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A divergent future with a thought-provoking feminist slant, perfect for those who loved The Power, The Handmaid's Tale and Vox.
Also, paradoxically, there are also some odd gender stereotypes... At one point it's mentioned that the women didn't struggle with cars after the men were infected because...it was easy to learn from a manual. Were there no women who knew about cars before? And personally, I feel part of why this novel feels so brilliant is Mary, the main character. A woman in her seventies, with a family that she practically lost when the outbreak happened, and that still remembers the world before moths changed it. A really empathic person, still working as a career in the facilities where men are secluded.Avid Beta readers are not your editor or proof reader and don't expect them to do the grunt work. That's up to you. But they could have spotted a few fleas BEFORE you released the book and helped strengthen your story. Along with about a billion other people – Fary Taleby Stephen King. It’s compelling and excellent and barking mad. What’s next for you? We weren't watching the TV, my husband and I, that first night of the infestation. We were both watching the slow, even breathing of our sleeping son. Out, then in. Out, then in. Out." No, I launched into the writing and researched as I went. Everything from the percentage of women engineers working as energy plant operatives (14.1% according to a recent report by Engineering UK) to the shelf life of refined gasoline (less than 2 years). It is wonderfully written- pulling on all of the feelings that erupt as you live through a pandemic, without feeling forced, cheesy or overegged. As a mother to a son, this book has seared itself into my heart.
It follows Mary as she contemplates her life before men were driven mad by a toxin and life was upended. Unable to ever return to society, men are now kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety. "The world is quiet, but secrets are kept safe in whispers," the synopsis goes on. "Very few people remember what life was like before the change, but Mary knows. She had a family. She was happy. This is her story. "On the 9th of July 2019. I know so precisely because that is when I read an article on the BBC titled Toxic processionary caterpillar plague spreads across Europe. I was planning to write an apocalypse book that flipped the gender power dynamic – I just needed a narrative vehicle. A moth plague presented itself as the perfect villain. Did you do much research before you started writing? It turns out that the internet is very difficult to reboot once all the servers across the world have gone offline so that is also gone. I have just added A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World to my best dystopian bookshelf. Well, it looks like I have another one to add to the collection in Moths.
Exclusive Interview: Author Jane Hennigan on creating a matriarchal society in her new dystopian thriller, Moths Mary is a carer in one of the facilities, she is also one of the few people who remember the world the way it was before. But it's dangerous to talk about it, not wise to give the wrong impression. But Mary is careful, she does her job and mainly keeps to herself. No one knows the son that she secretly visits in the sanitorium, no one has any idea of her life before or that she even had a son. An outstanding debut with a unique voice, drawing parallels with Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, The Ten Percent Thief crafts an indelible image of a world that has lost it’s humanity, trapped by it’s reliance on statistics and devotion to technology and productivity. Told through a complex mosaic of interwoven stories The Ten Percent Thief is a new masterpiece of science fiction wiriting. This really is dystopian future at its best, a heartfelt admonition of covetous behavour that is inspiring, and hopeful. Many years later, very few even remember what life was like before the change. Mary does, though, and when an opportunity presents itself, she is faced with soul-searching decisions to make. Will she cling to the only strand of the past she has left or will she risk it all in the name of equality? Exploring male violence against women, homo-normativity, and gynocracy, Moths is a powerful assessment of life through the lens of a main character in her 70s. Aremastered and revitalised version of the previously self-published, smash-hit dystopian thriller by the same name, Moths shows us a new, post-pandemic world.From dystopian lanscapes and andoid futures to the intersteallar wild west and medieval magic, these books will take you on an adventure to new worlds so fun you’ll not want to return! (Unless you need another cup of tea that is…) I went to university at the age of thirty-four, studying philosophy and English literature, and there I gained confidence in myself and my writing. Top Five Fictional Games by The Knave of Secrets author Alex Livingston Five Things that inspired Ion Curtain By Anya Ow The five best (worst) werewolves in movies by TJ Klune No Universal Translator: Five Times A Difference of Language Shaped the Plot in SFF But now there’s a vaccine - a way that men can leave the facility without dying or suffering from psychosis. Emerging, into their new world, eyes wide with wonder at every new experience, the truth soon becomes clear.
Moths is a haunting, powerful, and evocative story of a world turned upside down. The finest dystopian novels are hauntingly atmospheric, and Moths is no different. The home where Mary works has that dark, sinister, creepy vibe about it. I do not want to give away spoilers because there are enough in the synopsis, a few too many, in my opinion. Nevertheless, it is enough to be going on with. But I will say that the climactic conclusion to events is absolutely incredible; a full-on lump in the throat ending and one I will not forget for a long while. Wow, it's been a year! The edits to the sequel to Moths, Toxxic are being finalised, so it should be with you in March 2024. A while after I originally promised to be sure, but hopefully worth the wait. I absolutely loved this fast-paced read and I am even more impressed now I know it has been self-published. The concept is horrifying and the characters are so well-written and well-rounded that I felt like I was in this world. This was a slow burn of a read. I was expecting it to be more of a thriller based on the description; men turning wild and violent when exposed to the caterpillar toxin.Forty-four years ago, as any schoolgirl can tell you, the moth’s eggs hatched and an army of caterpillars spread their tiny toxic threads on every breath of wind. Since then, men have been cloistered, protected from birth against the deadly poison. There are scenes here, like one in a hospital and another in a suburban garden, which will stay with you. This book is literally nightmarish. It worked its way into my dreams. There is a sequel! I’m writing it now and I am very pleased with how it’s going (so far!). Sign up for the newsletter and I will give you updates on how it’s coming along, as well as additional content. Could the Moth thing really happen? Wow. Normally when I buy a cheap Kindle book, I’m not expecting much. Moths has changed that narrative, hugely.
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