Albert never expected to see the end of the world, let alone survive it.
Now he’s the last stubborn old man in a quiet Australian town, keeping himself—and his dog, Winnie—alive with equal parts routine, grumbling, and sheer spite. He scavenges in the mornings, locks the doors at night, and tells himself he’s perfectly fine with being the last one left.
Then he finds Matilda.
She’s seven years old, stuck up a tree with a horde of zombies milling below and an attitude far too big for her size. Against his better judgement (and Winnie’s very vocal sigh), Albert helps her down. From that moment, life gets considerably louder.
Matilda is bossy, reckless, and endlessly curious about things Albert would rather not talk about. But between her chatter, Winnie’s judgmental stares, and the chaos that follows them around town, Albert starts to discover something unexpected: he doesn’t actually mind surviving anymore.
Because sometimes, the end of the world isn’t the end of everything—it’s just the start of a very peculiar sort of family.
A quietly hopeful post-apocalyptic tale about found family, second chances, and the surprising ways life can begin again.
Genre: Science Fiction
Now he’s the last stubborn old man in a quiet Australian town, keeping himself—and his dog, Winnie—alive with equal parts routine, grumbling, and sheer spite. He scavenges in the mornings, locks the doors at night, and tells himself he’s perfectly fine with being the last one left.
Then he finds Matilda.
She’s seven years old, stuck up a tree with a horde of zombies milling below and an attitude far too big for her size. Against his better judgement (and Winnie’s very vocal sigh), Albert helps her down. From that moment, life gets considerably louder.
Matilda is bossy, reckless, and endlessly curious about things Albert would rather not talk about. But between her chatter, Winnie’s judgmental stares, and the chaos that follows them around town, Albert starts to discover something unexpected: he doesn’t actually mind surviving anymore.
Because sometimes, the end of the world isn’t the end of everything—it’s just the start of a very peculiar sort of family.
A quietly hopeful post-apocalyptic tale about found family, second chances, and the surprising ways life can begin again.
Genre: Science Fiction
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