by Max Brooks
First published 2020
Kate Holland lives in Greenloop, an eco-friendly community nestled near Mount Rainier. When the volcano erupts, ash clouds isolate the residents from the outside world. Cut off from civilization, the small group faces dwindling supplies and growing desperation. Then something emerges from the forest. Massive creatures stalk the settlement's perimeter. Kate realizes these are Sasquatch, and they view the humans as prey. The residents must transform from comfortable suburbanites into fighters if they want to survive. Kate documents their struggle in her journal as neighbors turn savage and the beasts close in. Her account becomes a record of how quickly civilized people can shed their humanity when death stalks them. The story explores whether humans can maintain their moral compass when facing extinction, or if survival demands embracing the same brutality as their predators.
Genres: adventure, horror, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, transformation
Setting: Greenloop, Mount Rainier
Period: 21st-century
286 pages · Hardcover · Del Rey Books
Content warnings: violence