Because it entails the erasure of borders between the individual, the collective, and the environment, the posthuman state, Harrison argues, is inimical to the bildungsroman narrative that has typically underpinned YA dystopias. Harrison's contribution to scholarship on posthumanism in YA literature is significant, and it lies in providing a framework for understanding the dystopian genre as a tool of posthuman inquiry, albeit one that is still struggling to liberate itself from the conventions of the bildungsroman.

Children's Literature Association Quarterly

Harrison offers an original and critical contribution to the study of dystopian young adult literature by focusing on pressing ethical concerns around the limits of humanism, environmental degradation, and the category of the human. This book will be a useful resource to scholars and general readers interested in YA literature, dystopia, ecocriticism, and critical posthumanism.

Libe García Zarranz, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Harrison proposes a way of reading a broad range of dystopian fiction consistent with the present dilemmas and succeeds in demonstrating that the contemporary crisis of humanity has multifaceted portrayals in literature for young readers.

International Research in Children's Literature