Birds of Passage — Morgan Nyberg

Staying means certain annihilation. Leaving could mean the same.
Sixty years after the death of civilization four survivors must abandon their death-plagued community.
Will they discover a hidden paradise in the ravaged wilds of Canada?
Or will death find them first?

Fraser, a sentimental giant of a man, is desperate to find a new site for his community. But murder, followed by capture by a cult based on human sacrifice, transform the expedition into a nightmare. Looming like a sinister force over Fraser's quest is the figure of his father. Alcoholic, syphilitic, deranged, he follows Fraser through the wilderness, determined in his delusional way to protect him, right up to the shocking climax. All the ingredients you crave â€" love, death, violence, betrayal â€" are waiting for you in this haunting post-apocalyptic road trip.