Maddaddam

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Toby; a survivor of the man-made plague that has swept the earth; is telling stories. Stories left over from the old world; and stories that will determine a new one. Listening hard is young Blackbeard; one of the innocent Crakers; the species designed to replace humanity. Their reluctant prophet; Jimmy-the-Snowman; is in a coma; so they've chosen a new hero - Zeb; the street-smart man Toby loves. As clever Pigoons attack their fragile garden and malevolent Painballers scheme; the small band of survivors will need more than stories.