The Rapture, By Liz Jensen

Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

"Maverick weather was becoming the norm" – and in this eerily intense apocalyptic thriller, it takes the form of "heat to die in" followed by a deluge.

Climatic emergency has become the default setting for speculative fiction, but Liz Jensen avoids cliché catastrophe with all her singular talent for uncanny events, psychic twists and bizarre, Ballard-style urban landscapes.

Psychologist Gabrielle, traumatised by an accident, takes on the hard case of Bethany the fantasist – and prophetess? Doomsday cults bloom in this "over-heated, flood-swamped, ransacked" world as Jensen explores the art of survival, whatever the forecasts say.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

The Rapture, By Liz Jensen

Bookmark popover

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering