The epidemic of a new disease, which ended the era of hippies and the Summer of Love, caused the appearance of mass mutations in newborns. Horns, fur, fangs, claws and tails. Abandoned by their parents, they grow up to be outsiders, kept in special schools and ignored by society. The conservative eighties arrived. The mutants' patience is running out, their superpowers are beginning to awaken, and any accident can cause an outbreak of violence... From birth he is called a monster. Enoch Bryant's parents sent him to an orphanage and he lives with other teenagers like him. They call him Dog. Enoch loves his friends, even if the teachers are afraid of them. They are representatives of the younger generation of children of the plague. Each carries their own extreme genetic mutation. The people in the neighboring town hate Enoch, but he doesn't know why. He never harmed anyone. Works hard and doesn't create problems. He believes that one day he will earn respect and recognition. But hatred dies hard. Tension between the world of the Hound and the world of "normal" townspeople is growing. And the found body can become the spark from which the flame of revolution will ignite... Read an intense emotional thriller about the conflict between creatures with superhero abilities and ordinary people against the backdrop of the retro eighties. This is the story of a lost generation in which everyone only wanted to be one of us. “A stunning achievement in the literature of fiction.” – Shelf Awareness “A heartbreaking story of hate, fear and truth. The author fearlessly explores the dark territories of the human heart." – Jonathan Mayberry