Above the Ground

A post-apocalyptic science fiction novel about what vanished, what survived, and the secret that connects them.

100 years ago, the Native Americans vanished. No one knew why, no one knew how. The world was stunned -- and then it moved on.

Now, nuclear annihilation has reshaped everything. Betty Anders, a small-town teacher in Nebraska, survived the bombs with her husband David. As they emerge from their bunker into a post-apocalyptic world, they discover something impossible: a civilization rebuilt with technology and knowledge that shouldn't exist. Science that leaps centuries ahead. A society without suffering.

And Betty can't shake the feeling that these events are connected to the great vanishing of 100 years ago.

Above the Ground is a layered, thought-provoking novel that examines racial inequality, the cost of progress, and what humanity could achieve if it stopped destroying itself. It's post-apocalyptic fiction with a radical twist -- what if the apocalypse was the beginning, not the end?

Perfect for fans of: Station Eleven, The Road, Black Mirror, Octavia Butler, and N.K. Jemisin.

Created by Matthew Medney & Robert Greenberger Hardcover Published by GUNGNIR