![]() ![]() During a biological apocalypse set two months in the future, when the borders between Mexico and Canada are sealed off, Cedar Hawk Songmaker-26, pregnant, and with a burning independent streak-eventually learns why the government will do anything to ensure she has her baby under strict surveillance. Humans aren’t immune to “life dissolving into its mineral components,” which is why the new American government, the Church of the New Constitution, expands the original intent of the Patriot Act and requires all pregnant women to report to birthing centers. The idea that evolution could suddenly move backward may seem like an incredible fantasy, but in this dreamlike, suspenseful novel, it's a fitting analogue for the environmental degradation we already experience.Ī biological apocalypse has animals suddenly appearing in trippy, shocking manifestations-a dragonfly with a 6-foot wingspan, “golden-green eyes the size of softballs,” for example. ![]()
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