Black Moon A Novel
Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun is a reprint edition published by Random House Publishing Group on January 20, 2015. This 288-page novel explores a dystopian world where insomnia has taken hold of society, affecting everyone Biggs knows, including his wife, Carolyn. As those around him succumb to the effects of sleeplessness, Biggs remains able to dream and embarks on a journey to find her amidst the chaos and desperation that envelops the world.
Readers will encounter a vivid portrayal of individuals grappling with the consequences of a society where sleep is a rare and coveted resource. Biggs’s quest leads him to meet various characters, including Chase and Jordan, who resort to looting, and Lila, a high school student navigating the dangers of her insomniac parents. The narrative delves into themes of survival and resilience, as Biggs discovers an inner strength while searching for his wife in a landscape marked by madness and uncertainty.
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For fans of The Age of Miracles and The Dog Stars, Black Moon is a hallucinatory and stunning debut that Charles Yu calls “Gripping and expertly constructed.”
Insomnia has claimed everyone Biggs knows. Even his beloved wife, Carolyn, has succumbed to the telltale red-rimmed eyes, slurred speech and cloudy mind before disappearing into the quickly collapsing world. Yet Biggs can still sleep, and dream, so he sets out to find her.
He ventures out into a world ransacked by mass confusion and desperation, where he meets others struggling against the tide of sleeplessness. Chase and his buddy Jordan are devising a scheme to live off their drug-store lootings; Lila is a high school student wandering the streets in an owl mask, no longer safe with her insomniac parents; Felicia abandons the sanctuary of a sleep research center to try to protect her family and perhaps reunite with Chase, an ex-boyfriend. All around, sleep has become an infinitely precious commodity. Money can’t buy it, no drug can touch it, and there are those who would kill to have it. However, Biggs persists in his quest for Carolyn, finding a resolve and inner strength that he never knew he had.
Kenneth Calhoun has written a brilliantly realized and utterly riveting depiction of a world gripped by madness, one that is vivid, strange, and profoundly moving.
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