The Electric Kingdom by Arnold, David

New York Times bestseller David Arnold's most ambitious novel to date; Station Eleven meets The 5th Wave in a genre-smashing story of survival, hope, and love amid a ravaged earth.

When a deadly Fly Flu sweeps the globe, it leaves a shell of the world that once was. Among the survivors are eighteen-year-old Nico and her dog, on a voyage devised by Nico's father to find a mythical portal; a young artist named Kit, raised in an old abandoned cinema; and the enigmatic Deliverer, who lives Life after Life in an attempt to put the world back together. As swarms of infected Flies roam the earth, these few survivors navigate the woods of post-apocalyptic New England, meeting others along the way, each on their own quest to find life and love in a world gone dark. The Electric Kingdom is a sweeping exploration of art, storytelling, eternal life, and above all, a testament to the notion that even in an exterminated world, one person might find beauty in another.

Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/09/2021
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780593202227
Age Range: 12-17

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 516197 / Electric Kingdom


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2020 pg. 49
School Library Journal 12/01/2020 pg. 96
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 01/04/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2021 - Book Of Special Distinction

About the Author
David Arnold is the New York Times bestselling author of The Electric Kingdom, Mosquitoland, Kids of Appetite, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik, which has been optioned for film by Paramount. He has won the Southern Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for his debut. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and son.

Learn more at davidarnoldbooks.com and follow him on Instagram @iamdavidarnold and Twitter @roofbeam.