Set in an alternate future in which a new and merciless civil war has torn the United States in two, Omar El Akkad’s engrossing fable American War explores the repercussions of the brutal conflict refracted through three generations of one family. It’s an impressive and effective gambit, which, because of the quality and economy of Akkad’s writing, delivers a convincing and epic near-apocalyptic tale without feeling the need to launch another interminable multi-book series.
The intricately plotted American War explores how an attempted prohibition on the use of eco-toxic fossil fuels has split the nation, pitting a resentful gas-guzzling South against an implacably green North. With events threatening to slide into stalemate, both sides commit war crimes as the machinery of civilisation unravels and displaced refugees
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/book-reviews-latest-literary-releases/19259-book-review-american-war
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