Also published: New York : Vintage Books, 2010. 434 pages

Garden -- Year of the flood -- Creation day -- Feast of Adam and all primates -- Festival of arks -- Saint Euell of wild foods -- Mole day -- April fish -- Feast of serpent wisdom -- Pollination day -- Saint Dian, martyr -- Predator day -- Saint Rachel and all birds -- Saint Terry and all wayfarers -- Saint Julian and all souls

Set in the visionary future of Atwood's acclaimed Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood is at once a moving tale of lasting friendship and a landmark work of speculative fiction. In this second book of the MaddAddam trilogy, 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. -- Back cover