Category: | Book |
By (author): | Carey, M. R. |
Subject: | FICTION / Action & Adventure |
FICTION / Dystopian | |
FICTION / General | |
FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure | |
FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic | |
Audience: | general/trade |
Publisher: | Orbit |
Published: | May 2017 |
Format: | Book-hardcover |
Pages: | 400 |
Size: | 0.00in x 0.00in |
From The Publisher* | From the author of USA Today bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts, a terrifying new novel set in the same post-apocalyptic world. 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. |
Review Quote* | "A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human."-Kirkus on The Boy on the Bridge |
Review Quote* | "Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human...as fresh as it is terrifying. A jewel."-Joss Whedon on Girl With All the Gifts |
Review Quote* | "Original, thrilling and powerful."-The Guardian on The Girl With All the Gifts |
Review Quote* | "Unique and terrifying."-Booklist (starred review) on The Girl With All the Gifts |
Review Quote* | "A great read that takes hold of you and doesn't let go."-John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of Let the Right One In on The Girl With All the Gifts |
Review Quote* | "...a brilliant work of science fiction, but even people who never read science fiction should absolutely read this one."-io9 on The Girl With All the Gifts |
Biographical Note | M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a USA Today bestseller and is a major motion picture based on his BAFTA-nominated screenplay. Under the name Mike Carey he has written for both DC and Marvel, including critically acclaimed runs on X-Men and Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books regularly appear in the New York Times bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit. |