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ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION FINALIST 2026 A 2026 BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN 'A miracle' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'Captivating, gripped me from the first page' ELIF SHAFAK 'An unflinching, violent storm of a novel' TASH AW 'Profound . . . Anam's best work...

Finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction Equal parts heartrending and hopeful, Uprising is an “extraordinary” (Salman Rushdie), “powerful and uncompromising” (Kamila Shamsie) portrait of women’s lives told from the collective voice of their children. On a desolate, sinking...

More than two years have passed since Bree and Nate disappeared. After leading a nomadic lifestyle for several months, they have started to rebuild a semblance of normalcy, moving between several established camps as the seasons change. Life is simple - hunting their own food, building weapons, even growing produce. Far away from the security of the settlements, they take care to stay unnoticed and, if the need arises, cull the odd horde of shamblers. Until one night, their idyllic off-the-grid lifestyle comes to a sudden end when they are overwhelmed and captured by forces unknown. 

Texas County, Missouri, is a powder keg ready to blow. As winter approaches, small-town issues become big trouble. Maddie Langston and her group of post-apocalyptic survivors are stretched thin. Vengeful old foes take advantage of weakened defenses. Without support, as supplies dwindle, citizens are forced to take matters into their own hands. Mounting tensions and soaring risks begin to topple traditional priorities. Can the big guns stem the tide or will a flood of 600 maximum-security inmates saturate the heartland Death at every doorstep. Impossible choices.