The End of the World Running Club - Softcover

Walker, Adrian J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785032666 ISBN 13: 9781785032660

Publisher: Del Rey, 2016

Synopsis

An original and powerful post-apocalyptic thriller, perfect for fans of The Martian.
Edgar Hill is 35 and caught in his own headlock. Overweight slob, under-performing husband and reluctant father -- for Ed, the world may as well have already ended. So when it does end in a catastrophic asteroid strike and Edgar and his family find refuge in an Edinburgh army barracks, it comes as something of a relief.

But nothing's ever that simple. Returning from a salvage run in the city, Edgar finds his family gone, taken to the south coast for evacuation by an international task force. Suddenly he finds himself facing a gruelling journey on foot across a devastated United Kingdom. Edgar must race against time and overcome his own short-comings, not to mention 100 mile canyons and a heavily flooded west coast, to find the people he loves before he loses them forever. A vivid, gripping story of hope, long-distance running and how we break the limits of our own endurance.

About this title

About the Author:

ADRIAN J. WALKER was born in the bush suburbs of Sydney, Australia in the mid '70s. After his father found a camper van in a ditch, he renovated it and moved his family back to the UK, where Adrian was raised. Ever since he can remember, Adrian has been interested in three things: words, music and technology, and when he graduated from the University of Leeds, he found a career in software. His novel The End of the World Running Club, a post-apocalyptic running fable about hope, love and endurance, will be published by Del Rey in 2016. He lives in London with his wife and two children.

Review:

"A real find" -- Stephen King "Extraordinary" -- Simon Mayo * Radio 2 Book Club * "Ridiculously gripping straight from the start" -- Jenny Colgan "Will thrill and delight ... a terrifically well-observed, haunting and occasionally harrowing read" * Starburst * "This is an uplifting, exciting and often humorous yarn about camaraderie, endurance and redemption. Throughout, Walker nicely evokes the agony and exhilaration of distance running." * The Times * "... what sets this novel apart is Walker's extraordinary emotional articulacy" * The Sun * "A page-turning thriller with a pace as relentless as the characters' feet hitting the pavement. A deft look into the mind of a man who needs the near-destruction of the world to show him what truly matters" -- Laura Lam * author of False Hearts * "Brilliant ... superb to the end" -- Lucy Mangan "A really fun, engaging, exciting, and compassionate take on a familiar scenario: the apocalypse ... Highly recommended" -- David Owen * Carnegie longlisted author of Panther * "Compulsively readable" * SFX * "A compelling read" * The Financial Times * "a book that you won't ever want to reach the final page of. All good things must come to an end but Walker's tale of courage and fortitude will linger on" * Culturefly *

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785032666
• ISBN 13: 9781785032660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464