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The Boy on the Bridge

Discover the word-of-mouth phenomenon

M R Carey author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:22nd Feb '18

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'SPECTACULAR!' No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole
'UNPUTDOWNABLE' Irish Times

Discover the thrilling stand-alone novel set in the same world as the million-copy bestseller THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS - now also a major film on Netflix.

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.

'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

'Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane' Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls

Spectacular! I enjoyed it just as much as The Girl With All the Gifts, if not more * No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole *
Unputdownable * IRISH TIMES *
Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane * Lauren Beukes, author of THE SHINING GIRLS *
The hefty brio of a Stephen King, the fierce intelligence of a John Wyndham * DAILY MAIL *
A tense story with superbly rendered characters -- SCIFINOW
A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human * KIRKUS *
Thoughtful and compelling * RT BOOK REVIEWS *
Carey manages to again build an impressive story that carries hope within its horror * WEEKEND HERALD *
A tense, satisfying post-apocalyptic thriller * BARNES AND NOBLE SCI-FI & FANTASY BLOG *

ISBN: 9780356503561

Dimensions: 199mm x 131mm x 30mm

Weight: 330g

480 pages