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‘SPECTACULAR!’ No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole
‘UNPUTDOWNABLE’ Irish Times
The thrilling stand-alone novel set in the same world as the million-copy bestseller THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS.
Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy.
The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world.
To where the monsters lived.
‘Carey writes with compassion and fire – strange and surprising and humane’ Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls
‘I loved it just as much as The Girl With All the Gifts, if not more‘ Martina Cole
‘A tense story with superbly rendered characters’ SciFiNow
‘A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human’ Kirkus
‘UNPUTDOWNABLE’ Irish Times
The thrilling stand-alone novel set in the same world as the million-copy bestseller THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS.
Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy.
The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world.
To where the monsters lived.
‘Carey writes with compassion and fire – strange and surprising and humane’ Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls
‘I loved it just as much as The Girl With All the Gifts, if not more‘ Martina Cole
‘A tense story with superbly rendered characters’ SciFiNow
‘A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human’ Kirkus
Reviews
Carey manages to again build an impressive story that carries hope within its horror
Spectacular! I enjoyed it just as much as The Girl With All the Gifts, if not more
The hefty brio of a Stephen King, the fierce intelligence of a John Wyndham
A tense story with superbly rendered characters
Unputdownable
Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane
A tense, satisfying post-apocalyptic thriller
Thoughtful and compelling
A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human
