Post Civ

Harvey (Jamesy Harper’s Big Break) imagines the chilling aftermath of political and climate upheaval in this powerful postapocalyptic thriller. Years of right-wing assaults on government have transformed Canada into a hellhole for minorities: after passing legislation that outlawed contraception and made women second-class citizens, reactionaries overthrew the government and began hunting down queer people and people of color. Iris, a therapist, has no hope of finding justice after being gang-raped in her home. Privileged Ainsley is left at a similar loss after a mob breaches her security system and murders her husband. With a new, deadly virus spreading across the country and global warming leading to parts of Canada’s west coast being submerged, Iris and Ainsley—along with 10 other characters, including a construction worker and a nonbinary teen activist—start their individual journeys toward possible haven on Vancouver Island. Harvey closely follows their odysseys, bringing her grim vision of the future to life through an array of sometimes conflicting perspectives. This unsettling adventure will appeal to fans of Claire Vaye Watkins’s Gold Fame Citrus. (Self-published)