First published 1993
Jeebee Walther predicted the economic collapse that tore America apart. The behavioral scientist saw it coming but couldn't prevent it. Now civilization lies in ruins. Violence rules the land. Every person fights for survival against all others. Jeebee must cross this dangerous wasteland alone. He seeks a safe place where he can preserve human knowledge through the coming dark age. His academic background never prepared him for this brutal new world. He lacks the instincts needed to survive among the wreckage of society. Then a massive gray wolf enters his life. The wolf becomes his unlikely teacher and traveling companion. Through their bond, Jeebee learns to trust his animal instincts. He discovers how to navigate a world where only strength and cunning matter. The wolf shows him skills no classroom ever taught. Together they journey across the hostile landscape of post-collapse America. Jeebee transforms from helpless intellectual into someone who can endure in this harsh new reality. His partnership with the wolf becomes his path to survival.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, post-apocalyptic, apocalyptic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: America
Period: Post-Collapse
448 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Tor Books