![]() ![]() The familiar themes make it easy to picture the people and places of the story, but this is definitely a book that stands on its own. The mood here is one more of quiet desperation rather than a frenetic race for survival. This has little in common with the movies, other than an arid climate and a civilization in decline. In broad strokes, you would be forgiven for thinking this book might be some form of “Mad Max” fan fiction, but the similarities are only on the surface. The two men are as close as brothers, true “mates” in the Australian sense of the word, but their pasts cast a long shadow over their relationship. Bill and Tobe are two of the denizens of a small town that’s barely hanging on. In a post-apocalyptic Australian outback where rain is a distant memory, a few hardy - or fool-hardy - souls have resisted forced evacuation and try to eke out a life from the parched earth. Kindly note: A complementary copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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