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THE MOST POWERFUL STORY YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR.
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You'll remember A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World long after youfinish reading'
Peng Shepherd, author of The Book Of M
'Truly engrossing . . . brings hope and humanity to a cold and scaryworld'
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 Gifts
My name's Griz.
I've never been to college, I've never had friends, in my whole life I've notmet enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowdedthe world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were neverlonely 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 likedhim - until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into theruins of the world.
I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined waspossible. More about how the world ended. More about what my family's realstory 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, thefierce love of some very good dogs'
Kirkus (starred review)
'A story that is as heart-warming as it is heart-breaking'
Fantasy Hive
A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World is the most moving story you'llread this year. Perfect for readers of Life of Pi , The Girl with all theGifts or Station Eleven - Griz's tale mixes sadness and hope in oneunforgettable character's quest amid the remnants of our fragile civilisation.
Review
Epic in scope, enthralling, and full of human warmth (M. R. Carey, authorof THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS)
A story that is
as heart-warming as it is heart-breaking . . . I'm stillthinking about this book, weeks after finishing it (FANTASY HIVE)
This novel has everything I love about a story: fully realised characters,beautiful writing, and utterly believable, even frightening, world-building .. .
I promise you're going to love it (Louisa Morgan, author of A SECRETHISTORY OF WITCHES)
Family, loyalty, and humanity amid the lonely but beautiful wilderness of theend of the world - with a gut punch you'll never see coming.
That twist!That ending! You'll remember A Boy and His Dog at the End of the Worldlong after you finish reading (Peng Shepherd, author of THE BOOK OF M)
A
truly engrossing survival story , which gives us a haunting vision of aruined Britain that's
both dangerous and strangely beautiful. But the realstrength of the book its
utterly believable lead character whose interplayof vulnerability and strength
brings hope and humanity to a cold and scaryworld (Keith Stuart, author of A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS)
Fletcher does a masterful job keeping
the stakes high and the suspensecrackling while still creating plenty of space for readers to get to knowGriz and explore this fascinating not-quite-empty world. This
un-put-down-able story has everything-
a well-imagined post-apocalyptic world, greatcharacters, incredible suspense, and, of course, the fierce love of some verygood dogs (KIRKUS (starred review))
Book Description
A boy from an isolated community is eager for stories of the outside world,until a stranger steals his dog, causing the boy to chase him into theunknown. Reminiscent of The Girl with all the Gifts and Station Eleven -C. A. Fletcher's A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World reads like apoignant letter from the future to the present.