The Serpent Underneath by Julie A. Fragoules

A frightening novel about America’s potential future, The Serpent Underneath by Julie A. Fragoules is a grim prophecy of societal collapse, and a rough-cut vision of what chaos might follow. Driven by a three-dimensional cast of familiar characters – selfless social warriors, manipulative power-mongers, incompetent politicians, and bedfellows of desperation – the post-apocalyptic narrative borders on allegorical, for a powerfully written literary warning. Further strengthening the prose is Fragoules’ masterful ear for dialogue, as well as her clear fluency in social, political, ecological, and philosophical issues, both current and imminent, resulting in a prescient and engrossing work of speculative fiction.