Summary
Kenstibec was genetically engineered to build a new world, but the apocalypse forced a career change. These days he drives a taxi instead.
A fast-paced, droll and disturbing novel, BARRICADE is a savage road trip across the dystopian landscape of post-apocalypse Britain; narrated by the cold-blooded yet magnetic antihero, Kenstibec.
Kenstibec is a member of the ‘Ficial’ race, a breed of merciless super-humans. Their war on humanity has left Britain a wasteland, where …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575118133 |
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| ISBN-10: | 057511813X |
| Author: | Jon Wallace |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 179mm x 173mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Jon Wallace keeps the pace up, delivering inense setpieces alongside plenty of twisted humour and bone-crunching violence.”
I found Barricade to be a fast-paced action adventure, full of dilemmas that need to be overcome. The book left me with many questions, two of which were: Why is there always fear of the unknown? Does being logical mean you always know best? * Fantasy Book Review *
Jon Wallace keeps the pace up, delivering inense setpieces alongside plenty of twisted humour and bone-crunching violence * SFX *
A superb, powerful, perfectly-paced debut that I found myself galloping through - clearly a writer we should be keeping an eye on. Hugely recommended * Forbidden Planet International *
Barricade is like one of those clever teachers that manages to educate through fun and amusement. More than that though its a book that can be enjoyed on many levels. You can just enjoy the ride; the crazily constructed story and crafty characters or you can enjoy the messages it subtly imparts * SF Book *
Compelling, fast paced and full of action, some very violent, the story moves through a series of set pieces told in the first person, cleverly from a Ficial’s perspective. What makes this book a little different is the dual narrative strands: before and after the journey; a dislocation of time * We Love This Book *
BARRICADE is a refreshingly short and sweet addition to the genre * Reader Dad *
Jon Wallace presents a powerful portrait of a destroyed Britain, full of intriguing landscapes and settlements, as well as glimpses into the world and society that preceded it * Forwintersnights *
Jon Wallace, I warrant, is one to watch * Tor.com *
I’m not looking for a sanitised, clinical apocalypse. I want a writer to bring the world to an end with a BANG, not a whimper. The writing needs to revel in the anarchy and chaos, unleash a bit of mayhem. I’m glad to say BARRICADE manages to do exactly that * The Eloquent Page *
even a machine would find it tough not to enjoy the glee with which Jon Wallace breaks the world apart * Sci-Fi Now *
The fact paced narrative is a big draw…a promising dbut * The Big Issue *
A taxi ride, in Jon Wallace’s scintillating debut novel, becomes an epic trek through a near-future Britain ravaged by conflict and nuclear war…the end of civilization has seldom been such gruesome fun * The Financial Times *
About The Author
Jon Wallace
Jon Wallace is an author based in London, England. He has been a barman, postman, till jockey, actor, help-liner, pollster and charity comms bloke. His hobbies include walking pooches and listening to his wife sing her way around the flat.
His debut novel, ‘Barricade’, is out now from Gollancz - Part 1 in the Kenstibec Trilogy.
Part 2, ‘Steeple’, is published in 2015.
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