The clock is ticking for Sam Temple & the kids of Perdido Beach but it's not the big one-five that they face now; it's starvation that threatens the FAYZ. In an abandoned mineshaft a faceless animal lurks pulling the strings toying with human & mutant alike. & he's hungry
- hungry in the darkness. An uneasy calm has settled over Perdido Beach. But soon fear explodes into desperation as starvation sets in & the mob look to place blame. For the 'normals' the buck must stop somewhere: with the 'freaks'. More & more kids are developing strange powers & just as frighteningly so are the animals in the FAYZ: talking coyotes swimming bats & deadly worms with razor-sharp teeth are just the beginning. For Sam Temple the strain of leadership is beginning to show & he's got more than just dwindling rations & in-fighting to worry about
- Caine is back with the psychotic whiphand Drake by his side. & in the background lies the greatest danger of all
- & he too needs to be fed.