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This Is Our Undoing

About This Is Our Undoing

Winner of The SCKA 2022 for Best Debut Shortlisted for the Kavya Prize Longlisted for the British Science Fiction Awards Shortlisted for the British Fantasy Society Awards for Best Novel & Best Newcomer Could you condemn one child to save another? In a near-future Europe fracturing under climate change and far-right politics, biologist Lina Stephenson works in the remote Rila Mountains, safely away from London State. When an old enemy dies, Lina''s dangerous past resurfaces, putting her family''s lives at risk. Trapped with her vulnerable sister alongside the dead man''s family, Lina is facing pressure from all sides: her enemy''s eldest son is determined to destroy her in his search for vengeance, whilst his youngest carries a sinister secret... ...But the forest is hiding its own threats and as a catastrophic storm closes in, Lina realises that if she is to save her family, she must become a monster.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781913387655
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 300
  • Published:
  • August 2, 2021
  • Dimensions:
  • 215x139x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 382 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of This Is Our Undoing

Winner of The SCKA 2022 for Best Debut
Shortlisted for the Kavya Prize
Longlisted for the British Science Fiction Awards
Shortlisted for the British Fantasy Society Awards for Best Novel & Best Newcomer

Could you condemn one child to save another?

In a near-future Europe fracturing under climate change and far-right politics, biologist Lina Stephenson works in the remote Rila Mountains, safely away from London State. When an old enemy dies, Lina''s dangerous past resurfaces, putting her family''s lives at risk.

Trapped with her vulnerable sister alongside the dead man''s family, Lina is facing pressure from all sides: her enemy''s eldest son is determined to destroy her in his search for vengeance, whilst his youngest carries a sinister secret...

...But the forest is hiding its own threats and as a catastrophic storm closes in, Lina realises that if she is to save her family, she must become a monster.

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