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The Ancients by John Larison is a thought provoking, dystopian read, set in the far future in a world destroyed by climate change and mass extinction. Humanity is forced to start again, and here we follow young hunter-gatherers and siblings, Leerit, Maren and Kushim. Their parents have disappeared and so the three must go on a journey to find them and the rest of their village, who'd previously moved on while their family stayed where they were.

Along the way, we encounter raiders, barbarians, a wool factory in a distant city, and a space ark built for the privileged.

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So all in all, I very much enjoyed this read, my first one of 2025.

It's evocative, it's poignant and it'll have you pondering themes of family, society, the effects we are all currently having on our planet, and the far reaching consequences our actions will inevitably have on future generations.

It's a brilliantly detailed and descritive read, it's incredibly imaginative with rich, thick writing.

I'd say it's slow paced, but for this type of novel, that's no a bad thing, but rather a positive, as this is a read to take your time with, to savour and I'm sure, like me, it'll have you up late turning the pages long after you should have gone to sleep.

5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 's from me.