The Children of Men

In a departure from her usual crime novel, P.D. James opens THE CHILDREN OF MEN in the England of 2021. The human race seems to be ending, for no babies have been born since 1995. That was the year all males suddenly became sterile.

The occult thrives and state-sponsored mass suicides eliminate the weak. It is a future without a future, and Oxford historian Theo Faron wages a daily battle with hopelessness. Then he meets Julian, a bright and attractive woman who runs with revolutionaries -- and who, just maybe, holds the secret of survival.

"A premise that chills and darkens. The rewards of this story, including its reminder of the transforming power of hope, are many and lasting." (Publishers Weekly)