Twelve years passed after frightful night of escape of Мэлори with children from swarming creatures locality. Twelve long, complete tense expectation of years - whether a branch will not squeak, whether the sound of the heavy breathing will not be heard after a back.Meantime the постапокалиптический world continues to resist to encroachment. In small settlements people try to build new society, is society ready quickly to react on any threat. But sad experience Мэлори talks that safety and stability are very fragile walls that at any moment can scatter in ashes.Alarm for children neither in the day-time nor at night does not release Мэлори - how she must manage with teenagers thirsty to get out outside from stuffy rooms? And how to explain to the obstinate lads, that every spent day promotes chances to run into an evil only.Read long-awaited continuation of the best seller the "Bird basket"!