The human population has dwindled. With approximately 1% remaining, Earth has become a living nightmare, yet Lionel Romero has never been happier. The end of the world has given him the freedom to live out his dream of ecstatic seclusion. The only obstacle in his way—his fellow one-percenters. Join Lionel on his journey to escape a past life, while he continues to struggle with his morality and mortality in a world between purgatory and paradise. “I love how the whole story basically feels like you’re one of the brain cells in the main character’s brain.”—Scovia O. “In my opinion, readers will enjoy following Lionel. They will be too curious to stop reading his journal because we get to see him develop through his own internal narration. … I have grown to enjoy post-apocalyptic or pandemic-related fiction if done right. C.O.B. did this one just right in my opinion. … It reminds me of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, but with a single narrator’s experience.” —Reader Views “A grimly funny apocalypse travelogue with real heart under the grime.” —Independent Book Review “The book struck me as a study of what a person becomes when the whole world falls apart, and it does this without trying to be poetic or grand. It is simple in its words and messy in its feelings. That mix gives it a strong pull. I kept wanting to hear more of Lionel’s voice.” —Literary Titan “…an intelligently witty dystopian novel in a genre that is in desperate need of something fresh. C.O.B.’s world-building is textured and fully realized.” —Readers’ Favorite