Beasts cover

Beasts

by John Crowley

From back cover of Bantam paperback June 1978: **Half-human outlaws of a savage future** America has been destroyed by civil war. Violent bands of barbarians and anarchists battle agents from the Union for Social Engineering, who plan to seize total control. But they are all united by their fierce hatred of the leos. Every hand s raised against the half-human, hal-animal mutants who roam the desolate frontier. The last, predatory creatures men call **Beasts**

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?