世界，众生和恶魔

叙事视角独特，可能是某个非主要人物的视角，带来了新鲜感和不确定性。RalphBurtonisaminerwhoistrappedforseveraldaysasaresultofacave-in.Whenhefinallymanagestodighimselfout,herealizesthatallofmankindseemstohavebeendestroyedinanuclearholocaust.HetravelstoNewYorkCityonlytofinditdeserted.Makingalifeforhimselfthere,heisflabbergastedtoeventuallyfindSarahCrandall,whoalsomanagedtosurvive.Together,theyformaclosefriendshipuntilthearrivalofBensonThackerwhohasmanagedtopilothissmallboatintothecity'sharbor.Atthispointthetensionsrisebetweenthethree,particularlybetweenThacker,whoiswhiteandBurton,whoisblack.