C. A. Fletcher

Una novela postapocalíptica con un toque esperanzador.Me llamo Gris. No he ido nunca a la escuela. Jamás he tenido amigos y en toda mi vida no he conocido suficientes personas como para jugar un partido de futbol. Mis padres me han contado que antes el mundo estaba lleno de gente, antes de que se vaciara. Pero nunca nos hemos sentido solos en nuestra isla. Nos tenemos los unos a los otros, y tenemos a nuestros perros. Entonces llego el ladron.Novela elegida como una de las mejores historias de ciencia ficcion de 2019 segun Kirkus Reviews. Una historia con el estilo de La carretera pero con un toque esperanzador.Un relato evocador, lleno de suspense que culmina en un asombroso giro argumental. Entertainment WeeklyUn chico y su perro en el fin del mundo es una historia de supervivencia, coraje y esperanza ambientada en las ruinas de nuestro mundo.Esta monumental historia lo tiene todo: un mundo postapocaliptico bien concebido, unos personajes estupendos, un suspense increible, y por supuesto el amor incondicional de unos magnificos perros. Kirkus"

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THE MOST POWERFUL STORY YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR.'Fletcher's suspenseful, atmospheric tale imagines a near future in which our world is in ruins . . . an adventure saga punctured by a gut-punch twist'Entertainment Weekly'You'll remember A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World long after you finish reading'Peng Shepherd, author of The Book Of M'Truly engrossing . . . brings hope and humanity to a cold and scary world'Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks'I promise you're going to love it'Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches'Epic in scope, enthralling, and full of human warmth'M. R. Carey, author of The Girl with all the GiftsTHE WORLD HAS ENDED. AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE DOGS.My name's Griz.I've never been to school, I've never had friends, in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs.Then the thief came.He told stories of the deserted towns and cities beyond our horizons. I liked him - until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into the ruins of the world.I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined was possible. More about how the world ended. More about what my family's real story is. More about what really matters.

THE MOST POWERFUL STORY YOULL READ THIS YEAR.Fletchers suspenseful, atmospheric tale imagines a near future in which our world is in ruins . . . an adventure saga punctured by a gut-punch twistEntertainment WeeklyYoull remember A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World long after you finish readingPeng Shepherd, author of The Book Of MTruly engrossing . . . brings hope and humanity to a cold and scary worldKeith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks I promise youre going to love itLouisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of WitchesEpic in scope, enthralling, and full of human warmthM. R. Carey, author of The Girl with all the GiftsTHE WORLD HAS ENDED. AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE DOGS.My names Griz. Ive never been to school, Ive never had friends, in my whole life Ive not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs.Then the thief came. He told stories of the deserted towns and cities beyond our horizons. I liked him - until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into the ruins of the world.I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined was possible. More about how the world ended. More about what my familys real story is. More about what really matters.This un-put-down-able story has everything - a well-imagined post-apocalyptic world, great characters, incredible suspense, and, of course, the fierce love of some very good dogsKirkus (starred review)A story that is as heart-warming as it is heart-breakingFantasy Hive A stunningly gorgeous read: masterful storytelling, searingly beautiful prose, and a world so meticulously rendered youll forget theres a real one going on beyond the pages. A book of the year contender - in any yearMicah YongoExtraordinary and quite magnificent . . . 10/10StarburstA Boy and his Dog at the End of the World is the most moving apocalypse story youll ever read. Perfect for readers of Life of Pi, The Girl with all the Gifts or Station Eleven - Grizs tale mixes sadness and hope in one unforgettable characters quest amid the remnants of our fragile civilisation.

AND THE WATER SHALL CALL THEM HOMEA water-borne blight hits a small community on a remote Scottish island. The residents are a mix of island-born and newcomers seeking a slower life away from the modern world; all have their own secrets, some much darker than others. Some claim the illness may be a case of mass hysteria - or even a long-buried curse - but when ferry service fails and phone towers go down, inconvenience grows into nightmarish ordeal as the outwardly harmonious fabric of the community is irreversibly torn apart.Dead Water is an atmospheric, suspenseful tale of folk horror and isolation within a small island community, from the author of A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World - perfect for fans of Midnight Mass and Pine.Meticulously plotted . . . thoroughly satisfying Publishers Weekly A deep cold dive into horror to leave you breathlessDaily Mail Terrific; a tense and creepy thriller with an atmosphere thick with sea salt and dreadSFX