I didn't really know what to expect when I picked this up - I initially was sorta reserved as the cover lended itself to the bog standard thriller category of which I have no interest in, but it popped up in the sci-fi category elsewhere.... and...

I'm really glad I got over that reservation! This is a really tight, phenomenal and dark book. The post-apocalyptic genre has become saturate with some tiresome stuff, but this goes beyond. There's no impossible heroics, but the behaviour of those left behind is both galling and fascinating.