The Book of Koli - (The Rampart Trilogy) by M R Carey (Paperback)

About the Book

"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"--Back cover.

Book Synopsis

"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 McGuire

The 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." --Locus

Look out for the next novels in the trilogy: The Trials of Koli and The Fall of Koli

Review Quotes

"A captivating start to what promises to be an epic post-apocalyptic fable. Narrator Koli's inquisitive mind and kind heart make him the perfect guide to Carey's immersive, impeccably rendered world."--Kirkus on The Book of Koli

"A thought-provoking and deeply engaging story ... profoundly and doggedly humane."--C. A. Fletcher on The Book of Koli

"An exciting post-apocalyptic coming-of-age trilogy ... Readers will finish The Book of Koli eager to read the next installment."--Shelf Awareness on The Book of Koli

"Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane."
--Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls on The Boy on the Bridge

"Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human...as fresh as it is terrifying. A jewel."--Joss Whedon on The Girl With All the Gifts

"The cadence and pacing of [Koli's] voice adds a depth and richness to the strange and malevolent world."--Booklist on The Book of Koli

"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 McGuire on The Book of Koli

"Told in an enchanting, confessional first-person, we're with Koli all the way, from the stifling security of village life into the direst peril."--Daily Mail on The Book of Koli

"A highly imaginative fable."--Nerd Daily on the Book of Koli

"A master storyteller." --io9

"M.R. Carey hefts astonishing storytelling power with plainspoken language, heartbreaking choices, and sincerity like an arrow to the heart." --Locus on The Book of Koli

About the Author

M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a USA Today bestseller and is a major motion picture based on his BAFTA-nominated screenplay. Under the name Mike Carey he has written for both DC and Marvel, including critically acclaimed runs on X-Men and Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books regularly appear in the New York Times bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit.