Winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Book of the Year
Omar El Akkad's powerful debut novel imagines a dystopian future: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague and one family caught deep in the middle. For fans of Station Eleven.
'American War creates as haunting a post-apocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy did in The Road' - New York Times
2074. America's future is Civil War. Sarat's reality is survival. They took her father, they took her home, they told her lies . . .
She didn't start this war, but she'll end it.
In American War, we're asked to consider what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons against itself.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
| ISBN: | 9781035091348 |
| Publication date: | 9th April 2026 |
| Author: | Omar El Akkad |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 333 pages |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
| Genres: |
Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic Modern and Contemporary Fiction Dystopian and utopian fiction Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world Narrative theme: Politics Narrative theme: Sense of place |
Winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Book of the Year
Omar El Akkad's powerful debut novel imagines a dystopian future: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague and one family caught deep in the middle. For fans of Station Eleven.
'American War creates as haunting a post-apocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy did in The Road' - New York Times
2074. America's future is Civil War. Sarat's reality is survival. They took her father, they took her home, they told her lies . . .
She didn't start this war, but she'll end it.
In American War, we're asked to consider what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons against itself.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
American War features in the following genres: Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place
American War is available in Paperback, Hardback, , Ebook
American War was written by Omar El Akkad and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
American War has 333 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Collection series
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