MaddAddam
First published 2013 · English · 416 pages
- Novels
- Love and romance
- Science fiction
- Dystopia
The third novel in the trilogy brings together characters from the earlier books in the aftermath of a global catastrophe. A small group of human survivors shares a settlement with the Crakers, the gentle, genetically designed people who are still learning about the world. Their uneasy peace is threatened by dangerous survivors nearby.
Toby, Zeb and others must organise, defend themselves and tell stories to make sense of what happened. Storytelling is a central theme, along with the future of human and non-human life. The tone mixes humour, adventure and reflection, and the book is best read after the first two.
Quotes
There's the story, then there's the real story, then there's the story of how the story came to be told. Then there's what you leave out of the story. Which is part of the story too.
Life is warped. I'm just in sync.
But hatred and viciousness are addictive. You can get high on them. Once you've had a little, you start shaking if you don't get more.
Why is war so much like a practical joke? she thinks. Hiding behind bushes, leaping out, with not much difference between Boo! and Bang! except the blood.