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 that Toby loves. As clever Pigoons attack their fragile garden and malevolent
Painballers scheme the small band of survivors will need more than stories. Welcome to the
outrageous imagination of Margaret Atwood 'A haunting restless triumph . . . A writer of
virtuoso diversity' Sunday Times 'Wit and dark humour combine with a compassionate tenderness .
. . whirling as brilliantly as the bits of glass in a kaleidoscope . . . Atwood the conjuror
remains in firm control' Michèle Roberts Independent 'There are few writers able to create a
world so fiercely engaging so funny so teeming - ironically - with life. MaddAddam is
ultimately a paean to the enduring powers of myth and story and like the sharpest futuristic
visions it's really all about the here and now' Daily Mail
