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The World Above

(2026)
(The second book in the World series)
A novel by

 
 
They think they’ve found a cure, but is the cure worse than the disease?

A nano-plague has wreaked havoc across the planet, and only the very lucky, the very smart or the very corrupt will survive.

In Book Two of this darkly glittering new thriller series, the epidemic will either tear the world apart or bring it together, but with society collapsing before their eyes, most will to anything to protect the ones they love—even the most unimaginably twisted things.

From the award-winning author of ‘Trace of Evil’ and the bestselling thriller ‘The Breathtaker’ comes a fictional tour de force full of shining moments of love and loss, where good must prevail and overcome the darkness.

For fans of A.G. Riddle, Eva St. John, Josh Malerman, Andy Weir, Justin Cronin, Jess Lourey, Andrew Mayne, Douglas E. Richards, Marcus Sakey, Alexandra Oliva, and Diane Setterfield.

For those who liked The Stand, The Last of Us, Station Eleven, The Passage, World War Z, Girl with All the Gifts and Andromeda Strain.

This is a work of fiction that explores themes of abuse, trauma, violence and other catastrophic events. It’s an imaginary story about the end of the world and all that might entail.

Praise for Alice Blanchard:

"Blanchard is a superb storyteller." ― Mystery & Suspense Magazine

‘Blanchard's prose is swift and cinematic.’ ― Publisher's Weekly

‘Blanchard may have literary roots, but she proves she can hold her own with the plot-wielding, bestselling big boys.’ ― Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

‘A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.’ ��� New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard

‘Blanchard writes with a gifted pen.’ ― Bookreporter

Ms. Blanchard writes uncommonly well." ― Wall Street Journal


Genre: Science Fiction



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