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Craig DiLouie
One of Us
2018. 432 S. 129 x 200 mm
Verlag/Jahr: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP; ORBIT 2018
ISBN: 0-356-51097-2 (0356510972)
Neue ISBN: 978-0-356-51097-2 (9780356510972)
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A startlingly unique and powerfully affecting novel from a remarkable up-and-coming voice in speculative fiction. It is the story of a lost generation and a boy who just wants to be one of us.
´The Girl with All The Gifts meets To Kill A Mockingbird´ Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
´It´s quite rare to find a story with this much heartbreaking impact . . . this is skilful, powerful stuff´ SciFiNow
THEY CALL IT THE PLAGUE
A generation of children born with extreme genetic mutations
THEY CALL IT A HOME
But it´s a place of neglect and forced labour
THEY CALL HIM A FREAK
But Dog is just a boy who wants to be treated as normal
THEY CALL THEM DANGEROUS
They might be right
The story of a lost generation, and a boy who just wants to be one of us.
´One of Us is a stunning achievement in speculative fiction´ Shelf Awareness
´An amazing tour-de-force . . . One of Us rattled me to the core. An engrossing, emotionally-charged book and a work of terrible beauty. I loved it, heart and soul´ John Dixon
´Without a doubt one of the best books I´ll read this year . . . a compelling work of near perfection´ Bracken MacLeod
´This is not a kind book, or a gentle book, or a book that pulls its punches. But it´s a powerful book and it will change you´ Seanan McGuire
The Girl with All The Gifts meets To Kill A Mockingbird Claire North, author of THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST
DiLouie, Craig
Craig DiLouie is an acclaimed American-Canadian author of literary dark fantasy and other fiction. Formerly a magazine editor and advertising executive, he also works as a journalist and educator covering the North American lighting industry. Craig is a member of the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association, International Thriller Writers and Horror Writers Association. He currently lives in Calgary, Canada with his two wonderful children.