First published 2012
Jack Murphy has just made the ultimate sacrifice at Paterville Camp to save his family. Now Christie Murphy faces the aftermath with her two children, Kate and Simon, as they flee into a world where humanity has collapsed. The cannibals and betrayers who destroyed their sanctuary still hunt them. Christie must protect her children while navigating a landscape where trust means death and every shelter could be a trap. The three survivors push forward through hostile territory, searching for somewhere they can call home again. But in this new world, safety is an illusion and the greatest dangers often come from other desperate survivors. Christie discovers that keeping her family alive means making choices that challenge everything she once believed about right and wrong. Their journey becomes not just a physical escape but a test of whether love and family bonds can survive when civilization has crumbled completely.
Genres: survival, adventure, post-apocalyptic, family-drama, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, survival
Setting: Paterville Camp
Period: New World
336 pages · Hardcover · Thomas Dunne Books
Content warnings: violence