This explosive sequel to the outstanding The Forest Of Hand's and Teeth from Carrie Ryan will not disappoint fans as we dive back into this fast paced and cut throat fight for survival.
From the blurb;
'One night beyond the barrier. 'One boy she's known forever.
'One veiled in mystery.
'One reckless moment... and half her generation is dead.
'Gabry lives a quiet life, secure in her town next to the sea and behind the Barrier. She's content to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse.
'Home is all she's ever known and all she needs for happiness. But life after the Return is never safe and there are threats even the barrier can't hold back.
'Gabry's mother thought she'd left her secrets behind in the Forest of Hands and Teeth but now, to save the ones she loves, Gabry must face the Forest of her mother's past.'
Jumping in several years after the conclusion to The Forest Of Hands and Teeth, The Dead-Tossed Waves introduces us to a new cast of main characters and a new setting.
However, the deadly forest which captivated our minds and kept us at the edge of our seats in the first novel remains a heavy shadow in this new environment, and it isn't long before Gabry is forced back into it's dark midst.
With brilliant deliberation Ryan gives us the missing information that fills the gaps for the years that have passed since the first novel, and bitterly returns us to some of the scenes of The Forest Of Hands and Teeth's most tragic moments, balanced joyously against the return of some of it's best characters. We get a new aspect on the scale of the apocalypse through The Dead-Tossed Waves and it will leave readers gasping for breath as they are carried through another epic survival tale, laced with mystery, from Ryan.
Gabry brings a new voice to this scary world. Her view so very unlike previous main character Mary, but the lessons she must learn throughout The Dead-Tossed Waves are just as desperate.
For any reader who loves a thrilling horror adventure, and enjoyed such shows as The Walking Dead, The Dead-Tossed Waves is a masterful novel you won't be able to put down.
We give The Dead-Tossed Waves Five Stars
ISBN - 978-07575-09092-7 Cover Price - £6.99 First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Gollancz