Book two in a ground-breaking new series from the million-copy bestselling M. R. Carey - a modern masterpiece for fans of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy
Captivating . . . an epic post-apocalyptic fable from one of the most inventive voices in contemporary fiction' Kirkus on The Book of Koli
From the author of the million-copy bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts comes the second novel in the Rampart trilogy: a beautiful, haunting tale of a boy struggling to find his place in a world where nature has turned against humanity . . .
Koli is looking for lost London. In a world where a journey of two miles is an odyssey, he's going to walk two hundred.
Spinner just wants peace and safety, but when her village of Mythen Rood is shaken by plague and violence she chooses a different path.
Ursala from Elsewhere needs to repair her medical kit, which means following the ancient signal to something called the 'Sword of Albion'.
The Peacemaker believes that all tech is his by right - including Koli's, Ursala's and Mythen Rood's precious, dwindling store. Now he's reaching out to claim his property, and Ingland is facing something it hasn't seen in three centuries. War.
Discover the Rampart Trilogy - and a world that feels lost, yet achingly familiar . . .
Narrator Koli's inquisitive mind and kind heart make him the perfect guide to Carey's immersive, impeccably rendered world . . . Readers will be thrilled to know the next two books will be published in short order.
A captivating start to what promises to be an epic post-apocalyptic fable
