A brilliant queer dystopian novel from the author of Yours for the Taking, following a cast of characters on the margins of a strange and exclusive new society.
The year is 2041, and it's a dangerous time to be a woman driving across the United States alone. Deadly storms and uncontrollable wildfires are pummeling the country while political tensions are rising. But Kelly's on the road anyway; she desperately needs to get back to her daughter, who she left seven years ago for a cause that she's no longer sure she believes in.
Almost 40 years later, another mother, Ava, and her daughter Brook are on the run as well, from the climate change relief program known as The Inside Project, where they've spent the past 22 years being treated as lab rats. When they encounter a woman from Ava's past on the side of the highway, the three continue on in a journey that will take them into the depths of what remains of humanity out in the wilderness.
At the same time, way up North, weather conditions continue to worsen and a settlement departs in search of greener pastures, leaving behind only two members, drawn together by a circumstance and a mystery they are destined to unravel together.
Set in the world of Gabrielle Korn's Yours for the Taking, The Shutouts tells the captivating story of those who have been shut out from Inside, their fight to survive, and an interconnectedness larger than all of them.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.
-
Creators
-
Publisher
-
Release date
December 3, 2024 -
Formats
-
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781250370976
- File size: 286940 KB
- Duration: 09:57:47
-
-
Languages
- English
-
Reviews
-
Publisher's Weekly
September 30, 2024
Korn revisits the dystopian world of Yours for the Taking in this tense tale of climate collapse, survival, and conspiracies. In 2041, nine years before the events of the first book, activist Kelly Turner writes letters to her adult daughter, explaining why she abandoned her as a little girl. Korn alternates between Kelly’s story and that of Orchid, an older woman who’s traveling in 2078 from Canada to the ruins of New York City to find her ex, Ava, one of the few selected to settle in tech guru Jacqueline Millender’s climate-controlled tunnel network. As the reader soon learns, however, Ava has run away with her daughter, Brook, after learning the nefarious purpose of Jacqueline’s project. Korn slowly reveals the connections between these characters as Kelly details her crusade against a government bent on discrediting scientists about climate change and Orchid and Ava grapple with unresolved questions from the past and constant dangers in the present. As in the first installment, the narrative is made harrowingly plausible by the author’s skillful exploration of alarming choices made by people in power and survivors’ attempts to forge communities. It’s another winner from Korn. Agent: Nicki Richesin, Dunow, Carlson & Lerner. -
AudioFile Magazine
In the sequel to Korn's YOURS FOR THE TAKING, narrator Gail Shalan captures the desperation of two women as each works to survive in a world changed by politics and climate. Listeners learn why Kelly deserted her daughter, Orchid, seven years earlier and is making the dangerous trip home in 2041 to reunite with her. Woven into this story is Orchid's quest in 2078 to find her estranged lover, Ada. Shalan's compelling pacing works well with the range of emotions and nuances she provides for the characters and storylines--including a child-abusing cult leader, repressed lovers, and the search for a stolen child. Shalan's intense portrayal of the regret, fear, and frustration felt by Kelly and Orchid is remarkable. S.D.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
-
Formats
- OverDrive Listen audiobook
subjects
Languages
- English
Loading
Why is availability limited?
×Availability can change throughout the month based on the library's budget. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again.
The Kindle Book format for this title is not supported on:
×Read-along ebook
×The OverDrive Read format of this ebook has professional narration that plays while you read in your browser. Learn more here.