Alienated in a world where he doesn’t fit in, Christian Black survives because he’s different. Then the virus came, and made the world turn different, too.
Now people are dying by the million. Food supplies are short. Riots are blazing through the streets, and Christian’s only goal is to keep his family alive. But safety lies far from the city, and just getting out will be tougher than anyone knows.
In contrast to my last post this was an excellent YA PA adventure with a believable depiction of societal breakdown and an engaging hero. I particularly enjoyed how Christian was able to make the tough survival decisions without the usual moralising about it.
My only disappointment was that it was way too short - just a few chapters long. Seems it's a prequel novella for the main event. Looking forward to reading that.
LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
