Postscript (Hardcover)

Cory McCarthy

ISBN 10: 0593618246 / ISBN 13: 9780593618240

Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2026

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Hardcover. From Stonewall Honoree Cory McCarthy, a joyful, affectionate, read-in-one-sitting post-apocolyptic novel about letting go of the things we cant change and holding on to the passion of our instincts. Simultaneously tragic, existentially terrifying, heartwarming, and sensual."Kirkus, starred reviewOn the far side of a swift and unknowable apocalypse, a few sapiens are surviving off the last scraps of humanity. No longer recognizable as Cape Cod, the dunes of their archipelago are empty apart from regrets and ruinsuntil West blows in like a storm. West is a prophet of instinct, the last amateur anthropologist, ever aware of being present in life. He cant help but move through Anis rage, Karens anxiety, and Emils immense longing with curiosity and care. Wests unbridled love and grief challenge the survivors to defy extinction with the most beautifully human thing imaginable: a family. He may even impress Death. "Evokes Francesca Lia Block. Give this to fans of Marcus Sedgwick, Margaret Atwoods MaddAddam Trilogy, and The Last of Us."SLJ, starred review "On a depopulated archipelago off the coast of Massachusetts, a tiny handful of sapiens sift the remnants of civilization for scraps of comfort and joy in this fleeting postscript about the last of us"-- Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Postscript (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593618246
• ISBN 13: 9780593618240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From Stonewall Honoree Cory McCarthy, a joyful, affectionate, read-in-one-sitting post-apocolyptic novel about letting go of the things we can’t change and holding on to the passion of our instincts.

★ “Simultaneously tragic, existentially terrifying, heartwarming, and sensual."—Kirkus, starred review

On the far side of a swift and unknowable apocalypse, a few sapiens are surviving off the last scraps of humanity. No longer recognizable as Cape Cod, the dunes of their archipelago are empty apart from regrets and ruins—until West blows in like a storm.

West is a prophet of instinct, the last amateur anthropologist, ever aware of being present in life. He can’t help but move through Ani’s rage, Karen’s anxiety, and Emil’s immense longing with curiosity and care. West’s unbridled love and grief challenge the survivors to defy extinction with the most beautifully human thing imaginable: a family.

He may even impress Death.

★ "Evokes Francesca Lia Block.... Give this to fans of Marcus Sedgwick, Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy, and The Last of Us."—SLJ, starred review

About the Author

Cory McCarthy is the author of many award-winning and bestselling books, including Man o' War, a Stonewall Honor Book.