A generation after a massive blast of solar radiation virtually wipes out mankind, survivors in small enclaves scattered across America cling to life by scavenging. The best and worst of humanity emerges as pockets of dictatorships and communes. However, all share an acute awareness that time is running out, unless a means of growing fresh food is reestablished. Author Chris Mandeville has masterfully created a stark, post-apocalyptic world, where desperate people will lie, cheat, steal, and kill for the most unlikely of currencies: seeds. Hope is ignited when a dying stranger carrying a fresh apple whispers a cryptic clue, launching a dangerous life-and-death quest to locate the source of naturally grown fruit and vegetables. Ranging from Reid, an . . . idealistic young searcher determined to save his loved ones, to Pascal, a venal, monstrous despot, who rules the detritus of Southern California with an iron fist, the book's characters exhibit a full spectrum of strengths and frailties. Will young, love-struck Reid and his unlikely allies find and save the secret "City of Angels," or will the evil Pascal kill enough innocents to capture and control the last hope for renewed life on Earth? Seeds is an imaginative, technically on-target, nail-biting tale that'll keep you up late . . . worrying. - William B. Scott, bestselling author of The Permit and Space Wars: The First Six Hours of World War III, A War Game Scenario