In the universe of The Tiger Flu, set in the year 2145, the citizens of earth are fragmented after a flu pandemic—the eponymous “tiger flu”—kills or infects most of the world’s male population. Women are not entirely immune to the tiger flu, but they get it far less often than men. Kiri is a “groom” in Grist Village, which is a community of parthenogenetic women (meaning they can reproduce asexually) living deep in the forest. A groom in the Grist Village is akin to a doctor, and Kiri is responsible for healing and looking after the Grist women.
