Cloudrock - Garry Douglas Kilworth

Cloudrock. ======== The novel is set after a World nuclear war has almost wiped the human race out. The remaining humans have adopted some peculiar customs in a bid to survive and time, a lot of time, has passed. A small group of humans live on what is known as Cloudrock. Here the customs are more odd than can be believed The society is ruled by woman, a matriarchy, incest is rife. Mothers marrying sons etc..When you die you are eaten by the clan and your spirit is kept within the group, cannibalism. And the worst of all. If you are born with any defect then the baby is thrown from the edge of Cloudrock down through the mists ...  Read the complete review

Cloudrock. Author - Garry Kilworth. The real voyage of discovery consists not in, seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust. Synopsis. ~~~~~ This introduction sets up what is to be a wonderfully inventive read. Though you might not think so when I give you some of the background to the story that is..... Cloudrock. Cloudrock is a spit of land sticking out of the ground to a height of a couple of miles. Think of a huge mushroom but with a flat rather than doomed top. Add in forests, lakes, animals and people and you have your own enclosed society. It is a cleverly written book ...  Read the complete review