ABOUT THE BOOK
299 HOURS 54 MINUTES
Suddenly it’s a world without adults and normal has crashed and burned. When life as you know it ends at 15, everything changes. There are no adults, no answers. What would you do?
Those left must do all they can to survive.
But everyone’s idea of survival is different. Some look after themselves, some look after others, and some will do anything for power . . . Even kill.
For Sam and Astrid, it is a race against time as they try to solve the questions that now dominate their lives . . . What is the mysterious wall that has encircled the town of Perdido Beach and trapped everyone within? Why have some kids developed strange powers? And can they defeat Caine and his gang of bullies before they turn fifteen and disappear too?
It isn't until the world collapses around you that you find out what kind of person you really are.
A chilling portrayal of a world with no rules.
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REVIEWS
- “Gone is an electrifying read...” Suffolk Free Press
- “A dramatic story...” The Jewish Chronicle
- “...Gone cover[s] all the bases of great, thrill–powered teen reading: horror, suspense, superheroes and supervillains.” Waterstone’s Books Quarterly
- “It’s very exciting.” Mal Peet for the Guardian
- “Gone is superb: full of suspense, action and the supernatural. Unputdownable.” Birmingham Post
- “...a white–knuckle ride in a tense thriller.” Big Issue Scotland
- “Gone is probably one of the best young adult novels I have read this year...” Blogspot
- “...a chilling portrayal of a world with no rules.” Reading Zone
- “[Gone is an] exciting, high-tension story told in a driving, torrential narrative that never lets up. This is great fiction. I love this book.” Stephen King
- “Gripping from the first moment on, this is a scary, an unputdownable and a brilliantly plotted fantasy.” Lovereading
- “Egmont’s lead title for 2009 and it has chosen a real winner with Grant’s powerful and imaginative novel that gives teenagers the ultimate fantasy: what if everyone over 15 should suddenly disappear? …. Grant plunges the reader straight into the action and doesn’t let up the tension for the whole 576 pages.” The Bookseller
- “A real page-turner...” TheBookbag.co.uk
- “...an excellent mystery, boldly conceived and with a plot teenagers will revel in…it’s going to be big.” The Bookseller (Teenage Fiction Previews)
- “There is action, suspense, romance, science fiction, and fantasy all rolled into one.” The Story Siren - *****
- “The action is relentless, making for a hectic but sometimes compelling read… Confident and enthusiastic readers with strong stomachs will find much to enjoy here.” Books for Keeps
- “Gone is probably one of the best young adult novels I have read this year”
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- “It’s Lost meets Heroes meets Lord of the Flies in an amazing thriller for 12+ readers. We literally can’t put it down.” Tbkmag Book Group
- “One of the best reads of the year so far, Gone will keep older teenagers hooked from the first paragraph to the last.” The Young Post/Hong Kong Post
- “This is an extremely gripping book and the best I have read in a long time. I stayed up really late one night reading it as it was so unputdownable! This is a Marvellous read.
I definately would not hesitate to reccomend this book to all of my friends and I would love to get my hands on the next book of the story, 'Hunger'!” Young Scot
- “The concept behind gone is brilliant. I couldn't predict anything in here . . . I love stories that involve people having to make do with what they've got, improvise for medication, equipment, search for food . . . No wait, that issue is the drive behind the second book hunger. Out january 2010. Have i already mentioned that? Five whole months of waiting . . .” Nayu’s Reading Corner
- “This book is a great modern tale on the question of just how would you cope if your world was turned upside down. Absolutely fascinating, this book is a great choice for young adults and we here at Kid's Compass are on the edge of our seats waiting for the next instalment!” Kids Compass (Sept 09)
- “A compelling read for teenagers.” The Hit List, Independent on Sunday
- “More than fifty years after the publication of William Golding's iconic Lord of the Flies, Michael Grant has offered us a much extended American twenty-first-century take on a similar subject . . . this first is a creditable effort at highlighting many teenage, societal and ethical dilemmas. A vividly horrible cliff-hanger will ensure an audience eager for the next instalment!” Armadillo Magazine
- “Absolutely fascinating, this book is a great choice for young adults and we here at Kid's Compass are on the edge of our seats waiting for the next instalment!” www.kidscompass.co.uk
