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Brutal, blood-soaked, full of zombies...it's ace (FHM )
The Enemy scores with its brutal vision of a post-apocalyptic world (FT )
Gruesome entertainment of the highest calibre (Books Quarterly )
The Enemy scores with its brutal vision of a post-apocalyptic world (FT )
Gruesome entertainment of the highest calibre (Books Quarterly )
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The first phenomenal adventure in a heartstopping new series - now in paperback.
They'll chase you. They'll rip you open. They'll feed on you . . .
When the sickness came, every parent, police officer, politician - every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry.
Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive.
Now there are rumours of a safe place to hide. And so a gang of children begin their quest across London, where all through the city - down alleyways, in deserted houses, underground - the grown-ups lie in wait.
But can they make it there - alive?
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I managed to get this book yesterday and it's brilliant. Quite scary at times - Charlie Higson seems to know how to write horror and how to engage the reader. The ending is great and quite hard-hitting. A very good book by a very good author.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first heard of this book from the creepy adverts for it on TV, the description sounded haunting, promising. Ordinary kids living ordinary lives, only for everything to change. Adults gone, reduced to slavering zombies eager to kill and eat the kids left behind.
Set in London, Higson's writing bears a lot in common with his contemporaries Anthony Horowitz and Garth Nix - it's got that youthful snappiness to it that grips you from end to start. It's quick, witty and in terms of the kids' dialogue, feels very natural. Crucially in this novel, you are made to really feel for the kids, to put yourself in their place (something aided by some wonderful description) - and thus, it's even more horrific when any of the protagonists are killed.
We are presented with a ruined city left in tatters, a year after all adults have suddenly transformed into shambling diseased hulks. A handful of kids, mainly ranging from 8-15 are left to scavenging homes and supermarkets to eke out an existence, constantly on the run from the `grown-ups'.
In time they are tempted away to seek out Buckingham Palace after hearing that it is apparently `safe', the promise of a better life proving irresistible to them. We are given an account of their dangerous journey across London, only to find when they finally arrive at the palace, that all is not quite what it seems. There's a strong essence of some of the themes of Watership Down here, the book as a whole coming out as a kind of mix of 28 Days Later and The Lord Of The Flies. And it works to perfection.
The relationships between the kids, from the bonds built up as they try to survive, to the opposite side of the coin - the conflicts when opinions clash. This in many ways lies at the heart of the novel, human notions like greed often leading to awful consequences as the protagonists are in turn tempted. If there's one criticism, it's that the ending is very open and a lot is left completely unresolved - although this is most likely due to the fact the ending leads on to a sequel.
All in all though, The Enemy is a thrilling book - scary, moving, dramatic, action-packed, everything you want in a teen novel.
Set in London, Higson's writing bears a lot in common with his contemporaries Anthony Horowitz and Garth Nix - it's got that youthful snappiness to it that grips you from end to start. It's quick, witty and in terms of the kids' dialogue, feels very natural. Crucially in this novel, you are made to really feel for the kids, to put yourself in their place (something aided by some wonderful description) - and thus, it's even more horrific when any of the protagonists are killed.
We are presented with a ruined city left in tatters, a year after all adults have suddenly transformed into shambling diseased hulks. A handful of kids, mainly ranging from 8-15 are left to scavenging homes and supermarkets to eke out an existence, constantly on the run from the `grown-ups'.
In time they are tempted away to seek out Buckingham Palace after hearing that it is apparently `safe', the promise of a better life proving irresistible to them. We are given an account of their dangerous journey across London, only to find when they finally arrive at the palace, that all is not quite what it seems. There's a strong essence of some of the themes of Watership Down here, the book as a whole coming out as a kind of mix of 28 Days Later and The Lord Of The Flies. And it works to perfection.
The relationships between the kids, from the bonds built up as they try to survive, to the opposite side of the coin - the conflicts when opinions clash. This in many ways lies at the heart of the novel, human notions like greed often leading to awful consequences as the protagonists are in turn tempted. If there's one criticism, it's that the ending is very open and a lot is left completely unresolved - although this is most likely due to the fact the ending leads on to a sequel.
All in all though, The Enemy is a thrilling book - scary, moving, dramatic, action-packed, everything you want in a teen novel.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for my son, aged 11, who is a reluctant reader. He is really enjoying this book and comes through to tell me what is happening in it (a first). I think he is reading this for pleasure rather then because I make him read. He likes the way it is written and because it is exciting and about children his age trying to survive.
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Could have been so much more...
I really liked the idea behind this post-apocalyptic story, although not an entirely original approach, it was an interesting concept nevertheless. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Phil1607
The Enemy
I am a fan of horror stories, and the first time I read this book,(i stole it from my son when he finished ) I was not at all disappointed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Z
Lord Of The Flies...with zombies!
Charlie Higson is not only a very funny comedian, he's also a great author.
His book is much like making love to a beautiful woman. Read more
His book is much like making love to a beautiful woman. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Lee Hackett
My son couldn't put this book down!
Ordered this book as a stocking filler for my 12 year old son. He hadn't read any books by this author before but loved it and couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. Taylor
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wow a superb tale well written and wonderfully paced. multi layered in its apparent simplicity in its depiction of family labels and child development. Liberating.
Published 5 months ago by Oscar
The new London
This book gripped me from the start and held there all the way. It's based in the less populated but far more dangerous streets of London which has been ruined by a mysterious... Read more
Published 5 months ago by B. J. Evans
Best book I've ever read
I love this book, I recommend it for any teenager who likes adventure/horror/thriller stories. I highly recommend it 10/10 :)
Published 5 months ago by Matthew
unreadable (for mums)
My twelve year old son read this recently and kept telling me about the plot as he got through the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mel
Scarier than any horror film out there!
What makes this book scarier than any horror film is the level of detail Charlie Higson writes in. It's very graphic without being too drawn out and over the top. Read more
Published 7 months ago by ED94
absolutely brilliant
I have read The Enemy and The Dead and they are absolutely brilliant and cannot wait to read The Fear. I am a 62 year old pensioner and cannot put the books down. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Megadolbs
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