From CJ Leede, the author of Maeve Fly, comes a scorching new apocalyptic novel. American Gods meets The Last of Us in this epic and sweeping story about the end of the world as we know it.

A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust.

Sophie, a good Catholic girl, must traverse the hellscape of the midwest to try to find her family while the world around her burns. Along the way she discovers there are far worse fates than dying a virgin…

The end times are coming.

CJ Leede is a horror writer, hiker, and Trekkie. She is the author of Maeve Fly, winner of the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award, and a Bram Stoker Award and Splatterpunk Award nominee. When she is not driving around the country, she can be found in LA with her boyfriend and rescue dogs.

Jacqueline Holland is a speculative and fantasy writer with an MFA from the University of Kansas. Her debut novel, The God of Endings, was an NPR, Reader’s Digest, and Barnes and Noble Best of 2023. She lives in the Twin Cities with her two wonderful sons and a slightly savage cat.