The 'micropocalypse' hits and humanity is transformed into a handspan tall species. Giles embarks on an tumultuous and terrifying quest to save his children: adapting to the newly giant world and evading huge predators - such as domestic cats - along the way. This is a story on a grand scale both in the vast proportions of the surreal setting and in its pacy, ambitious plot. Dark and witty, it is a mind boggling and strangely plausible read.
A jolt of nervous energy rocked his stomach as a faint cry broke the silence. Seeking its source, the dark gave way to a single dot, a light flickering inside a red dome tent on the far edge of the field. Giles ran towards it, elation at the sound of another living soul mixing with trepidation. The survivor inside might be unchanged. To them, Giles would be a monstrosity. Then, an ugly hope simmered, that if they were in trouble, injured perhaps, he could help. He would be of practical use. Approaching the tent door, he felt a pang of guilt, disgusted at the idea that a shared suffering would somehow be a good thing. Nervous, Giles pressed his ear to the canvas and listened to the murmur of not one, but several distant and indistinct voices. Steadying himself against the fear of what he might be about to discover, he stepped through the zip.
