In the midst of the atomic age, an infertile couple's life becomes an inescapable nightmare after participating in an experimental clinical trial that leads to the birth of a horrific mushroom baby.
Alex Ludd is a rugby lad navigating the macho, meathead world of the Idley Trojans. His bravado spirals as he attempts to prove himself in a rough-and-tumble world where strength, loyalty, and pride collide.
Against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, David Hartley assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a revolutionary criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history.
