Oryx and Crake

Synopsis

National bestseller • the first volume in the internationally acclaimed maddaddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future—from the bestselling author of the handmaid's tale and the testamentsa kirkus reviews best fiction book of the centurysnowman, known as jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, crake, and the beautiful and elusive oryx whom they both loved.