ABOUT THE BOOK
106 HOURS 29 MINUTES
The clock is ticking for Sam Temple and the kids of Perdido Beach but it’s not the big one-five that they face now; it’s starvation that threatens the FAYZ.
In an abandoned mine shaft a faceless animal lurks, pulling the strings, toying with human and mutant alike. And he’s hungry – hungry in the darkness.
An uneasy calm has settled over Perdido Beach. But soon, fear explodes into desperation as starvation sets in and the mob look to place blame. For the ‘normals’ the buck must stop somewhere: with the ‘freaks’.
More and more kids are developing strange powers and, just as frighteningly, so are the animals in the FAYZ: talking coyotes, swimming bats and deadly worms with razor-sharp teeth are just the beginning.
For Sam Temple the strain of leadership is beginning to show and he’s got more than just dwindling rations and in-fighting to worry about – Caine is back with the psychotic whiphand, Drake, by his side.
And in the background lies the greatest danger of all
– and he too needs to be fed.
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REVIEWS
- “Sequel to dystopian Gone, which made an impressive debut this spring” Bookseller Major Sellers October 09
- "Grant’s world is hard-edged but thought-provoking, a Stephen King novel for youngsters..." The Daily Telegraph, April 2010
- “Hunger, like it’s prequel Gone was unputdownable. It was an excellent follow-up to an original idea. A brilliant read.” Hugh 14, Love Reading, Jan 2010
- "There is so much to love about Hunger: the new powers that the children develop are mostly known to me although there were a few new ones. Hunger is a lot darker than Gone, which has me wondering what the next book, Lies, has in store for the FAYZ." Nayu’s Reading Corner, Jan 10
- "Hunger has a gripping plot and the reader can easily relate to all the well-developed characters. A brilliant read." Love Reading 4 Kids, Jan 10
- "...these two dystopian parables are gripping from start to finish." Independent on Sunday ‘Hit List’ (Gone and Hunger at no. 5), Jan 2010
- "Hunger, like its predecessor is a fast-paced, over-the-top, ingenious and highly readable fantasy which holds its many storylines together with great narrative panache and skill." Books for Keeps, March 2010)
