First published 2018
In a world where humans hibernate through the frigid winter, Charlie Worthing is a rookie Winter Consul tasked with ensuring the safe passage of the sleeping masses. But when an outbreak of viral dreams starts killing people, Charlie must navigate a landscape of murderous villains, cannibalistic Nightwalkers, and increasingly less mythical WinterVolk to uncover the truth. As the dreams start coming true, Charlie begins to doubt his own sanity, but he knows one thing for certain: he'll need to bundle up if he wants to survive.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Winter
Period: 21st-century
402 pages · Hardcover · Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Content warnings: anxiety, mental-illness