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Famine

Pages
512
Published
2023
Language
English

Synopsis

Four horsemen, Pestilence, War, Famine and Death, have come to earth, each riding to a different corner of the world with the power to destroy humanity. Famine arrives at the ruined city where Ana lives. She has survived by keeping her head down, and when she crosses his path he spares her, for reasons neither of them understands.

Famine's power brings whole populations to their knees, but Ana is stubborn and quick-tongued, and she will not be crushed. As hunger and chaos spread, she becomes a small spark of resistance. That draws the horseman into a cat-and-mouse game in which trust works as a weapon and attraction could prove fatal.

This is a slow-burn fantasy romance set in an apocalypse, with high stakes. Ana is haunted by loss, and she and Famine are pushed into an uneasy alliance while the world teeters. Their hostility gradually turns to desire, and it forces both to question what they were taught about mercy, power and hope.

The question for Ana is whether to risk her heart once the line between enemy and ally disappears, or to go on simply surviving. Reading it means sharp banter, a brisk pace and a love story that grows out of ruin.

How it reads

Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence