Swan Song

Name: Swan Song
Price: 2.99 USD
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Rating: 4.6 (14648 reviews)
Author: Robert McCammon

by Robert McCammon

Science Fiction Horror

4.6 (14,648)

4.6 stars from 14,648 reviews. One of the highest rated Science Fiction books we track.

956 pages~15.9 hr readPublished by Dark HarvestPublished 1978-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love sprawling post-apocalyptic epics that balance intimate character moments with world-ending stakes.
You're drawn to stories where the supernatural and survival horror blend together, where evil is as real as starvation.
You want a book long enough to disappear into for days, with the kind of ending that makes you sit with it afterwards.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer tight, fast-paced plots. At 956 pages, Swan Song meanders through multiple character arcs and takes its time building dread.
You need hope and uplift in your fiction. This is fundamentally bleak, even if redemption exists somewhere in its darkness.
You dislike graphic violence and disturbing imagery. McCammon doesn't shy away from showing what nuclear war and human cruelty actually cost.

About this book

Swan is a nine-year-old girl from Idaho who experiences visions of catastrophe. When nuclear bombs destroy civilization, she emerges as one of the few survivors in a scorched American wasteland. As Swan navigates the devastated landscape, other survivors emerge with their own stories: a homeless woman guided by a mysterious amulet in Manhattan's sewers, an orphaned boy on Idaho's Blue Dome Mountain drawn into a group of survivalists, and an unlikely companion Swan meets amid Nebraska's dust storms. These paths will eventually converge. Swan's visions reveal a greater threat than the physical dangers of radiation, mutated animals, starvation, and hostile survivors. A malevolent, shape-shifting force embodying evil and despair is moving across the wasteland, intent on destroying the last remnants of goodness. Swan represents humanity's final hope, and she must fight for her own survival and that of all mankind. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and finalist for the World Fantasy Award, Swan Song is described as "a long, satisfying look at hell and salvation" by Publishers Weekly.

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Currently on sale at $2.99 — 83% off peak. Price has dropped 43 times over the last 5 years. Goes on sale roughly every 38 days. Typically stays discounted for 23 days.

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Currently around #20K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.6★ from 14,648 reviews

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