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“Narrator Finty Williams wisely sidesteps the sensationalistic tone that would be easy to bring to this novel…[and] makes it clear that Melanie is a child, full of wonder and curiosity…This zombie story is about self-discovery and finding humanity in unexpected places. And Williams’ performance is pitch-perfect. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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“Original, thrilling, and powerful.”
— Guardian (London)
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“Astute readers will pick up on the truth of Melanie’s situation very early on, but that doesn’t make the portrait Carey sketches in the first section of this fine, vivid novel any less skillfully drawn…In less capable hands, this could have been a stock story with stock types, but the people here, and their relationships, are so compelling that they elevate the story into something worth caring about.”
— RT Book Reviews (4 stars)
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“Unique and terrifying.”
— Booklist
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“One of the more imaginative and ingenious additions to the dystopian canon.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“[Carey] builds well-constructed characters—particularly Melanie, one of the zombified children…Action sequences are also well constructed, and the book will appeal to fans of zombie fiction.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“Like Max Brooks did with World War Z, Carey turns the zombie genre on its head. While the setting is a stark dystopian future teeming with undead, this moving story’s real focus is the relationships and growth of the characters, not who or what they are.”
— Library Journal
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Original, thrilling and powerful.
— The Guardian
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Unique and terrifying.
— Booklist
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An instant favorite.
— Boing Boing
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A great read that takes hold of you and doesn't let go.
— John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
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Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human...as fresh as it is terrifying. A jewel.
— Joss Whedon
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If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one, it's amazing.
— Martina Cole
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One of the more imaginative and ingenious additions to the dystopian canon.
— Kirkus
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...a brilliant work of science fiction, but even people who never read science fiction should absolutely read this one.
— io9.com
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A modern classic for the horror genre.
— Book Riot