An uneasy calm has settled over Perdido Beach. But soon fear explodes into desperation as starvation sets in and the mob look to place blame. For the normals the buck must stop somewhere - with the freaks.More and more kids are developing strange powers and just as frightingly so are the animals in the FAYZ: talking coyotes swimming bats and deadly worms with razor-sharp teeth are just the beginning. For Sam Temple the strain of leadership is beginning to show and hes got more that just dwindling rations and in-fighting to worry about. Caine is back with the psychotic whiphand Drake by his side. And in the background lies the greatest danger of all - and he needs to be fed.