Silent City, Sarah DavisGoff
Silent City, Sarah DavisGoff
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Silent City

Author: Sarah Davis-Goff

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/26/2023


Synopsis

For fans of Station Eleven and The Last of Us, an apocalyptic tale of a young woman fighting for life and justice in the tyrannical Phoenix City—the only place in Ireland yet to be overrun by the flesh-eating skrake

Outside the walls of Phoenix City, where the plague has overrun Ireland, one bite from the savage skrake means death or infection. Inside, Orpen and the other survivors of the plague gather in meager numbers. They are protected from disease and death, but the city is by no means a refuge.

Phoenix City is ruled with an oppressive hand, with even the best of the leadership power hungry and ruthless. Orpen and the banshees—a fierce, all-women force of fighters—keep the peace, or shatter it, depending on their orders. But when two women are publicly executed, Orpen knows she must make a choice between guaranteed survival within a cruel society or treacherous freedom beyond the walls.

A story of friendship, justice, and belonging, Silent City is a feminist, voice-driven take on leadership in dire times.

About Sarah Davis-Goff

Sarah Davis-Goff's writing has been published in the Irish Times, the Guardian, and LitHub. Last Ones Left Alive is her debut novel. She was born and lives in Dublin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kait

I suppose any end of the world a’la zombie type creatures is going to give off “The Last of Us” and “The Walking Dead” vibes, and “Silent City” certainly does that. But what makes this tale unique is the female prism through which we see this crumbling world. The women who cripple the men. The women......more

I have always loved dystopian novels, and when they’re set in post apocalyptic settings in a world full of shrakes (zombies), even better. Silent City is not a zombie book although zombies are present here and there. It’s a dystopian book in a post-apocalyptic world and I was all in. Having read Last......more

*Note: thanks to Flatiron Books for sending me the ARC copy to read and review! I have to start this review by saying that I didn’t know this was a sequel, and wasn’t aware of that fact until I was about halfway through the book. I haven’t read the first book, and am trying to keep that in mind when......more

somehow didn't realize this was a sequel. maybe that's why i didn't care for it a ton. but i didn't really connect with the characters and the story felt lacking.......more