by Yann Martel
First published 2010
In a world where evolution has taken a bizarre turn, a one-legged actuarial forensics specialist, a pharmaceutical guinea pig, and a far-sighted fetus fight for their place in the new order. Martel's 23 stories plunge us into parallel universes where the rules of nature have been rewritten, and only the fittest will prevail.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, 21st-century, alternate-history
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, survival-of-the-fittest
464 pages · Paperback · Douglas & McIntyre