One exceptional boy journeys into the ashes of society to find the cure for a devastating plague in this riveting post-apocalyptic standalone set in the same world as theUSA Today-bestsellingThe 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.
Strange and surprising and humane (Lauren Beukes),The Boy on the Bridgeis a gripping, powerful story that will make you question what it means to be human.
For more from M. R. Carey, check out:
The Girl With All the Gifts
Fellside
By the same author, writing as Mike Carey:
The Devil You Know
Vicious Circle
Dead Men's Boots
Thicker Than Water
The Naming of the Beasts
M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel
The Girl With All the Giftswas a
USA Todaybestseller 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-Menand
Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books regularly appear in the
New York Timesbestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit. Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane
Lauren Beukes, author ofThe Shining Girls A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human.
Kirkus Thoughtful and compelling
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