The Enemy

Charlie Higson

Jun 2010 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

In this first book in a series set in post-apocalyptic London, children under the age of sixteen must battle for survival against grown-ups who succumbed to a disease that turned them into flesh-eating monsters.

In the wake of a devastating disease, everyone sixteen and older is either dead or a decomposing, brainless creature with a ravenous appetite for flesh. Teens have barricaded themselves in buildings throughout London and venture outside only when they need to scavenge for food. The group of kids living a Waitrose supermarket is beginning to run out of options. When a mysterious traveler arrives and offers them safe haven at Buckingham Palace, they begin a harrowing journey across London. But their fight is far from over-the threat from within the palace is as real as the one outside it.

Full of unexpected twists and quick-thinking heroes, The Enemy is a fast-paced, white-knuckle tale of survival in the face of unimaginable horror.

Ratings and reviews

This is probably a good book by a prolific author, but it's more for Children. One thing more I purchased a package of CHARLES HIGSON'S Books, never gave a thought to MY books being here, but when the time came to read them Google who Controls this app. DID NOT HAVE MY BOOKS, and will not respond to my inquiries. GO TO AMAZON KINDLE. I PROMISE YOU WON'T REGRET DOING IT. DIFFICULT WORD, ONE FINGER ON IT DEFINITION IS RIGHT THERE. READ PEOPLE, BUT READ HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK...! TOM BURNS REMEMBER? THIS IS YOUR BRAIN - THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS... EMPTY, Without books, I tell no lie...

While browsing the Play store, I saw that this was free for a limited time, so I decided to add it to my library. Having read it, I'm glad it was free. The book starts off beating the reader over the head with the idea that "grown ups" and "fathers" and "mothers" are monsters coming out of the shadows to eat children. All the while, the disease they have has no logical basis in the real world....it seemingly adapts as the author decides what he wants the "grown ups" to be able to do at that point in time. In a similar vain, the author chooses to beat us over the head with character thoughts and emotions. Rather than let us come to understand the characters, we're flat out told things like "He's the leader, but it wears on him." The story is told from any and all points of view, with jumps in and out of character's minds,. Any character you may even come to like is probably killed off uneventfully, and after a short while becomes neither surprising or meaningful. Finally, the book is more a series of interconnected events, instead of a good story with some moral or even final resolution.

I get the point. Ok this book is free, but when you push the ADD TO LIBRARY, it shows the payment. They show this pop up because they want to make sure you have a credit card. Or maybe they want to fuckin rip you off. Then how come the games or apps are free and nothing else. This is why I crash the car into the bridge! Because I dont care and I loved it!

About the author

Charlie Higson is an acclaimed writer of screenplays and novels, and also a performer and the co-creator of the British television programs The Fast Show and Bellamy's People. He is an expert on James Bond and is the author of the internationally best-selling Young Bond series. Charlie, a big fan of horror movies, is hoping to give readers many sleepless nights with the Enemy series. He lives in London. Follow him on Twitter @monstroso.