An apocalyptic tale of a young woman fighting for life and justice in the tyrannical Phoenix City—the only place in Ireland yet to be overrun by the flesh-eating skrake.
Small but perfectly formed ... Persuasive ... Davis-Goff is one of the leading pioneers of an Irish genre that is slowly but surely declaring itself a force to be reckoned with.
Chilling ... Orpen’s candid first-person narration lets the reader learn about her new world as she does, an isolated place without electricity or cars, factories or guns, and dwindling levels of literacy. The plot is fast-paced and suspenseful, and the banshees satisfyingly heroic. A girl comes of age as a warrior in a ruined world in this headlong thriller.
