RATING: ****
First the sickness rotted the adults' minds. Then their bodies. Now they stalk the streets, hunting human flesh.
The Holloway crew are survivors. They've fought their way across London and made it to the Natural History Museum alive - just. But the fight will never end while the Enemy lives, unless there's another way. . .The kids at the museum are looking for a cure. All they need are medical supplies. To get them means a journey down unknown roads. Roads where not only crazed, hungry sickos hide in the shadows.SUDDENLY IT'S NOT SO CLEAR WHO - OR WHAT - THEY'RE FIGHTING
I’m going to start off by saying OMG I absolutely love this
cover! The green and black really complement each other and the black pages
give it an eerie feel. Great work! This book is the fifth book in the series
and is written by the great minD of Charlie Higson. It follows the story of a
group of kids who are looking for a
cure as all the adults have been turned
into zombies.
I have delved straight into this book without reading the ones
before it so many of the background stories went straight over my head.
However, the detail and great descriptions put into the book enabled me to read
it with understanding of the current plot line. I love post apocalyptic books
and have read many books where adults are no longer present such as the Gone
series by Michael Grant. I find these series are always very fast paced and The
Fallen is no less than this – a definite page turner right from the beginning.
The unique factor of the adults turning into zombies set this book apart from
other “kids only” novels however sometimes I did feel some features were very
similar to those in the other books. This book is set in London, England – my home
country. I love how the busy city of London has been turned into chaos in this
book with the adults taking over Buckingham Palace, Clock Tower and all the
other famous landmarks. This series is a very addictive one but at times I felt
the plot had been dragged out with unnecessary parts added into it to create
more books. This saddened me as I would rather read a short series or trilogy
that is all relevant than a longer one with ramblings.
Overall, it was a great
fast paced book with amazing development but sometimes irrelevant parts - a definite
read for those who loved Gone by Michael Grant.
EXTRA: A few months ago, Charlie Higson launched a competition to create a book trailer for The Fallen. The competition ended at the end of August and this entry was the winner:
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