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In the Drift

by Michael Swanwick
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Description

When a meltdown at Three Mile Island creates a death zone known as the Drift, the area becomes a terrible place of eerie skies, body-mutilating boneseekers, monsters, and mutants, who fight to escape the island for their own vengeful purposes.

What it’s like

ThemePost-Apocalyptic FantasyNew WeirdVisceralVengefulMan-Made HorrorJustice & Revenge
ViolenceGraphic
HorrorTerrifying

Awards

FinalistLocus Award for Best First Novel1986

Details

First published
February 1985
Pages
211
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Courier Dover Publications
Language
English
ISBN
9780486809410
Series
Standalone

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