The Tomorrow Project

The unmissable new speculative novel for fans of Station Eleven, The End We Start From and The Last of Us.

When the end comes, what will you wish you had done?

In 2050s London, fear grips like a vice as a deadly virus sweeps the globe. The British prime minister tells her people to remain calm. A vaccine will be available soon, and as a precautionary measure children will be whisked away to undisclosed locations, kept safe until the storm passes.

Marianne, Downing Street press secretary, doesn't realise the futility until it is far, far too late. When the truth hits her, Marianne is forced to choose: stay with her family, or do whatever she can to help the doomed survive.

As London falls, seven-year-old Maia is one of the last to escape the city. In an evacuation camp, she binds herself to Finn: in the absence of everything she knew, he becomes her everything.

Yet as the years roll on and hope fades, Maia sees the bubble of safety is also a prison. She realises there is only one choice: to leave the camp and find what remains on the outside.

An utterly compelling and unforgettable tale of humanity, resilience and the lengths we will go to for love. The Tomorrow Project is the stunning first novel from H Critchlow.

Praise for The Tomorrow Project

'Powerful and disturbing' Harriet Tyce

'Thrilling, heartbreaking, tense... I was immediately and incessantly caught up in it' James Delargy

'Dark, vivid and beautifully written, The Tomorrow Project is a poignant, immersive novel about a future that spools out in terrifying clarity. It's also a novel about bravery and hope - and it will make you cry' Rachel Wolf

'A fresh, original novel with characters who linger and a propulsive plot. I inhaled it in twenty-four hours. Genuinely unputdownable' Niki Mackay

'Critchlow has the ability to observe humanity at its worst and heart-rending best. A worthy addition to the end-times dystopian canon' Jo Furniss

'A heady mix of heartache and hope, love and loss, in a world that's splitting at the seams... I couldn't come up for air till I turned the last page' Robert Rutherford

'A terrifying glimpse into a possible world' Sarah Moorhead

'Masterful. A beautifully written parable of hope, love and humanity, it will live with me for a very long time' Rob Parker

'A heartbreaking, vividly imagined tale of love and survival at the end of the world... a triumph of storytelling' Clare Leslie Hall

'A deeply moving and beautifully written novel about loss and hope with a propulsive plot that will keep you turning the pages' Victoria Selman

'A haunting and powerful read' Woman's Weekly

Author: H. Critchlow
Publisher: Canelo
Published: 05/19/2026
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9798217253319


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/02/2026
Booklist 03/01/2026

About the Author
H Critchlow grew up in rural Aberdeenshire. Her short stories have appeared in fiction anthologies and she is the author of a bestselling crime fiction series. She lives in St Albans.