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A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
- Narrated by: C. A. Fletcher
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
The world has ended. At least we still have dogs.
My name's Griz.
I've never been to school, I've never had friends, in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs.
Then the thief came.
He told stories of the deserted towns and cities beyond our horizons. I liked him - until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into the ruins of the world.
I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined was possible. More about how the world ended. More about what my family's real story is. More about what really matters.
A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World is an extremely moving story. Perfect for fans of Life of Pi, The Girl with All the Gifts or Station Eleven - Griz's dystopian tale mixes sadness and hope in one unforgettable character's quest after the apocalypse.
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Critic reviews
"You'll remember A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World long after you finish reading." (Peng Shepherd, author of The Book Of M)
"Truly engrossing...brings hope and humanity to a cold and scary world." (Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks)
"I promise you're going to love it." (Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches)
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- Kindle Customer
- 14-10-20
loved this book
one of the best apocalypse books around. I'd love to read a sequel. Fletcher is a true master storysmith
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- Rainbow Cool Stuff
- 10-07-23
Easy post apocalypse read
I really enjoyed this one. I do enjoy a good post apocalypse novel but many of them are tense and/or formulaic. This one had a more upbeat tone. The central character, Griz, was fairly young - never specified but in my mind maybe mid teens - so the voice was young in tone. There was also quite a happy contentment with life generally - apart from one issue that sends Griz off on a quest. This is not a grim “The Road” type story of hardship and hunger. There is plenty of food around in the world that has returned to hunger gatherer status. I think if most of us disappeared tomorrow the world would do just fine - and this is the world that Griz inhabits. An easy read with some interesting plot lines. A good companion on a long drive through our traffic clogged 21st century world
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- Daniel Robertson
- 30-08-20
a real page turner, great characters, good story.
really enjoyed this book took a punt and it paid off. well told, got into the world
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- maveric78
- 15-01-20
Decent
A solid novel well performed.
I felt the story dragged a touch in the middle, and was a little contrived in parts, but the final act rewards the reader’s patience. I certainly did not anticipate any of the revelations.
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- Mr. Robertson
- 01-02-20
Brilliant
Probably the best story I've listened to. The story is great and the characters draw you in. Fantastic.
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- Mental Mary
- 30-11-19
Beautiful!
Hugely enjoyed this book, and furthermore listening to it being read by the author. It has everything you want, adventure, excitement, suspense, pain and happiness. I hope to hear and read more of the authors work. If you are undecided just take the plunge, it makes for lovely nighttime listening.
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- Michael Hardy
- 10-06-23
Different and good,
Enjoyed this, not your normal end of the world story, interesting characters, with a few surprises.
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- Anita Davidson
- 14-08-20
Tired, yet satisfied...
I had thought this book sounded intriguing, but I turned out to be so much more. It’s 3.30am as I write this, having just finished this book, as I simply couldn’t resist following to the very end. It succeeded in pulling every emotion from me whilst also making me so invested in the outcome. The outcome was... well, that would be telling now wouldn’t it? Fabulously read by the author; not something that’s the norm in my experience. His narration was utterly perfect because he understood his characters so well. I thank him for writing such a story in a way that leaves so much to think about.
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- Lunaslegs
- 20-05-20
Excellent book! Well worth the credit.
Apocalyptic genre with a twist. The author reads the book really well and he makes the characters come alive. An excellent read!
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- Michael Bjørheim Hjellestad
- 15-02-23
Fantastic
Fantastic loved every minute of it would love a good sequel to it bye bye
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