The Enemy
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4.7 • 32 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
In this first book in a series set in post-apocalyptic London, children under the age of sixteen must battle for survival against grown-ups who succumbed to a disease that turned them into flesh-eating monsters.
In the wake of a devastating disease, everyone sixteen and older is either dead or a decomposing, brainless creature with a ravenous appetite for flesh. Teens have barricaded themselves in buildings throughout London and venture outside only when they need to scavenge for food. The group of kids living a Waitrose supermarket is beginning to run out of options. When a mysterious traveler arrives and offers them safe haven at Buckingham Palace, they begin a harrowing journey across London. But their fight is far from over-the threat from within the palace is as real as the one outside it.
Full of unexpected twists and quick-thinking heroes, The Enemy is a fast-paced, white-knuckle tale of survival in the face of unimaginable horror.
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Lord of the Flies meets 28 Days Later in this disturbing postapocalyptic adventure. Higson (the Young Bond series) presents a kids-only world with shades of Michael Grant's Gone books, though in this case, a disease has turned everyone over the age of 16 into mindless, flesh-eating nightmares, terrorizing and devouring those unaffected. Packs of resourceful kids have holed up in supermarkets, constructing defenses, foraging for supplies, and fighting off feral grown-ups. For the group sheltering in a Waitrose store, it's a ceaseless battle for survival, where even the simplest expedition can prove fatal. When the possibility of a haven arrives, the Waitrose kids band with new allies as they make a hazardous trek across London to the promised land: Buckingham Palace. Alternately bleak and defiant, this splatterfest doesn't pull any punches ( The skin blackened, shriveled and split, the overripe flesh inside squeezing out.... This was what happened if any grown-up lived long enough to let the disease run its full course ) nor is any character safe. It's up to a sequel to sort out some plot threads, but this is a solid start. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Great read, made me wanting to read more!
Crazy thing. I bought the last book, physical book and I realize I had bought the last one. So I bought the first one, of course, to see if I wanted to read the novel. All book. I have to say, I’m going to!
Brought me back!
I read this book in high school. For a while, I was trying to remember the name of the series and finally found it. This book is awesome. The zombies are unique, and although I am no longer a kid, the struggles that the kids in this novel go throughare extremely relatable, apocalypse or not.
My favorite series
Wonderful book