The Boy on the Bridge
by Mike Carey
Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionadventuremonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: an inventive horror novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.9 / 5
11 ratings
About This Book
"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."--Dust jacket.
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- Author
- Mike Carey
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 432
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- Source
- Open Library
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