The Girl With All The Gifts Film Tie-in - Softcover

Carey M R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0356507238 ISBN 13: 9780356507231

Publisher: HACHETTE, 2016

Synopsis

Girl with All the Gifts

About this title

About the Author:

M. R. Carey is a writer who is equally at home in a wide range of media. His novel The Girl with all the Gifts was a word-of-mouth bestseller and is soon to be a major motion picture based on his own 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 graphic fiction bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit.

Review:

Carey paints a picture of a world teetering on the edge . . . I was tempted to read the entire book in one sitting * BOING BOING * Perfectly paced with a brilliant ending * Samantha Shannon, author of THE BONE SEASON * This innovative and pacy read gets to the heart of what it means to be human * PSYCHOLOGIES * A heartbreaking and haunting story that is beautifully written * MINDFOOD * I often forgot to breathe while I was turning the pages * BOOKTOPIA * It was hard to quit reading such a compelling, intense book * i09.com * A gripping, moving novel that comes highly recommended * SCIFINOW * Both tender and devastating, a page-turner which kept me guessing up to the very last scene, as well as a meditation on what it means to be human . . . Fantastically enjoyable * Naomi Alderman, multi-award winning novelist * Heartbreaking and shocking * FABULOUS (SUN magazine) * Brilliant . . . Gripping right to the end * SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Carole Matthews * Scary, tense and fast-paced . . . but with a heart-warming tenderness * MARIE CLAIRE * Complex,heartbreaking, hopeful and intelligently written . . . Enigmatic and utterly gripping * HARPER'S BAZAAR * Glorious * Bryony Gordon, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH * A masterpiece * SUN * Keeps you on tenterhooks as the action unfolds * ELLE magazine * Vividly memorable and unexpectedly poignant * METRO * A great read that takes hold of you and doesn't let go * John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN * If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one, it's amazing -- No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole As fresh as it is terrifying -- Joss Whedon, screenwriter, film and television producer Haunting, heartbreaking * VOGUE * Original, thrilling and powerful * GUARDIAN *

About this edition

• Publisher: HACHETTE
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0356507238
• ISBN 13: 9780356507231
• Binding: Paperback