Description

Toby keeps the old Gardeners’ ways alive after the world’s end. She tells the curious Children of Crake how things began. They are Earth’s heirs, but no one knows their future. Her tales trace the past of Adan Unu and his brother, Zeb. Both learned to stay alive in a world big firms ruled. These firms tracked people’s lives and left them no privacy. People could change human DNA to suit their wishes. Porn and cruelty shaped that lost world.

This novel by Margaret Atwood shows a world gone wrong. It ends the three-part tale begun with Oryx și Crake and Anul potopului. It blends a tale of adventure with questions about human acts. Why do humans create, and why do they kill? For readers of such dark fiction, it offers humour and wonder. It also depicts brutal crimes. The plot builds toward a last clash of good and evil. The Children of Crake offer hope for a return to innocence.

Diana Marin-Caea translated this edition. It forms part of a series of Margaret Atwood’s works.