Bannerless
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| Author | Carrie Vaughn |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Post apocalyptic science fiction |
| Publisher | Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | July 11, 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 978-0-544-94730-6 |
Bannerless is a 2017 post-apocalyptic novel by Carrie Vaughn. It takes place in the future, within the fictional society of the Coast Road, a network of agrarian communities that arises in California after natural disasters caused a societal collapse.
After climate change causes a series of natural catastrophes, the United States collapses in the Fall. A series of agrarian settlements in California form a new society called the Coast Road. The people of the Coast Road were able to maintain records of life before the Fall as well as basic medical and agricultural knowledge, but have lost most modern technologies.
While socially progressive and egalitarian, the Coast Road implements a number of rules to prevent their society from being overtaxed. Birth control is mandatory and residents must receive permission to reproduce, and causing environmental damage is also prohibited. Rule violations are sought out and punished by investigators, who maintain the rules in the Coast Road. Investigators Enid and Tomas are sent to the small town of Pasadan where a mysterious death has occurred.
