Matt Harry's novels include Sorcery for Beginners, which was optioned for television by Boatrocker Media (Palm Royale). He has edited over 25 novels, created two immersive plays, and taught hundreds of students in creative fields. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons, all of whom (thankfully) like to read.
Harry's new novel is Ash Land.
At CrimeReads the author tagged his eight favorite end-of-the-world stories. One title on the list:
Ben H. Winters, The Last PolicemanRead about another entry on the list.
This novel probably has the most similarities to Ash Land. I was very inspired by Winters’ story of a cop still trying to fight crime, despite the approach of a comet that will destroy the Earth.
The worldbuilding offers many clever ideas about how humans might spend their last months alive. What becomes important when money, posterity, and long-term consequences no longer matter? This book provides some interesting answers.
The Last Policeman is among Alex Foster's eight top pre-apocalyptic novels, David Yoon's ten most captivating apocalypse novels, Tosca Lee's seven top apocalyptic reads, Sam Reader's five books that find beauty in the apocalypse, Joel Cunningham's eleven "literary" novels that include elements of science fiction, and Melissa Albert's five best recent detective fiction classics.
My Book, The Movie: The Last Policeman.
The Page 69 Test: The Last Policeman.
--Marshal Zeringue
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