Book Review: "After the Fall" by Edward Ashton — A Sci-Fi Tale of Humanity Under Gray Rule
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A book review/synopsis of Edward Ashton's "After the Fall," a sci-fi novel set 120 years after a world-ending event where humans live under the rule of "grays." The story follows John, a human bonded to a gray named Martok, who despite being broke and manic, treats John with dignity and friendship. The article is a recommendation to add this book to one's reading list.
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· 3 pulledHumans must be silent. Humans must be obedient. Humans must be good.
A hundred and twenty years after The Fall, and a hundred years after the grays swept in to pick the last dregs of humanity out of the wreckage of a ruined world
Sure, Martok is broke, homeless, and borderline manic, but he's always treated John like an actual person, and sometimes like a friend
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