In the rural settlement of Waknuk, life is governed by fear — fear of the Tribulation God sent to punish humanity’s sins, and fear of anything that deviates from the norm. David Strorm has grown up under the iron rule of his father, a man who rails against every blasphemy against nature. What his father doesn’t know is that David and his cousin Rosalind harbour a secret aberration of their own — one that would see them condemned as mutants. As they grow older, keeping that secret becomes an increasingly dangerous game. Eventually, the choice they dread can no longer be avoided: risk discovery by the village elders, or escape into the terrifying, ever-shifting Badlands. ‘An outstanding success’ New York Times
ISBN 13: 9780241983928
Author: John Wyndham
