“After The Burn” is a collection of post apocalyptic short stories, starting with a story of a small town besieged by a gang of escaped ex-cons, to an ice cream man that protects children from roving gangs of pedophiles. It’s an entertaining collection of stories, reminiscent of 60’s & 70’s pulp adventure books. It’s definitely not a book that inspires heavy thought, however each of the stories does keep you curious enough to happily read on. It’s full of everything you would expect mutants, gangs, radiation sickness even a half rat drug dealer. It weighs in at 177 pages, so it’s a pretty quick read. The variety of stories is a definite selling point of the book overall, even when it’s clearly borrowing from popular culture or recycling an over used idea. Such as a large white guard dog rescuing an ailing person, it still manages to hook me.
Help Support PopGeeks
PopGeeks runs on reader support. We are not backed by corporate media, driven by algorithms, or overloaded with invasive ads. We are an independently run site created by fans, for fans, and we cover what we love: movies, TV, video games, comics, and tabletop RPGs.
Support PopGeeks for just $1/month and help keep our content free and ad-light. Your support covers hosting, pays our writers, and helps sustain independent coverage of movies, games, TV, and geek culture. Every dollar makes a difference.
This is a voluntary support payment. No physical goods or exclusive digital content are provided. PopGeeks content remains freely accessible to all. Sales tax does not apply.
Thank you for reading. Thank you for caring. And thank you for helping PopGeeks stay fan-run, freely accessible, and fully independent.
