Kenstibec was
genetically engineered to build a new world, but the apocalypse forced a career change. These days he drives a taxi instead.
A
fast-paced, droll and disturbing novel, BARRICADE is a savage road trip
across the dystopian landscape of post- apocalypse Britain; narrated by
the cold-blooded yet magnetic antihero, Kenstibec.
Kenstibec is a member of the 'Ficial' race, a breed of merciless super-humans. Their
war on humanity has left Britain a wasteland, where Ficials hide in
barricaded cities, besieged by tribes of human survivors. Originally
optimised for construction, Kenstibec earns his keep as a taxi driver,
running any Ficial who will pay from one surrounded city to another.
The trips are always eventful, but this will be his toughest yet. His fare
is a narcissistic journalist who's touchy about her luggage. His human
guide is constantly plotting to kill him. And that's just the start of
his troubles.
On his journey he encounters ten-foot killer rats, a mutant King with a TV fixation, a drug-crazed army, and even the
creator of the Ficial race. He also finds time to uncover a terrible
plot to destroy his species for good - and humanity too.