The Children of Men

Synopsis

A modern science fiction classic from an acclaimed bestselling author: the year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. "a book of such accelerating tension that the pages seem to turn faster as one moves along. " —chicago tribunecivilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian theodore faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing.