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  1. The Children of Men is a dystopian novel by English writer P. D. James, published in 1992. Set in England in 2021, it centres on the results of mass infertility . James describes a United Kingdom that is steadily depopulating and focuses on a small group of resisters who do not share the disillusionment of the masses.

  2. Jan 1, 2001 · P.D. James. 3.67. 48,279 ratings3,941 reviews. Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult.

  3. May 16, 2006 · The Children of Men. Paperback – May 16, 2006. by P. D. James (Author) 4.1 3,163 ratings. See all formats and editions. A modern science fiction classic from an acclaimed bestselling author: The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction.

  4. About The Children of Men. A modern science fiction classic from an acclaimed bestselling author: The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. “A book of such accelerating tension that the pages seem to turn faster as one moves along.” —Chicago Tribune

  5. Oct 20, 2010 · Told with P. D. James’s trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The inspiration for director Alfonso Cuarón's modern masterpiece of a film.

  6. The Children of Men. P. D. James plots this atmospheric and disturbing novel in the year 2021. The human race has become infertile, and under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiatt, the Warden of England the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere.

  7. Oct 20, 2010 · The Children of Men. P. D. James. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Oct 20, 2010 - Fiction - 256 pages. A modern science fiction classic from an acclaimed bestselling author: The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction.

  8. Jan 11, 2012 · The Children of Men. P. D. James. Knopf Canada, Jan 11, 2012 - Fiction - 256 pages. The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel.

  9. The Children of Men Summary. Next. Chapter 1. It is the first day of January, 2021. The world has been stricken by a mass infertility crisis, now in its twenty-fifth year. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, cousin to Xan Lyppiatt, the dictator and Warden of England, describes the confusion, pain, and chaos the world has endured within the pages ...

  10. Told with P. D. James’s trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult.

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