Thorn Heart

(Note 1: this book may not be for everyone. I recommend this to readers who like stories in fairytale settings, who like stories to build up, are interested in or have empathy for all animals, and who are interested in veganism)
(Note 2: names of some characters - not all - are unusual since they have hidden meanings - just unscramble the letters, and you'll know what I mean) :-)

In 2285 it would be exactly two hundred years since the Mountain and the Valley Kingdoms had been created. It had taken time and many errors, even when everyone did their best to avoid the mistakes of the past that had led to destruction of life. The human world was destroyed. Technology was gone, electricity and running water were no more, whole cities had been obliterated, and food supply was scarce.

The survivors awoke to a new world where humans once more were weak and defenseless, stripped of their protective towns and comforts, tools and weapons, machinery and cars. The food chain was no longer what humans had created and believed, but it reverted to how it had been before they took over the world. All they had left now was their common sense and the will to survive in this post-apocalyptic fairytale world.

They knew their place. They knew that they could not repeat past mistakes. Never again.