A devastating illness has affected just about every single adult in the world and even most over the age of fourteen. You might think that's a brilliant thing since you'd be able to do whatever you want (stay up all night, play PC games non-stop, throw wild parties etc.) but you're wrong. Many of the infected have died but the ones who remain are deadly,insane though dim-witted and are ravenous- for flesh. Smooth, tender flesh from children!And those who aren't ill have been reduced to cannibals. London has fallen into disrepair and the kids group together in gangs for protection, safety in numbers and shelter at barricaded supermarkets or buildings, scavenging whatever food they can find to sustain them. Yet how long can they last? When Jester, a member of a search party from central London, arrives to tell them that there's a safe place where the kids can start anew with fresh hopes of a better future, Arran's group embarks on a journey across London to reach there. Trials and tribulations await them as well as the diseased 'grown-ups' who seem to become more intelligent and organised every day. Before long, the kids begin fighting each other even though the real enemy is the adults. Survival is everything but what is the price that comes with it?
This novel was quite enjoyable since it contained violence and action, however, the back story is not particularly original. I read a book named "Cell" which also talks about people ending up in a similar situation through a "Pulse" sent through cell phones and how many movies have been about brainles zombies massacring the survivors? A lot!
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