The Degenerates follows the lives of four characters: Somnath, a mechanic fleeing a cruel fate; Titch, a teenager lost to the outer suburbs; and Ginny, a young woman who longs to escape her family. 

At the heart of the novel, Maha pens the lives of these and other outcasts who wander Melbourne’s streets.

Her fame grows. Maha journeys to the edge of the city, reaching the end of reality itself.