The Quiet at the End of the World

A sci-fi mystery adventure about the last surviving members of the human race. How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure – until a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity’s entire existence. Now Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide who to save and who to sacrifice… A smart, fast-paced, filmic sci-fi adventure with an inclusive list of characters and a killer twist. Lauren James is a rising star of UK YA fiction. Her novels have been translated into five languages, and her debut book, The Next Together, was voted one of the most highly anticipated novels of the year on Goodreads. Lauren James was just sixteen when she started writing The Next Together and she sold the rights to it when she was twenty-one. Lauren has since written two further novels: The Last Beginning, a sequel to The Next Together, and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, a gripping psychological thriller.