— 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
“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