It's Not the End of the World

From the acclaimed author of Yes, Daddy; It's Not the End of the World is a terrifying climate thriller, a furious takedown of the uber-wealthy, and a queer family saga that isn't afraid to punch back.

It's 2044 and life is bleak for many Americans, but not for Mason Daunt. Safe in his Los Angeles mansion and cushioned by his lucrative art practice, Mason can remain blissfully unaware of the wildfires engulfing LA County, the authoritarianism running rampant, and the House Anti-American Speech Committee's McCarthy-esque censorship laws. He's so rich, in fact, that he and his partner Yunho Kim are throwing a 100-person, $100,000 baby shower to celebrate their newborn-on-the-way. Apocalyptic conditions be damned! That is, until a mysterious pink smoke begins to wreak havoc on Southern California and threatens their perfectly orchestrated party. As Mason attempts to run a few last-minute errands, he finds himself (and the couple's pregnant surrogate Astrid and her girlfriend Claudia) face to face with the pink smoke and the homicidal violence it unleashes upon all who breathe it in. The baby-shower descends into chaos as Mason breathes the poison air, commits a horrifying act of violence, and nearly succumbs to the toxin spreading throughout the city.

Months later, as Mason slowly recovers in a battered Los Angeles, Yunho, Astrid, Claudia are busy rebuilding a new kind of life. On a secure compound in Montana, the family is determined to raise their new baby in a radical community of care. But outside the walls of their remote property, right-wing armed militias plot to stamp out these communist crazies. American society continues to crumble, and all Mason wants is his family back...by any means necessary.

What happens when our current battles with climate change, capitalism, and white supremacy are pushed to their breaking points? What happens when catastrophic events occur but the world doesn't end? Shot through with wit, unexpected hope, gore, and virtual-reality sex scenes, It's Not the End of the World asks these essential questions and probes readers to consider how extreme wealth, privilege, and selfishness might soon mark the end of humanity as we know it.