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American Rapture

by Cj Leede

A Midwestern journey through an American apocalypse

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    Instant USA Today bestseller

  • Editorial selection

    Named a Best Horror Book of 2024 by five outlets

    Named among the Best Horror Books of 2024 by the listed outlets.

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A Midwestern journey through an American apocalypse

A spreading virus turns the infected feral with lust, and Sophie sets out across a burning Midwest to find her family. Her identity as a “good Catholic girl” places questions of faith, sexuality, and virginity alongside the novel’s creature horror and end-of-the-world premise. The journey gives the catastrophe a personal stake: amid social collapse and bodily transformation, Sophie is searching not only for her family but also confronting ideas about what makes a fate worse than death. The description frames this as an apocalyptic horror novel rooted in an American landscape and shaped by tensions between religious values, desire, and survival.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in creature-focused horror and apocalyptic fiction.
  • Readers drawn to stories that connect religious identity and sexuality.
  • Readers looking for a family-search narrative set amid societal collapse.

Themes

Apocalypse and social collapseFaith and sexualityFamilyBodily transformationSurvival

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Book overview

The instant USA Today bestseller from CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly--a scorching and sweeping new novel about the end of the world as we know it.

"A blistering, feverish ride through a uniquely American apocalypse."--Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author

Named one of the Best Horror Books of 2024 (Esquire, Vulture, Paste, ScreenRant, and Literary Hub) - A GoodReads and Publishers Weekly Editors' Pick - An Indie Next Pick - A Splatterpunk Award Finalist!

A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust.

Sophie, a good Catholic girl, must traverse the hellscape of the midwest to try to find her family while the world around her burns. Along the way she discovers there are far worse fates than dying a virgin...

The end times are coming.

Also by CJ Leede:
Maeve Fly

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