Amy thought that when aliens visited Earth it would not be to slaughter us. She was wrong. As one of the few survivors of an alien attack, Amy uses her wits to make it through the each day. During one of her trips outside to find food, she finds "Baby" a toddler and together they are trying survive. Out of nowhere, Amy and Baby are rescued by a group of people, including researchers and military personal, who have created a safe town called New Hope. Although at first New Hope seems like the answer to her prayers, Amy soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. Why are people so secretive? Why are there so many children and pregnant ladies? In the After is one of those heart-pounding books that will keep you up at night, with the lights on.