The release date for the English version of 'Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster' by
Adam Higginbotham is Feb 2019. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The reality around Chernobyl surpasses the Soviet myth in terms of complexity, humanity, and terrible nature. Through the accounts of those men and women who saw the 1986 accident firsthand, Adam Higginbotham has crafted a gripping and evocative tale that vividly depicts the event. This book is a brilliant non-fiction thriller, drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews done over more than 10 years, letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from newly disclosed archives.
Chernobyl is now synonymous with the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, reckless technology that gets out of control, ecological fragility, and what happens when a dishonest and careless state puts not just its own citizens but all of humanity in jeopardy. Chernobyl has become entrenched in the collective nightmares of the world. This is a tale that has long been disputed, shrouded in secrecy, disinformation, and propaganda from the start.
A lasting depiction of the greatest nuclear accident in history, Midnight in Chernobyl also highlights human inventiveness and resiliency as well as the lessons that must be learned when trying to manipulate nature. These lessons are especially important in light of the threat posed by climate change.
Higginbotham now moves us one step closer to the reality behind this enormous tragedy.