Pineville – sometime in the future. A man awakes in the desert, clueless on his whereabouts and how he got to his location. His questions about his situation stir his soul. With some unexpected assistance, he finds the path that may lead to answers. The path to Hock City. A place unlike anywhere he has ever seen. Before this moment, his world was small and peaceful, but now – everything has changed. After a string of encounters, he has a new sense of direction. He hopes that the direction leads to one place: home

From the author of Timequake, this "irresistible" novel (Cleveland Plain Dealer) tells the story of Eugene Debs Hartke-Vietnam veteran, jazz pianist, college professor, and prognosticator of the apocalypse. It's "Vonnegut's best novel in years-funny and prophetic...something special." (The Nation)