{"product_id":"9781398533264","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Not With a Bang : A family drama at the end of the world, for fans of Station Eleven and The Last of Us by Temi Oh","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 21\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Our father had imagined the end of the world so often that, for a while, he believed that he summoned it...'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Minton family is in crisis. After losing his job, father Marcus begins stockpiling cans, running evacuation drills and digging a doomsday bunker in the back garden. At the same time, the Minton daughters are unravelling in their own ways - Chantale is being haunted by dreams of disaster, and Briar's obsession with a missing classmate draws her deeper into the seductive world of a UFO cult. Meanwhile, no one is aware of the devastating diagnosis their mother has been desperately trying to keep hidden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, on the morning of the eldest daughter's wedding, an extinction-level event tears the world apart, and the Mintons must fight their way through a devastated city - back to safety, survival, and each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA family drama perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR TEMI OH:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spectacular... Science fiction at its best' \u003cb\u003eSAARA EL-ARIFI, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Final Strife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving, powerful, and deeply human' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOCUS MAGAZINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A major new voice. Read Temi Oh today. Everybody will be reading her tomorrow' \u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN BAXTER, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld Engines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368761274741,"sku":"9781398533264","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781398533264","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}