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The World Below

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Pub Date 10 Aug 2026 | Archive Date 6 Dec 2026


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Description

“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” ― New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard

In the near future, a nano-plague breaks out across America after a scientist smuggles new technology onto a Boeing 737 full of 200 passengers, never suspecting this flight will be his last.

A billionaire has built an impenetrable bunker to protect his family from the end of the world, only to discover that he can’t keep them safe from human nature.

And two gifted children who communicate telepathically share a secret that can save the world.

In this darkly glittering thriller, the epidemic will either tear the world apart or bring it together, but with society collapsing before their eyes, most will to anything to protect the ones they love—even the most unimaginably twisted things.

From the award-winning author of “Trace of Evil” and the bestselling thriller “The Breathtaker” comes a fictional tour de force full of shining moments of love and loss, where good must prevail and overcome the darkness.

“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” ― New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard

In the near future, a nano-plague breaks out across America after a scientist smuggles new...


Advance Praise

What people are saying:

★★★★★ “The character development is superb. I felt like I knew each and every character in this story. Enough thrills to get the heart racing, and a plot that kept zigging when you think it's going to zag. Great read. Exciting heart-wrenchng thriller.” ― verified Amazon reviewer

★★★★★ "A five star read!" ― Goodreads reviewer

★★★★★ "An awesome thriller read! Had me hooked!" ― Goodreads reviewer

For those who liked The Stand, The Last of Us, Station Eleven, The Passage, World War Z, Girl with All the Gifts and Andromeda Strain.

★★★★★ “Alice Blanchard is a terrific writer.” — Bookaholic

“Blanchard may have literary roots, but she proves she can hold her own with the plot-wielding, bestselling big boys.” ― Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


What people are saying:

★★★★★ “The character development is superb. I felt like I knew each and every character in this story. Enough thrills to get the heart racing, and a plot that kept zigging...


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