The Book of Koli

Yes, 'The Book of Koli' is the first installment in the Rampant Trilogy by British author M.R. Carey, published in 2020. The trilogy continues with 'The Trials of Koli' and concludes with 'The Fall of Koli,' completing the story of a young man navigating a future England where dangerous genetically modified plant life has overrun civilization.

M.R. Carey is a British author best known for his novel 'The Girl with All the Gifts,' which was adapted into a 2016 film starring Sennia Nanua and Glenn Close. He has also written extensively for comic books, including notable runs on 'Lucifer' and 'Hellblazer' for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, as well as Marvel's 'X-Men' titles.

The novel is set in a distant future where genetically modified plant life has evolved to become predatory and lethal to humans, overrun what was once England. The story takes place among scattered, isolated villages surrounded by deadly forests, where survivors have lost most technological knowledge and live in a feudal-like society governed by strict rules about who may wield ancient technology.

In M.R. Carey's Rampart Trilogy, genetically modified trees and plants have evolved the ability to move, hunt, and consume humans. Some can release toxic spores or physically attack, making travel outside protected settlements extremely hazardous and driving the plot's focus on survival in a world where the natural environment itself has become humanity's greatest predator.