Fever

Epic story of rebuilding civilization after a world-ruining virus

By: Deon Meyer

Narrated by: Jennifer Woodburn, Peter Noble

'Reminiscent of THE STAND and THE PASSAGE. Great stuff' STEPHEN KING

A stunning standalone thriller from the leading crime writer in South Africa, author of the best-selling Benny Griessel series.

I want to tell you about my Father's murder.

I want to tell you who killed him and why.

This is the story of my life.

And the story of your life and your world too, as you will see.

Nico Storm and his father drive across a desolate South Africa, constantly alert for feral dogs, motorcycle gangs, nuclear contamination. They are among the few survivors of a virus that has killed most of the world's population. Young as he is, Nico realises that his superb marksmanship and cool head mean he is destined to be his father's protector.

But Willem Storm, though not a fighter, is a man with a vision. He is searching for a place that can become a refuge, a beacon of light and hope in a dark and hopeless world, a community that survivors will rebuild from the ruins. And so Amanzi is born.

Fever is the epic, searing story of a group of people determined to carve a city out of chaos.

(P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2017 Deon Meyer

Critic reviews

Emotional and atmospheric...There are shades of Cormac McCarthy's superb The Road, but FEVER grips even more.

Reminiscent of The Stand and The Passage. Great stuff. (Stephen King)

An epic read that has a dystopian feel and makes you ask the question: What if?

FEVER bears comparison with landmarks in the genre such as The Stand...The novel explores humanity at its best and worst; the crushing loss of civilisation with everything that means for the structure of society...This great book asks us to reflect on our own hidden natures - how would we react if the world we knew came to an end tomorrow? (Vaseem Khan, author of The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra)

FEVER is one of the best books of the year. Deon Meyer is a masterful writer and has created a stunning epic that brims with emotion. The mystery, thrills, and action kept me riveted to every page. Highly recommended. (Adam Hamdy, author of Pendulum)

Compelling, action-packed and fraught with emotion. At its heart it is a powerful exploration of humanity at its best and worst and bears favourable comparison with landmarks of the genre such as Stephen King's The Stand and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Simply stunning.

Moving and gripping.

Deon Meyer should be applauded for this brutal, unflinching tale of the excesses of humanity coiled like a python around a coming-of-age tale; one that makes one think deeply about the human condition as it entertains as well as warns of the dangers ahead...Miss this insightful thriller at your peril, because as crime thrillers go, this is the big summer read of 2017.

Meyer justifies at every point the book's daunting length

Awesome book!

Loved every second of the buildup of the next big thing that is going to happen!

Fabulous book!

This might be one of the best books I have read in a long long time if not ever. Make no mistake it’s long! But wow. What a fabulous story line, great characters and a wonderful world that Meyer created. Love love love

loved it. would have helped to know so long. it would have helped to know up front how long.

Brilliant!

My first Deon Meyer in English and I absolutely loved it. It was a gripping story from start to finish.

This is a SUPER great book, I recommend it!

I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a gritty, well written book.

The narrator does a superb imitation of the characters, leaving me to remember every main and sub character, long after listening to the story. The story itself is excellent for a reader looking for a dark, harsh, gritty and well written narrative that captivates and yet, disturbs the reader in just the right ways. it doesn't glorify on the disturbing factor and more does so subtlety and leaves some of the events to the imagination. now the book is very serious and quite frankly, very sad at some points, but the story knows when to be fun and enjoyable, and not overebdulge on violence, gore and sex; stuff like that would ruin the story, luckily, this book has just the right amount to keep you on edge (Disclaimer: There's no sex in this book, thankfully). If you want a story that shows the horrors, and the cruelty of a Post-apocalyptic world, this is the book for you. It's also pretty relevant to our today's Covid-19 but the virus is ramped up to a more catastrophic level. The characters are memorable, well voiced and very different from one another, that actually feel like they were written by different people; They feel real; the while story feels like this has actually happened, and could happen at anytime. This book incorporates fear by giving you the idea that anything can happen at anytime. It's a masterpiece, through and through. Props to Deon Meyer, the author and the narrator Jennifer Woodburn. Absolutely worth the price tag! I can't recommend this book enough; listen to the sample first, and you'll see what I mean. It feels way more believable than the other wasteland books I've read, that feel too much like fiction, than fact. Excellent work on this book Deon, Peter and Jennifer!