C Fletcher: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

And then being surprised by joy.

The Outer Hebrides have a special place in my heart: I owe a huge thank you to Lucy Rickards who first introduced me to them, and made me fall in love on the spot. Thanks also to Mary Miers whose unstinting generosity in later years made it possible to share the beauty of the islands with my children, whose world is that much bigger and wilder because of it

Very many thanks to all at Orbit—especially Jenni Hill and Joanna Kramer in the UK and Priyanka Krishnan in the US (especially Jenni for her patience, understanding and restraint…). I’m grateful to Lauren Panepinto for the cover (and to Jack Fletcher (@kid_woof) for the assist in drawing precisely the right kind of dog for it…). Thanks to my family for being so good-natured about the grumpy writer in their midst, and D, thank you for being first listener. As ever, this one’s for you.

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Epic in scope, enthralling, and full of human warmth

A story that is as heart-warming as it is heart-breaking… I’m still thinking about this book, weeks after finishing it

This novel has everything I love about a story: fully realised characters, beautiful writing, and utterly believable, even frightening, world-building… I promise you’re going to love it

Family, loyalty, and humanity amid the lonely but beautiful wilderness of the end of the world – with a gut punch you’ll never see coming. That twist! That ending! You’ll remember A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World long after you finish reading

A truly engrossing survival story, which gives us a haunting vision of a ruined Britain that’s both dangerous and strangely beautiful. But the real strength of the book its utterly believable lead character whose interplay of vulnerability and strength brings hope and humanity to a cold and scary world

Fletcher does a masterful job keeping the stakes high and the suspense crackling while still creating plenty of space for readers to get to know Griz and explore this fascinating not-quite-empty world. This un-put-down-able story has everything- a well-imagined post-apocalyptic world, great characters, incredible suspense, and, of course, the fierce love of some very good dogs

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright © 2019 by Man Sunday Ltd

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Simultaneously published in Great Britain and in the U.S. by Orbit in 2019

First Edition: April 2019

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2018962798

ISBNs: 978-0-316-44945-8 (hardcover), 978-0-316-44947-2 (ebook)

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