Cover of Far From the War

Far From the War

Economic ruin and partisan rancor have pushed America to the brink of a new civil war. Esther is caught in the middle, serving as a page in the United States House of Representatives when rogue politicians and military leaders stage a modern day coup d'etat. When the coup turns violent, she abandons Washington, D.C. for home. She must learn to survive on her own as transportation and financial networks fail, as the war disrupts food and water supplies. The result is a cautionary tale about political extremism and the true cost of war.

Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 380 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Far From the War? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Far From the War. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Lightbringer Shares young adult
  2. The Many Lives of Ruby Iyer Shares dystopia, young adult, review
  3. Haint Misbehavin' Shares young adult
  4. The Cure Shares dystopia, young adult, review

“People who read Far From the War tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Cuttlefish
  2. The File on Angelyn Stark
  3. The Eternal Sea
  4. Blood

“If you want more of the same (dystopia), start with these.”

  1. Linked
  2. Blackout
  3. The Territory
  4. Savage Run 3

“If it was the review that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Boundary
  2. Damaged Goods
  3. Take Me Tomorrow
  4. Rite of Revelation

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook
  2. How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution
  3. My First Coup d'Etat: And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa
  4. Gunslinger Girl: Finale