Product Description
The #1 bestselling author ofWorld War Zreturnswith a horror tale that blurs the lines between human and beast, and asks,What are we capable of when we’re cut off from society?“I wish we could elevate the national dialogue on public safety to a level of tone and focus that Max Brooks has demonstrated for all of us.â€â€”Tom Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania and first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Set in the wilds of Washington State, Greenloop was oncea model eco-community—until nature’s wrathmade it a tragic object lesson in civilization’s fragility.
Offering a glorious back-to-nature experiencewith allthe comforts of high-speed Internet,solar smart houses, and the assurance of being mere hours from Seattle by highway, Greenloop was indeeda paradise—until Mount Rainier erupted, leaving its residents trulycut off from the world, and utterly unprepared for the consequences. With no weapons and their food supplies dwindling,Greenloop’s residents slowly realized that they were in a fight for survival. And as the ash swirled and finally settled, they found themselves facing a specter none of them could have predicted—or even thought possible. . . .
In these pages, Max Brooks brings to light the journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own investigations into the massacrethat followedand the legendary beasts behind it.If what Kate saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us—and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity.
