The Girl With All the Gifts (Hardcover)

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By M. R. Carey
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— Orbit Books

What a mind-bender! This was my first experience reading a zombie/apocalypse novel and, boy, it was a good one! Full of twists you never see coming, characters that are equally compelling and revolting, and a plausible cause for an apocalypse "The Girl With All the Gifts" is everything I look for in a novel, only with the addition of zombies. Don't read too many synopses of this gem unless you want the book to be spoiled - trust your local bookseller and take her professional opinion to heart when she says "The Girl With All the Gifts" is a great and highly recommended book. — Jess Hanlon

This debut novel from graphic novelist Mike Carey is a welcome breath of fresh air for the increasingly dull zombie genre. This captivating story begins as a psychological thriller, becomes a big-budget Hollywood zombie flick, and then settles neatly into a perilous trek across a decimated landscape. Melanie is a very special little girl, whose innocence hides her truly dangerous nature. She is also the last great hope for the survival of the human race. A cross between World War Z and The Road. — Chris Linendoll

You will not be able to put this book down, nor should you! Melanie, the young protagonist, introduces the reader to a world of savagery and inhumanity. From within this moral and spiritual abyss, she also brings forth hope for humankind on the brink of destruction. — Cheryl Cornwell

June 2014 Indie Next List

“Meet Melanie, a child prodigy around whom circles a group of adults that protect, educate, covet, study, fear, and love her. She is the answer to the countless questions that have arisen since much of the planet and population have been destroyed by a fungal virus. Her intelligence, resilience, and chemical makeup could possibly shed a light on the future of the human race. In a near-future in which critical decisions must be made at a moment's notice, Melanie and her four adult companions will find that their morality is constantly tested and changing. Humans become monsters, but monsters become human, too.”
— Katie Capaldi, Between the Covers, Harbor Springs, MI

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In the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity -- or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller Joss Whedon calls "heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human."

Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius."

Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointed at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.

The Girl With All the Gifts is a genre-defying, emotionally charged thriller that will shatter your expectations of the classic zombie novel.


For more from M. R. Carey, check out:
Someone Like Me
Fellside
The Boy on the Bridge

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
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About the Author

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.

Praise For…

"Original, thrilling and powerful."—The Guardian

"Unique and terrifying."—Booklist

"An instant favorite."—Boing Boing

"A great read that takes hold of you and doesn't let go."—John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

"Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human...as fresh as it is terrifying. A jewel."—Joss Whedon

"If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one, it's amazing."—Martina Cole

"One of the more imaginative and ingenious additions to the dystopian canon."—Kirkus

"...a brilliant work of science fiction, but even people who never read science fiction should absolutely read this one."—io9.com


Product Details
ISBN: 9780316278157
ISBN-10: 0316278157
Publisher: Orbit
Publication Date: June 10th, 2014
Pages: 416
Language: English
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