Jane Hennigan

Moths

A thrilling dystopia, in turns heart-breaking and heart-pounding Forty years ago, the world changed. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected every man and boy, killing them quietly in their sleep, or turning them into crazed killers. No one was safe from their psychopathic wrath and no one could reach them. All seemed hopeless. But humanity, as it does, adapted and society moved on. Now, men are kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety, and are never able to return to the outside. The world is quiet, but secrets are kept safe in whispers. Very few people remember what life was like before the change, but Mary knows. She had a family. She was happy. This is her story. File Under: Science Fiction

Forty years ago, the world changed. Men became crazed killers and threatened all humanity. Now the world might be about to change again, but will it be for the better? ---- Forty-four years ago, as any schoolgirl can tell you, the moth’s eggs hatched and an army of caterpillars spread their tiny toxic threads on every breath of wind. Since then, men have been cloistered, protected from birth against the deadly poison. But now there’s a vaccine - a way that men can leave the facility without dying or suffering from psychosis. Emerging, into their new world, eyes wide with wonder at every new experience, the truth soon becomes clear. This world was not made for men. And they are not safe.

Toxxic

Mary considers tying her teenage son to the radiator. Olivia flees the bloody scalpel of a surgeon, as he hunts her through the corridors of A&E. All across the world men are turning into crazed killers or dying in their sleep, as toxic threads find passage on every breath of wind. Humankind will survive. But only just. ________________________________ 'Out they came, away from natural predators, nesting in damp corners and in the tops of trees, crossbreeding with common cousins and laying thousands upon thousands of eggs. Then... the eggs hatched and an army of hungry caterpillars spread their tiny toxic threads on every breath of wind.' The threads spell doom for humanity - half of it, at least. All around the world, men are dying in their sleep or turning into rage-fuelled killers. The world as we know it, ends. However, humanity adapts and society moves on. Many years later, very few even remember what life was like before the change. Mary does, though, and when an opportunity presents itself, she is faced with soul-searching decisions to make. Will she cling to the only strand of the past she has left or will she risk it all in the name of equality? ________________________________ A divergent future with a thought-provoking feminist slant, perfect for those who loved The Power, The Handmaids Tale and Vox. See what others are saying about Moths- "I'm still thinking about it three days after finishing it." "I raced through it in a couple of days - amazing!" "My friends are now telling me to stop banging on about it." "What a ride! I didn't want it to end."

A Chilling Dystopian Thriller and a Must-Read Debut For 2021

A thrilling dystopia, in turns heart-breaking and heart-pounding Where were you at the beginning? Or at the end? And where are we all now? Forty years ago, the world changed. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected men and boys around the globe. Some were killed quietly in their sleep, others became crazed killers, wildly dangerous and beyond help. All seemed hopeless. But humanity adapted, healed and moved on. Now matriarchs rule, and men are kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety and the good of society, never able to return to the outside. Mary has settled into this new world and takes care of the male residents at her facility. But she still remembers how things used to be and is constantly haunted by her memories. Of her family, of her joy, of… him. Now the world is quiet again, but only because secrets are kept safe in whispers. And the biggest secret of all? No one wants to live inside a cage… Exploring male violence against women, homo-normativity, and gynocracy, Moths is a powerful assessment of life through the lens of a main character in her 70s. A remastered and revitalised version of the previously self-published, smash-hit dystopian thriller by the same name, Moths shows us a new, post-pandemic world. File Under: Science Fiction [ Dust to Dust | Do you remember? | Kill or Be Killed | Another New World ]

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