Boy on the Bridge

In The Boy on the Bridge, M. R. Carey returns to the world of The Girl With All the Gifts, the phenomenal word-of-mouth bestseller which is now a critically acclaimed film

'SPECTACULAR!' No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole

M. R. Carey returns to the world of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, the phenomenal million-copy bestseller which is now a BAFTA-nominated film.

Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy.

The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world.

To where the monsters lived.

'Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane' Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls

'Unputdownable' Irish Times

'I loved it just as much as The Girl With All the Gifts, if not more' Martina Cole

'A tense story with superbly rendered characters' SciFiNow

'A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human' Kirkus

Spectacular! I enjoyed it just as much as The Girl With All the Gifts, if not more — No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole

Unputdownable — IRISH TIMES

Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane — Lauren Beukes, author of THE SHINING GIRLS

The hefty brio of a Stephen King, the fierce intelligence of a John Wyndham — DAILY MAIL

A tense story with superbly rendered characters — SCIFINOW

A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human — KIRKUS

Thoughtful and compelling — RT BOOK REVIEWS

Carey manages to again build an impressive story that carries hope within its horror — WEEKEND HERALD

A tense, satisfying post-apocalyptic thriller — BARNES AND NOBLE SCI-FI & FANTASY BLOG