Icarus Flew

The Icarus Virus, a devastating Avian Flu, exterminates every species of bird on the planet, consuming much of humanity in the process and splintering society as we know it. 10 years later, 13-year-old Owen Reid finds a live chicken egg of unknown origin. Forced to flee the illusory safety of his walled settlement in Amish country, Owen and his fellowship journey through a shattered America in search of humanity's redemption, pursued by the wicked and the just alike (pitching Monthly).