![]() ![]() ![]() The Chestnut family consists of Martina and Benjamin, and their three children: nine-year-old Simon and six-year-old fraternal twins, Dana and Sarat. Part 1 is set in 2075, a year after the outbreak of the war. As Texas fights a two-fronted war against Mexico and the North, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia make up the Free Southern State, a belligerent coalition that fights the federal government in a Second American Civil War lasting from 2074 to 2095.Īfter the prologue, the novel is divided into four parts. The earliest state to revolt, South Carolina, is now completely walled-off and quarantined after the federal government unleashes what was designed to be a temporary virus but which causes everyone in its path to suffer permanent zombie-like symptoms. Perceiving their industries and traditions to be under attack, five Southern states secede from the United States. In response, lawmakers in the new federal capital of Columbus, Ohio pass the Sustainable Future Act, prohibiting the use of fossil fuels nationwide. Due to climate change and rising sea levels, much of the American East Coast is underwater or uninhabitable. In a prologue, the narrator-Simon Chestnut’s son, Benjamin, named after Simon’s father-explains the massive social and political changes of the mid-to-late 21st century. This study guide refers to the 2017 edition published by Alfred A. ![]()
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