Year One

A new novel by the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts! A fusion of post-apocalypse and gritty urban fantasy for fans of Stephen King’s “The Stand.” A New York Times bestseller that, after its 2017 release, held the #1 spot on the bestseller lists. An engrossing plot about a global pandemic at the intersection of magic and today’s everyday life. Charismatic heroes, vivid scenes of a dying civilization, and spell rituals will keep you from getting bored. Nora Roberts’ total book sales exceed 500 million copies!

It all began on the eve of New Year. Within just a few weeks, a mysterious virus called the Sentence ended civilization and wiped out half of Earth’s population. Many survivors changed forever—and became magicians who can fly, curse, and set things on fire with the power of their thoughts. Among them are a former head chef who discovered a gift for magic; a fairy journalist; and a paramedic-psychic forced to protect a young mother and three children. The Sentence destroyed their lives and doomed them to survive in a world ruled by darkness, chaos, and fear. Only the unborn child may one day bring light back—but there are those who want to stop it. To kill the Chosen One and the woman who carries her under her heart, they will do anything. And some of them hide behind masks of the people you’re used to trusting more than yourself…

Meet the thrilling post-apocalyptic fantasy from the queen of bestsellers—Nora Roberts!