José Saramago's 1995 novel "Blindness" tells the story of a city or country in which a mass epidemic of blindness destroys the social fabric. It was adapted into the film "Blindness" in 2008. Published in 2003 by Margaret Atwood, "Oryx and Crake" is set after a genetically modified virus wipes out the entire population except for the protagonist and a small group of humans that were also genetically modified. A series of flashbacks depicting a world dominated by biocorporations explains the events leading up to the apocalypse. This novel was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. A sequel, "The Year of the Flood", was published in 2007, followed by "MaddAddam" in 2013, the trilogy's conclusion.