The acclaimed author of Unstable Earth delivers a disturbing and emotional novel about freedom, vulnerability, and sacrifice. Amid a pandemic, Neffy, a biologist scarred by career failures, joins vaccine trials. After a virus mutation, she ends up in a nearly empty hospital with no connection to the outside world and people she distrusts. Claire Fuller redefines pandemic literature, presenting Neffy with a choice between confronting her past or facing a chaotic, terrifying future. A compelling dystopia blending speculative fiction and recent history.