2022 Manly Wade Wellman Award (longlist)
After a mysterious global event, six strangers wake up in an underground bunker.
They don't know where they are. Or how much time has passed.
They soon learn that they're part of an experiment to restart the human race.
What they don't realize is that this experiment hides a secret.
And so does the world waiting for them outside.
From the worldwide bestselling author of Departure and Winter World, comes a standalone novel with a twist you've never seen before.
Praise for A.G. Riddle
"...reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton."
—The Guardian on Pandemic
"I finished the book fast because I just couldn't wait..."
—WIRED GeekDad on''Departure
"Riddle... keep(s) the focus on his characters... rather than the technological marvels"
—Publisher's Weekly on Departure
"This is apocalyptic sci-fi at its best."
—Daily Mail on The Solar War
"Well-constructed and tightly-wound as a fine Swiss watch—DEPARTURE has non-stop action, an engaging plot and, of course, wheels within wheels."
''Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander
Genre: Science Fiction
They don't know where they are. Or how much time has passed.
They soon learn that they're part of an experiment to restart the human race.
What they don't realize is that this experiment hides a secret.
And so does the world waiting for them outside.
From the worldwide bestselling author of Departure and Winter World, comes a standalone novel with a twist you've never seen before.
Praise for A.G. Riddle
"...reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton."
—The Guardian on Pandemic
"I finished the book fast because I just couldn't wait..."
—WIRED GeekDad on''Departure
"Riddle... keep(s) the focus on his characters... rather than the technological marvels"
—Publisher's Weekly on Departure
"This is apocalyptic sci-fi at its best."
—Daily Mail on The Solar War
"Well-constructed and tightly-wound as a fine Swiss watch—DEPARTURE has non-stop action, an engaging plot and, of course, wheels within wheels."
''Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander
Genre: Science Fiction
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