The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy #2) [B1010]

2010 PB in nice clean condition. From the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments-the second book of the internationally celebrated MaddAddam trilogy. Set in the visionary world of Oryx and Crake, it is a moving tale of lasting friendship and a landmark work of speculative fiction. The long-feared waterless flood has occurred, altering Earth as we know it and obliterating most human life. Among the survivors are Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, who is barricaded inside a luxurious spa. Amid shadowy, corrupt ruling powers and new, gene-spliced life forms, Ren and Toby will have to decide on their next move, but they can't stay locked away.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Obsessed With This Trilogy! I had only read The Handmaid's Tale before picking up The Year of the Flood and wow-I was delighted to discover this book (and the whole trilogy)! So enjoyable to read, thought-provoking, and full of Atwood's brilliant storytelling. If you love dystopian fiction that's both unsettling and fascinating, this is a must-read!"; "A strong second chapter. I read the first book in this series (Oryx & Crake) nearly eight years ago, so it's a good thing that this book is more a companion piece than a direct sequel. It returns to the same world and roughly the same time as O&C, but where that book explored that world through a man's eyes, from inside the exclusive corporate bubble, this one looks at it from the perspective of two women, who live out in the 'real world'. "; "I cannot stop thinking about this series! The more I read, the more obsessive I get! This post apocalyptic world from an incredibly advanced scientific society could easily be our future. Considering this book was written in 2009 and yet still holds true to our society now in 2025, I'd say this isn't a far fetched future but more a prediction of what could be coming. I'm super excited to get my hands on the third and final book of this series."