Description
Prepare to die. His kingdom is approaching. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him – a fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world's population. He desperately searches for a place where the cult can't reach him, but mainly where they can't get to the biological weapon that infected Benji. However, when the creatures born from destruction corner Benji, he is saved by a group of teenagers from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ center, affectionately called ALC. Nick, the leader of ALC, is a handsome, autistic sharpshooter who knows Benji's darkest secret: that Benji is mutating into a monster so deadly due to the cult's biological weapon that he could one day wipe humanity off the face of the Earth. Still, Nick offers Benji refuge among the members of his motley group of queer teenagers, as long as he keeps the monster under control and uses his power to defend ALC. Benji agrees to Nick's terms, as he longs to belong somewhere… until he uncovers that the mysterious leader of ALC has hidden motives and quite a few secrets of his own. Behind Us Lies the Underworld is a furious queer novel debut about embracing the monster within and turning its power against oppressors. A perfect choice for…
Information
Author: White Andrew Joseph
Publication date: May 29, 2024
Manufacturer: FANTOM Print - Libor Marchlík
Genres: Books, Horrors, Fiction, Detective fiction and thrillers
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 320
ISBN/EAN: 9788088636168

