95% of humanity died in a bat flu pandemic. Lizzie, our "anti-hero with a heart of gold," is in love, in trouble with the law, in trouble with the father of her child and their best friend, and in trouble with her father who reappeared after 15 years. Renegades are attacking, no man's land is burned outside “The City's” wall, and martial law is declared. Lizzie, pregnant from an end of the world one night stand, can't leave her father's house without a man. She escaped the city once, but nearly lost Saj, the child she'd saved from starvation. She's started the fire of revolution, but it'll take her lover, her tenacity, and her alienated chosen family to escape the flames. Robert L. Slater is the author of the apocaloptimistic Deserted Lands series that tells stories of survivors of a Bat-Flu pandemic that eerily echoes Covid 19. The series, begun in 2012, has earned fans, awards, and worldwide exposure. Kayti Nika Raet of Readers’ Favorite praised Rob for his “dark, compelling” characters, and “fast paced, adrenaline soaked” fiction.
