The Year of the Locust: The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of I AM PILGRIM

Terry Hayes

Nov 2023 · Random House

About this ebook

‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer
'Epic and immersive, new and unexpected... deep and compelling' Mail on Sunday
'Terrific action sequences and lashings of suspense... ticks all the boxes necessary for a superior geopolitical thriller' Guardian
'Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge' Telegraph
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A Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023

If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot.

But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.

Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart...
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Readers love The Year of the Locust

'Outstanding... Terry Hayes is scarily good'
'Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!'
'The writing is exceptional'
'Worth the wait'
'Hayes returns superbly'

Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

Ratings and reviews

Not really sure what to say about this book, good or bad. Definitely starts out like a standard espionage story then goes off on another unexpected tangent altogether. Almost has three or four plots in it that could have been stand alone books.

I read this one on the strength of I am pilgrim. To say it was a disappointment is an understatement. Four chapters that jump from place to place and genre to genre. just a confusing mess. First two parts were at least readable. when it got into time travel, alien spores and the apocalypse. It was just a step too far for me.

What can I say...his 1st book was outstanding. I started this second book with high expectations, it started out as I thought it would as an absolute page turner. But the twist in it. I'm not sure about. And the ending unfortunately seems as a rushed piece of work like so many other books. I wouldn't say let down but definitely not as good as his 1st book.

About the author

Terry Hayes is a former journalist and multi award-winning screen-writer. He wrote screeplays for, amongst others, Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior, Dead Calm, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Payback, From Hell and Vertical Limit, along with many un-credited writing on a host of other movies including Reign of Fire, Cliffhanger and Flightplan.

The Year of the Locust is Terry Hayes' second novel. His first, I Am Pilgrim, was published in many languages and was an international bestseller. He lives with his wife and family in Lisbon.