Two Journeys

Two Journeys combines post-apocalyptic elements with an adventurous road novel. In this book about a man left alone on earth, Alan, the hero of the story, is visiting Japan on business. After the outbreak of a pandemic, he finds himself to be the single survivor. The viral disease has wiped away his past life: he must fear injury, loneliness, sickness and hunger. Yet, Alan decides to travel back to his family in Berlin, straight across Asia and some 9,000 miles. The hardships and landscapes of the Gobi desert and Siberia are described in all ferocity. A few other humans have survived as well, some eager to use the disaster for their own purposes. Electrifying chapters describe the encounter with Somerset, a charming, yet psychotic warlord, who is assembling an army to conquer Moscow, if not the entire world. However, Alan remains determined to return to Berlin, by whatever means. An exciting, thought-provoking book, impossible to put down.