The Boy on the Bridge

Books | Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

3.9

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M. R. Carey

One exceptional boy journeys into the ashes of society to find the cure for a devastating plague in this riveting post-apocalyptic standalone set in the same world as the USA Today-bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts.Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived."Strange and surprising and humane" (Lauren Beukes), The Boy on the Bridge is a gripping, powerful story that will make you question what it means to be human.

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Author

M. R. Carey

Pages

400

Publisher

Orbit

Published Date

2017-05-02

ISBN

0316300314 9780316300315

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"The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ So my biggest qualm with this was that you didn't know where this fit into the story, this being book #2. Don't worry, you'll eventually get there! I found the POV back and forth engaging and I loved Grieves's perspective. Having a perspective of someone on the spectrum (in this case autistic) was not only super interesting but also a masterful choice for this series and very innovative. M.R. Carey seems to have a knack for last minute fantastic reveals!"

Sarah

"Dnf: I don’t appreciate the depiction of autistic people in this book. The male savant stereotype I can over look but not when described as not having real human emotions. I loved the first book but I really don’t feel like sitting through the ableism to get to the story in this one."

Isa

"He's the hero of the spaceways, the galactic engineer... The Boy on the Bridge is an excellent prequel to The Girl with All the Gifts that answers questions that I didn't know I had about the universe the books take place in. Left me yearning for at least another two or three instalments, maybe one about the tribe of feral children, or a follow-up on Melanie and Miss Justineau (both from the end of TGWATG and the prologue of this book). Highly recommend listening to the audiobook as well!"