'Our father had imagined the end of the world so often that, for a while, he believed that he summoned it…'
The Minton family is in crisis. After losing his job, Marcus begins stockpiling cans, running evacuation drills and digging a doomsday bunker in the back garden. At the same time, his daughters are unravelling in their own ways - Chantale is being haunted by dreams of disaster, and Briar's obsession with a missing classmate draws her deeper into the seductive world of a UFO cult. Meanwhile, no one is aware of the devastating diagnosis their mother has been desperately trying to keep hidden.
Then, on the morning of the eldest daughter's wedding, an extinction-level event tears the world apart, and the Mintons must fight their way through a devastated city - back to safety, survival, and each other.
A family drama perfect for fans of Station Eleven and The Leftovers.
PRAISE FOR TEMI OH:
'Spectacular… Science fiction at its best' SAARA EL-ARIFI, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife
'Fascinating' GUARDIAN
'Moving, powerful, and deeply human' LOCUS MAGAZINE
'A major new voice. Read Temi Oh today. Everybody will be reading her tomorrow' STEPHEN BAXTER, author of World Engines
| ISBN: | 9781398533257 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2026 |
| Author: | Temi Oh |
| Publisher: | Solstice Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 432 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic Science fiction: aliens / UFOs Family Drama Speculative fiction |
'Our father had imagined the end of the world so often that, for a while, he believed that he summoned it…'
The Minton family is in crisis. After losing his job, Marcus begins stockpiling cans, running evacuation drills and digging a doomsday bunker in the back garden. At the same time, his daughters are unravelling in their own ways - Chantale is being haunted by dreams of disaster, and Briar's obsession with a missing classmate draws her deeper into the seductive world of a UFO cult. Meanwhile, no one is aware of the devastating diagnosis their mother has been desperately trying to keep hidden.
Then, on the morning of the eldest daughter's wedding, an extinction-level event tears the world apart, and the Mintons must fight their way through a devastated city - back to safety, survival, and each other.
A family drama perfect for fans of Station Eleven and The Leftovers.
PRAISE FOR TEMI OH:
'Spectacular… Science fiction at its best' SAARA EL-ARIFI, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife
'Fascinating' GUARDIAN
'Moving, powerful, and deeply human' LOCUS MAGAZINE
'A major new voice. Read Temi Oh today. Everybody will be reading her tomorrow' STEPHEN BAXTER, author of World Engines
Not With a Bang features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Family Drama, Speculative fiction
Not With a Bang is available in Hardback, Paperback
Not With a Bang was written by Temi Oh and published by Solstice Books
Not With a Bang has 432 pages
£18.00