Skip to content
Cover of “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

Margaret Atwood · 2003

389 pages

A man called Snowman may be the last human left, living in a tree above a ruined city and watching over a gentle new species. Through his memories the reader learns how his brilliant friend Crake and the woman they both loved brought the world to its end.

Tropes

Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic World, Mad Scientist, Love Triangle, Unreliable Narrator

Content warnings: child abuse, sexual violence

Are you the author of this book?