By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Toby, a survivor of the man-made plague that has swept the earth, is telling stories.
As clever Pigoons attack their fragile garden and malevolent Painballers scheme, the small band of survivors will need more than stories..
Their reluctant prophet, Jimmy-the-Snowman, is in a coma, so they've chosen a new hero - Zeb, the street-smart man Toby loves.
Listening hard is young Blackbeard, one of the innocent Crakers, the species designed to replace humanity.
Stories left over from the old world, and stories that will determine a new one.
By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Toby, a survivor of the man-made plague that has swept the earth, is telling stories