First published 1974
In a world teetering on the edge of collapse, the countdown has begun. The protagonist faces a reality where civilization's foundations crumble beneath mounting pressures. Technology and human nature clash in ways that threaten everything people once took for granted. As systems fail and order dissolves, individuals must confront what remains when the familiar world disappears. The story follows one person's journey through this disintegrating landscape, where survival depends on understanding what truly matters when everything else falls away. Chambers presents a stark examination of how people respond when their world reaches zero minus, that critical moment before total transformation. The narrative explores whether humanity can find meaning and connection even as the structures that once defined existence collapse around them.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, action, 21st-century, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, survival
128 pages · Paperback · Pan Macmillan