It's very difficult to say anything about this brilliantly exciting novel without giving away some of its many twists and revelations. In the opening chapter, Seth drowns .Then he wakes up, naked, thirsty and hungry. And alone, in the suburban English town where he grew up. The town is clearly abandoned. How did this happen? Seth needs to find out, all the while tortured by excruciating memories and strange, inexplicable events. To say more would be to give away much of the pleasure of reading this book. Suffice to say, it is incredibly exciting, thought-provoking, surprising and epic. Just what you would expect from the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy.