A true-north take on the hunger Games

Tyrell Johnson’s celebrated debut novel tells the story of 23-year-old Lynn McBride, a tenacious young woman caught in a bleak, post-apocalyptic world. She travels by foot across the abandoned Yukon tundra in the wake of war and disease, teaching herself to hunt and survive. When she encounters a mysterious fugitive named Jax, she learns of shady experiments and secrets from the past. It’s an intense, emotional thriller with a propulsive narrative and an immersive atmosphere—the perfect fireplace read this winter.