{"product_id":"the-book-of-koli-the-rampart-trilogy-book-1-rampart-trilogy-1-9780356509556","title":"The Book of Koli The Rampart Trilogy Book 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''ASTONISHING'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocus, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''ENTHRALLING'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''CAPTIVATING'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Koli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e begins a breathtakingly original new trilogy set in a strange and deadly world of our own making.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognisable landscape. A place where overgrown forests are filled with choker trees and deadly seeds that will kill you where you stand. And if they don''t get you, the Shunned men will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoli has lived in Mythen Rood his entire life. He believes the first rule of survival is that you don''t venture too far beyond the walls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe''s wrong.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A CAPTIVATING START TO WHAT PROMISES TO BE AN EPIC POST-APOCALYPTIC FABLE'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''KOLI EMBARKS UPON A JOURNEY AS PERILOUS AS IT IS ENLIGHTENING'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''THE BEST THING I''VE READ IN A LONG TI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a BEAUTIFUL book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. Gripping, engaging, and absolutely worth the time it takes to burrow yourself into its reality. I can't recommend it highly enough\u003c\/b\u003e * Seanan McGuire *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoli embarks on a journey as perilous as it is enlightening . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEnthralling\u003c\/b\u003e * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eI inhaled THE BOOK OF KOLI in record time. It's \u003cb\u003ethe best thing I've read in a long time. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e!\" * Joanne Harris *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane\u003c\/b\u003e * Lauren Beukes *\u003cbr\u003eDeeply humanistic, and full of lush characterization and worldbuilding...M.R. Carey hefts astonishing storytelling power with plainspoken language, heartbreaking choices, and sincerity like an arrow to the heart. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Koli\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best books I expect to read this year\u003c\/b\u003e * LOCUS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ingenious, dizzily provocative novel . . . Carey invents a fantastic far-future world, finding humanity in unlikely places\u003c\/b\u003e * Helen Marshall, World Fantasy Award-winning author *\u003cbr\u003eNarrator Koli's inquisitive mind and kind heart make him the perfect guide to Carey's immersive, impeccably rendered world . . . \u003cb\u003eA captivating start to what promises to be an epic post-apocalyptic fable\u003c\/b\u003e * KIRKUS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Koli\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eone of my favorite books of the year . . . M.R. Carey has made a fan for life out of me. \u003c\/b\u003eI recommend this book for all fantasy readers, and for anyone who is looking for a story that is different and engaging * FANFIADDICT *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Carey has always been brilliant, but THE BOOK OF KOLI is next-level\u003c\/b\u003e. He packs more pure invention into this book than most authors achieve in a dozen. Harrowing adventure, post-post-apocalyptic drama, and Black Mirror genius. Can't wait to see what happens next! * Christopher Golden, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erefreshing, delightfully entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e post-apocalyptic novel * FANTASY HIVE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this. \u003c\/b\u003eKoli's world is a visionary future where humanity is going backwards at speed.\u003cb\u003e It's a thought-provoking and deeply engaging story \u003c\/b\u003eand although nature is in revolt against humankind, being a Mike Carey book, it's also\u003cb\u003e profoundly and doggedly humane\u003c\/b\u003e * C. A. Fletcher, author of A BOY AND HIS DOG AT THE END OF THE WORLD *\u003cbr\u003eTold in an \u003cb\u003eenchanting\u003c\/b\u003e, confessional first-person, we're with Koli all the way, from the stifling security of village life into the direst peril * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003eThe cadence and pacing of [Koli's] voice adds \u003cb\u003ea depth and richness to the strange and malevolent world\u003c\/b\u003e * BOOKLIST *\u003cbr\u003eThe first part of the Rampart Trilogy is \u003cb\u003ean easy read, and an absorbing one\u003c\/b\u003e, and while it feels sufficiently self-contained, it also leaves you eager to find out what happens next * SFX *\u003cbr\u003eReaders who are already fans of M.R. Carey will not want to miss this, and new readers should take heed: this book might turn you into a fan as well. \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended!\u003c\/b\u003e * BOOKS, BONES AND BUFFY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartfelt, remorseless and painfully human\u003c\/b\u003e...as fresh as it is terrifying. A jewel * Joss Whedon on THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVividly memorable and unexpectedly poignant\u003c\/b\u003e * METRO on THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one\u003c\/b\u003e * No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole on THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS *\u003cbr\u003eCarey is \u003cb\u003ea writer with big ideas at the heart of his fable-esque storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e * SCIFINOW *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733700161879,"sku":"9780356509556","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780356509556.jpg?v=1720001290","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-book-of-koli-the-rampart-trilogy-book-1-rampart-trilogy-1-9780356509556","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}