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 Toby loves. As clever Pigoons attack their
fragile garden and malevolent Painballers scheme, the small band of
survivors will need more than stories.