Thaliad

<i>WorldCat:</i> A blank-verse epic poem set in a post-apocalyptic world that tells of the rebirth of the human race through the girl Thalia.<BR> <i>Amazon:</i> [T]he story of a group of children, survivors of an apocalypse, who make an arduous journey of escape and then settle in a deserted rural town on the shores of a beautiful lake. There, they must learn how to survive, using tools and knowledge they discover in the ruins of the town, but also how to live together. At the heart of the story is the young girl Thalia, who gradually grows to womanhood, and into the spiritual role for which she was destined.