''Absolutely amazing. a cross between The Road by Cormac McCarthy and The Walking Dead'' Eoin Colfer ''You''ll be terrified fascinated and above all uplifted by Orpen - a heroine to rival Philip Pullman''s Lyra or The Passage''s Amy'' Stylist Raised by her mother and Maeve on Slanbeg an island off the west coast of Ireland Orpen has a childhood of love and stories by the fireside. But the stories grow darker and the training begins. Ireland has been devoured by a ravening menace known as the skrake and though Slanbeg is safe for now the women must always be ready to run or to fight. When Maeve is bitten Orpen is faced with a dilemma: kill Maeve before her transformation is complete or try to get help. So Orpen sets off with Maeve in a wheelbarrow and her dog at her side in the hope of finding other survivors and a cure. It is a journey that will test Orpen to her limits on which she will learn who she really is who she really loves and how to imagine a future in a world that ended before she was born. . Language: English