M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a word-of-mouth bestseller and is now 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. Follow M. R. Carey on Twitter as @MichaelCarey191 and on Facebook at Facebook.com/MRCareyAuthor.
Plausible science and solid prose and characterization elevate this dystopian thriller * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * [A] brilliant character study as much as a tense, satisfying post-apocalyptic thriller * BARNES AND NOBLE SCI-FI & FANTASY BLOG * Thoughtful and compelling * RT BOOK REVIEWS * This book [...] has the hefty brio of a Stephen King, the fierce intelligence of a John Wyndham * DAILY MAIL * A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human * KIRKUS * A tense story with superbly rendered characters -- SCIFINOW Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane * Lauren Beukes, author of THE SHINING GIRLS * Spectacular! * No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole *