Survivor

Tender Branson, the last surviving member of the Creedish death cult, has commandeered a Boeing 747, emptied of passengers, in order to tell his story to the plane’s black box before it crashes. Brought up by the repressive cult and, like all Creedish younger sons, hired out as a domestic servant, Tender finds himself suddenly famous when his fellow cult members all commit suicide. As media messiah, he ascends to the very top of the freak-show heap before finally and apocalyptically spiralling out of control.

First sentence: And so here is my confession.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

Anchor

Editions

16

Reader rating

3.8 / 5 (21)

Pages

304

ISBN

9780385498722

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