One of The Guardian's best sci-fi books of the year. An edge-of-your-seat, post-apocalyptic thriller. Perfect for fans of The Last of Us, Station Eleven and The Road, from twice Booker-shortlisted author Tim Winton. 'Will stab your conscience and break your heart’ – Emma Donoghue'A blistering cli-fi epic' – The GuardianSurvival is only the beginning. Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive across a stony desert.As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site.They’re exhausted, traumatized, desperate now, and this is a forsaken place, but as a refuge it’s the most promising they’ve seen.The child peers at the field of desolation. The man thinks to himself, this could work. Problem is, they’re not alone . . . So begins a searing journey through a life where the challenge is not only to survive; it’s keeping your humanity if you do.