"9781770416888","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_700a59bc-fdef-45d0-8584-4f00ad8de83b.jpg?v=1677595105","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-tidy-armageddon-9781770416888","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}