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The Boy on the Bridge

By: M. R. Carey
Narrated by: Finty Williams
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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.

In The Boy on the Bridge, M. R. Carey returns to the world of his phenomenal word-of-mouth best seller, The Girl With All the Gifts, for the very first time.

©2017 M. R. Carey (P)2017 Hachette Audio

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Great story with moments of genuine suspense

I bought this audiobook on the strength of The Girl With All the Gifts. At first the story didn't grab me, but as the story unfolded and the pace increased my buy in increased also. There are interesting characters, realistic interpersonal dynamics, and moments of genuine suspense. And there are tie ins to the previous book and a satisfying epilogue. If you loved the first book you will also love this one.

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Excellent!

Just a brilliant prequel that also manages to be a sequel as well. You'll love it if your a fan of "The Girl with all the Gifts". Highly recommended.

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As enjoyable as the first book.

Well worth a listen ... make sure you do it in order tho, or you will miss the lovely subtle links.

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A bit slow

Thoroughly enjoyed the first book, but found this one to be less engaging. The storyline was quite slow. Really loved the beautful ending though - made the book worth the listen!

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a bit slow at times but worth persisting.

A little bit slow at first but comes together well. makes the series of 2 books a really good read. many series seem to run out of steam and finish lamely, this does not.

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Another absolute corker!!!

Of course, my second ever review is of the second of these astonishing books set in the world of serious fungal infections and seriously fucked up interpretations of medical ethics and general morality. Like it's precursor, The Girl With All The Gifts, The Boy etc is a strong commentary on the basic question of what it means to be "human". And, like The Girl, The Boy is profoundly poignant in its delivery of the pertinent particulars of what it really means to not only be "human", but to be a bloody good "human". Zombie lit, like all lit, is rife with commentary on this and that. I mean, the amount of times TWD made me cry not because someone got brutally dead but because of the overall message and sentiment... But The Girl and The Boy, in my opinion, really hit the nail bang on. There's a lot to be learned from these books. So much so that I am now about to order the hard copies so that I can read them as closely as possible. As was the case with The Girl, the narration and delivery of The Boy is wonderful, perfect, gives the text so much more life. That wonderful duality one feels in the gentle, lulling tones of her voice presenting some truly horrific scenes and ideas is absolutely friggin great. Truly just amazing. But, I also want to be able to hear the character's voices and see them on my own terms and these books are so good that they definitely deserve that extra bit of attention. Also, I was very grateful and very moved by the epilogue of this book. I didn't think it would, but it did go there. And that just made it so much more special. It made me feel really great that two amazing people would come together under such fraught and perilous circumstances. It gives you everything you need from any kind of story and rounds out some incredible character arcs in a beautiful way. An honestly astonishingly original and beautiful take on zombie lore, I cannot recommend these books enough to anyone who enjoys a tear jerker, enjoys delving into the utter existential horror of a zombie apocalypse, or just enjoys a truly captivating, well written and we'll narrated piece of literature. Many thanks to all involved in the creation of these books. Namaste.

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Fitting and quality prequel

I’m so glad this story exists. Those who have come from reading the Girl with all the Gifts will find enjoyment in this expansion. Quality narration.

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Standing Ovation from me. More!

Harder to get into than the last one but by god the ending was f*&@ worth it! LITTERALY i want to hear both stoys again, and thats somthing i never do.

Cocky after reading other reviews ranting about the twist i was shure i had it... Morons spoiling it for me. But gladly i was hit by the iceberg of suprise at the end. Wept.

So many charicters. But. If you pay attention to the robot and his friend as well as the commander - the story will grasp ur hand and lead you through a naritive that is told so personally, you will miss the charicters and the narrator equally at it takes all the hope from the last book and winds that expertly in to a most uplifting, beleavable, and triumphant ending.

Standing f*# ovation from me.

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A lovely listen.

Diverse and high-quality character development.

Ties in neatly with 'the girl with all the gifts'.

Delightfully unpredictable.

My favourite audible narrator so far.

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A solid sequel that can be read solo.

Not as mind blowing as the first book but a great ride all the same. Plenty of surprises, action and moments of horror along the way. Lovely to read an author that has so successfully re-asserted the genre as one that can discuss what is “human” and human agency in the context of crisis and survival. I very much enjoyed and would love to see another but happy with how it ended all the same.

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