““Though the green poison has decimated the population there are still 33 million Americans who need food, water, shelter, heat and a way to pass the time.” 33 million, I said to myself. The population of the United States in 2015 (when the book is set) was 320 million. That means 287 million dead. Think of 10 people you know. 9 of them are dead. That’s a catastrophe beyond reckoning. It makes the Black Plague look like it wasn’t even trying.”
– Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer