The Book of Koli

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M. R. Carey

"This is a beautiful book. Gripping, engaging, and absolutely worth the time it takes to burrow yourself into its reality. I can't recommend it highly enough." —Seanan McGuireThe first in a masterful new trilogy from acclaimed author M. R. Carey, The Book of Koli begins the story of a young boy on a journey through a strange and deadly world of our making. Everything that lives hates us...Beyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognizable 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, one of the dangerous shunned men will.Koli 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.He's wrong."A captivating start to what promises to be an epic post-apocalyptic fable." —Kirkus"Enthralling...Koli embarks upon a journey as perilous as it is enlightening." —Guardian"The best thing I've read in a long time. I loved it." —Joanne Harris"Carey hefts astonishing storytelling power with plainspoken language, heartbreaking choices, and sincerity like an arrow to the heart." —LocusLook out for the next novels in the trilogy: The Trials of Koli and The Fall of Koli

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Author

M. R. Carey

Pages

416

Publisher

Orbit

Published Date

2020-04-14

ISBN

0316477478 9780316477475

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"Kinda disappointed in this one. The story was kind of boring for a dystopian Sci fi novel. Little to no excitement for most of the book. It felt like the dystopian elements were all in the lore rather than the story. I almost thought this was supposed to be some kind of coming of age story. Overall, the story doesn't give you much to care about. "

Maya

"I listened to this book on Audible and the narrator was amazing. However, I gave this book a thumbs down. This is just the same dystopian elements regurgitated in yet another book. There was new ideas introduced such as the killer trees, but there wasn’t enough there to make me want to read the next book in the series. "

Tim Dockens

"This takes a little bit to get into because of the minor but logical language changes Carey imagines in this future, but it is so worth it as this is one of the best dystopians I have read in a long while."

Ricki Marking-Camuto

"What a cool premise. This has been on my list for awhile, and looking for fantasy that was a little different, why not an environment that has evolved to kill you.<br/><br/>This book wasn't what I expected, and that's what I loved about it the most. A coming of age tale that's relatable, in a world that at first seems mysterious, then becomes all too familiar. It was reminiscent of Mark Lawrence's world in Prince of Thorns or The Second sleep by Robert Harris, with some of Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation thrown in. <br/><br/>Looking forward to the next one!"

Wesley Spence

"I can’t say enough about this book series. I listened to the audiobook and I highly recommend it! Dystopian future where nature has taken over, the trees will eat u and all technology has been lost. The few remaining pieces of tech is revered like gods. Humans live in isolated villages and language has devolved. The narrators of the audio version were amazing! There is a piece of tech discovered that is nothing more than an Itouch with a Japanese emoji speaker. The narration gave them such life!"

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Debra Pour

"At first, the unusual writing of this book threw me for a loop. After the first few chapters though, it flowed so easily and I fell in love. This quickly became one of my favorite stories and I immediately purchased the second book! Cannot recommend enough. "