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The Book of Koli

By M. R. Carey
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"This is a beautiful book. Gripping, engaging, and absolutely worth the time it takes to burrow yourself into its reality. I can't recommend it highly enough." —Seanan McGuire

The first in a masterful new trilogy from acclaimed author M. R. Carey, The Book of Koli begins the story of a young boy on a journey through a strange and deadly world of our making. 


Everything that lives hates us...

Beyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognizable landscape. A place where overgrown forests are filled with choker trees and deadly seeds that will kill you where you stand. And if they don't get you, one of the dangerous shunned men will.

Koli has lived in Mythen Rood his entire life. He believes the first rule of survival is that you don't venture too far beyond the walls.

He's wrong.

"A captivating start to what promises to be an epic post-apocalyptic fable." Kirkus

"Enthralling...Koli embarks upon a journey as perilous as it is enlightening."Guardian

"The best thing I've read in a long time. I loved it." —Joanne Harris

"Carey hefts astonishing storytelling power with plainspoken language, heartbreaking choices, and sincerity like an arrow to the heart." Locus

Look out for the next novels in the trilogy: The Trials of Koli and The Fall of Koli

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3.5
“Liked the premise, obviously since I picked up the book. But it was slow to get going. Picked up around the halfway point and then I feel like it got a little derailed. By the end the point seems to have changed? Or maybe there was none to begin with, I don’t know? You tell me! Seems more like the whole book’s purpose was the set the scene and lay out the setting for the next. Also. The grammar IS SO ANNOYING! I can grasp what the writer was trying to do but it really was a turn off. Will I read the next one? I suppose. But only cause I have it already.”
Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes“This was such a great start to an unforgettable series. Highly recommend for fantasy, dystopian fans.”
“not at all what I was expecting??? But I had a great time and will give the sequel a try as well”
“I loved this! It made me laugh more than I expected and I loved the post-apocalyptic setting. The main character is a loveable idiot, but the real star of show is Monono. Any details about her are spoilers, but she is both ridiculous and spectacular. I do recommend the audiobook for this, because it's written in a strange dialect due to the post-apocalyptic / lack of education situation and it's a bit of a struggle to read with your eyes.I found it easy to listen to though! And the audiobook narrator is great, even with the challenge of voicing Monono. I was expecting there to a lot more menacing trees than there were, but pleased with the surprising amount of confused AI and misunderstood technology.”

About M. R. Carey

M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a USA Today bestseller and is a major motion picture based on his BAFTA-nominated 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 bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit.

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