The novel How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates is a haunting dystopian exploration of humanity’s survival in the face of an insect-borne plague that turns the infected into politely murderous "wickeds".
: Being "Vexed" requires surviving a process that killed most of an entire generation, framing immunity as a survivor's guilt. How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates Pdf
: The use of insects (Singers) as vectors grounds the horror in a plausible, if amplified, biological reality. Reviews - How We Became Wicked | The StoryGraph The novel How We Became Wicked by Alexander