Radio Dark

"Shane Hinton has a hold on a post-apocalyptic setting in a way that would make the author of the Book of Revelation proud."
-GEORGE SINGLETON, author of Staff Picks

A mysterious condition sweeps the country, leaving its victims in a catatonic state. The power grid fails and the world goes dark. Somewhere in Florida, where the sprawling suburbs meet a dying citrus grove, a janitor at a small community radio station, an FCC field agent, and a DJ attempt to restore order and humanity. They build a radio tower to recruit survivors. As newcomers arrive and occupy the homes of the affected, a community grows and thrives. But when supplies dwindle and more people succumb to the condition, a doomsday preacher arrives to test the limits of the community; and the radio tower, once seen as a marvel, begins to look like an abomination.

Radio Dark fuses Cormac McCarthy's visceral realism with Daniil Kharms' absurdist sensibility to create a uniquely surreal post-apocalyptic novel. As in Hinton's debut, Pinkies (a CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist), deadpan humor lurks just below the surface of this bleak tale.

Author: Shane Hinton
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Burrow Press
Published: 06/01/2020
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d
ISBN: 9781941681015

About the Author
Hinton, Shane: - Shane Hinton is the author of the story collection Pinkies and editor of the anthology We Can't Help It If We're From Florida. He teaches writing at the University of Tampa and lives in the winter strawberry capital of the world.