The Book of the After

This title will ship in October 2026. Imagine a book that could tell us what happens after we die. In 2049, The Book of the After has become a cult classic, and Negus Kebede has always wondered if what it says is true. His name means ‘king’ in his mother tongue but, following a great loss, Negus is a reluctant leader – for what is a king without his queen? If The Book of the After is right, then they could be reunited. But a would-be assassin is haunting him, determined to alter Negus’ destiny, and that of the country he loves. Crossing centuries and continents, space and time, this is a love story for the ages – and everything after. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK ‘This is such a powerful, moving book that defies genre and takes the reader on a journey like no other. It’s one I never wanted to end.’ Karen Brooks, author of the Good Wife of Bath Rebecca Higgie Rebecca Higgie is a writer from Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia. Her debut novel, The History of Mischief, won the inaugural Fogarty Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript and was published by Fremantle Press in 2020. Her short stories, creative non-fiction and poems have won awards and been published in journals, anthologies and newspapers, including The West Australian, Westerly, The Hope Prize Anthology and Stories of Perth. Formerly an academic at Curtin University and Brunel University London, she has a PhD in cultural studies and has published research on satire and politics. She is passionate about the climate, history and the intricacies of storytelling during times of crisis. Rebecca Higgie is a writer from Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia. Her debut novel, The History of Mischief, won the inaugural Fogarty Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript and was published by Fremantle Press in 2020. Her short stories, creative non-fiction and poems have won awards and been published in journals, anthologies and newspapers, including The West Australian, Westerly, The Hope Prize Anthology and Stories of Perth. Formerly an academic at Curtin University and Brunel University London, she has a PhD in cultural studies and has published research on satire and politics. She is passionate about the climate, history and the intricacies of storytelling during times of crisis.