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The Boy on the Bridge
On sale
4th May 2017
Price: £19.99
Genre
M. R. Carey returns to the world of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, the phenomenal word-of-mouth bestseller which is now a BAFTA-nominated film.
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.
‘Spectacular!’ No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole
‘Carey writes with compassion and fire – strange and surprising and humane’ Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls
‘A tense story with superbly rendered characters’ SciFiNow
‘A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human’ Kirkus
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.
‘Spectacular!’ No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole
‘Carey writes with compassion and fire – strange and surprising and humane’ Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls
‘A tense story with superbly rendered characters’ SciFiNow
‘A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human’ Kirkus
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Reviews
Compelling
Spectacular! I enjoyed it just as much as The Girl With All the Gifts, if not more
A tense, satisfying post-apocalyptic thriller
Carey manages to again build an impressive story that carries hope within its horror
Unputdownable
A tense story with superbly rendered characters
A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human
Thoughtful and compelling
The hefty brio of a Stephen King, the fierce intelligence of a John Wyndham
Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane