We Are Hunted
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Publisher Description
We Are Hunted by Tomi Oyemakinde is a compulsive speculative thriller about the lengths we go to for power - and to survive.
When seventeen-year-old Femi and his brother accompany their father on a top-secret business trip to a remote and mysterious island, they are looking forward to a summer they'll never forget.
Filled with spectacular species of animals and out-of-this-world technology, the island resort welcomes them with open arms, as does its impressive curator Richard Jenkins. But beneath the sparkle and the wonder, the island is hiding a terrible secret - and it's biding its time. When the unthinkable happens and the island is put into lockdown, Femi realizes he is somehow at the centre of an operation that seeks to expose Jenkins' resort for what it really is.
But the truth comes with a price. And when the bodies start to fall, Femi must decide who on the island he can trust with his life - and how far he will go to survive.
A horror-thriller as creepy as Annihilation with the corruption-of-the-rich themes of The White Lotus, We Are Hunted is perfect for fans of Kathryn Foxfield and You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Being forced to attend his father's work conference with his older brother is not Black 17-year-old Femi Fatona's idea of a fun vacation, even if the event is located on the mysterious island resort of Darlenia, founded by genius inventor Richard Jenkins and kept ultra-secret under a mountain of NDAs. Worse, Femi doesn't get along with either family member, both of whom have been pressuring him to pursue a career in academics rather than music. Darlenia nevertheless proves to be a magical place filled with immersive technology, amusement park attractions, and previously undiscovered flora and fauna. But the resort has a fraught history, and when Femi gets pulled into a scheme that results in the park's unique wildlife attacking guests, his vacation quickly becomes a struggle to endure his fractured family and survive the island. Ruminations on the long-term effects and consequences of capitalism and colonization feel muddled by a climctic reveal, but inventive action sequences and intense thriller elements prompt excited double takes throughout this Jurassic Park–inspired horror adventure by Oyemakinde (The Changing Man). Ages 14–up.
