In this reality, trans women, some non-binary people, and cis women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome - a condition that can increase testosterone levels - have few options for keeping their estrogen up. The book begins with Beth and Fran, two trans women on the hunt for feral men. I mean all this as a sincere compliment to Felker-Martin's work. I am sure it will challenge many trans readers (like myself) as much as it will challenge cis readers. It is gory, and brutal, and sickened me more than any other horror novel I've read in recent memory. To be upfront, Manhunt is not for everyone. Told from a trans perspective, Manhunt is a fresh, stomach-turning take on gendered apocalypse.

Oh, plus a faction of authoritarian trans-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs) slowly taking over the Eastern seaboard, killing trans people just as quickly as the infected beasts will.

In Gretchen Felker-Martin's electric debut novel Manhunt, the book's nightmare world is populated with everyone left - mostly cisgender women, but there are also plenty of non-binary people, transgender men, and transgender women. In an apocalypse where a virus turns anyone with enough testosterone into a feral, cannibalistic beast, who survives? Editor's note: This review contains a discussion of topics some may find disturbing.

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