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  • Published: 6 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529156232
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 608
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The Book of Sand




The Book of Sand: the first novel in an epic series created by one of the most gifted and invented storytellers of the twenty-first century.

'Fearless' MARK BILLINGHAM
'Utterly compelling' HARRIET TYCE
'Absolutely awesome' ALEX NORTH
'Stunning' JANE CORRY
'A future classic' CHRISTOPHER FOWLER

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SAND.

A hostile world of burning sun.

Outlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon, and in the distance a group of people - a family - walk towards us.

Ahead lies shelter which they know they must reach before the light fails - as to be out after dark is to invite danger and almost certain death.

To survive in this alien world of shifting sand, they must find an object hidden in or near water.

But other families want it too.

They are willing to fight for it.

And you know that you may have to kill - just to say alive ...


  • Published: 6 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529156232
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 608
Categories:

Praise for The Book of Sand

An utterly original novel from an extraordinary creative mind, The Book of Sand is an absolute standout that's impossible to put down.

Karin Slaughter

Unique and fearless, Theo Clare had that rare ability to lead her readers into places that were genuinely terrifying and to conjure images that would linger and continue to disturb. The Book of Sand is no exception.

Mark Billingham

I inhaled it. It's beautifully written and utterly compelling - I was completely subsumed in the Cirque and the fate of the family

Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

I didn't want it to end. Audacious, extraordinary and beautifully written ... it's absolutely awesome.

Alex North, author of The Whisper Man

The Book of Sand is a future classic that exists between darkness and light, and is unafraid to take us into its deepest shadows. I was completely entranced by it.

Christopher Fowler

Fearless and compelling, lyrical and devastating by turns, the story never slackens pace. A stunning introduction to a wholly original world.

Jane Corry

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