THE NEXT EXTINCTION
IS OURS…
What if young people chose to stop having children?
How far would a government go to intervene?
“Insightfully thrilling writing
from the master of ethical science dystopia”
“We should all be reading Eve’s cautionary tales”
The birth rate is collapsing. Not because people can’t have children.
Because they don’t want them.
In a Britain buckling under climate chaos, economic breakdown and growing unrest, the government is running out of time. Baby bonuses, motherhood medals, state adoption schemes – nothing is rebuilding a generation that has almost vanished.
Kit is a giraffe keeper at a local wildlife park, more at ease with animals than people. Part of a movement for voluntary human extinction, she believes the future depends on action, not words.
Ayla is a plant scientist at a prestigious biotech firm. Adopted by the state at birth, she was raised to believe motherhood is her duty. But no matter how hard she tries, she cannot carry a child to term.
Then Kit receives a message from an elusive whistleblower, claiming to have evidence that could bring down the government. As her path collides with Ayla’s, they uncover a deception more horrifying than either could have imagined.
One that will tear their lives – and the country – apart…
Praise for Eve Smith…
“Smith combines the excitement of a medical thriller à la Michael Crichton with sensitive characterisation and social insight”
“Another piece of insightfully thrilling writing from the master of ethical science dystopia”
“An astute, well-researched
and convincing novel of ideas”
“An author who likes to tackle big ‘what ifs’.
Sharp, intelligent, frightening and original”
Explore the world of
CHILD ZERO
THE IDEA BEHIND CHILD ZERO
WHY DON'T YOUNG PEOPLE WANT KIDS?
SHOULD HUMANS GO EXTINCT?
TALKING ABOUT MISCARRIAGE
