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LOST GIRL EBOOK £1.19 ON AMAZON UK FOR LIMITED TIME

For less than the price of a 100 mls of clean water in 2053, the LOST GIRL eBook is £1.19 at Amazon UK.

 

 

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SCI FI BULLETIN REVIEW LOST GIRL

I’d like to submit a footnote to the Paris climate deal.

“As usual, Nevill deftly builds a tale that slowly draws you in, painting a bleak picture of the results of climate change, and moving towards a dramatic conclusion.

Verdict: A bleak look into the near future, and the violence it holds. 8/10″

SCI FI BULLETIN

My thanks to Marie O’Regan!

http://scifibulletin.com/books/scienc...

 

 

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LOST GIRL MAKES INDEPENDENT’S SCI FI BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Twice recently, the mothers of my daughter’s friends asked me to recommend a book of mine to them, but they respectively specified that they liked “feel good” fiction and “uplifting” stories. I’ll let you imagine my pause … I missed an opportunity, however, and only later did I think of saying, “Oh, you might like my book, No One Gets Out Alive, it’s light romance with mystery, in which a young, aspirational It girl solves the riddle of a haunted house.” As much as it grieved me to do so, I actually told the mums that my books probably weren’t for them.

It did make me think about the expectations of general readers, though, and once again I came to the conclusion that I don’t ever set out to depress anyone, I try not to underestimate readers, and nor do I compete in the horrifying Olympics. But I have just as little interest in writing wishful-thinking into stories about horrible situations as writing about horrible things for the sake of it. If the horror in a book doesn’t “matter” to me, then I’d be going through motions, which is forbidden.

So, on balance, I’m delighted that David Barnett, of the Independent, found LOST GIRL “bleak, disturbing and terrifying – and horribly compelling” last weekend, because the story needed to be all of those things to work.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ent...

 

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FILM REC': THE CANAL

FILM REC': I think for me, “at my age”, the horror films I much prefer are those that take themselves seriously. Those not too knowing, or trying too hard to be something already proven popular, reliant on spectacle, or winking at me, but those that feel more idiosyncratic to the creator and seem to depict something they find disturbing but compelling. That approach seems essential if you want to make the preposterous acceptable. I’d probably cite THE EXORCIST as the best example of a horror film that, to me, takes itself seriously (some episodes in series 4 & 5 of The Walking Dead also pushed that very button for me recently).
 
THE CANAL fulfilled this yearning I have for what I watch. It’s also a horror film that conjures an authentic sense of the occult, which needs to happen near subliminally, through artfully chosen imagery, and that ultimately alludes to a horror that would be unbearable in actuality. A keeper for sure. 

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TERROR TREE REVIEW LOST GIRL

Terror Tree inclines a skeletal branch towards us …

“Having read the majority of Nevill’s work, I found this notably different from his traditional horror novels, Last Days, The Ritual and Apartment 16, yet the authorial voice is still recognisably that of Adam Nevill; strong, eloquent, lyrical and frightening in his ability to present characters of strength. This is truly a superb book, that blends genres and grips the reader to the very end. Nevill has done it again.” Terror Tree

http://terror-tree.co.uk/2015/12/lost-girl/

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HELL FORGE REVIEW LOST GIRL

It’s an odd feeling, but though I set this book in 2053, and began writing it in 2013, bits of it seem to now occur on a weekly basis.

So here’s another cracker from Hell Forge:

“I couldn’t put “Lost Girl” down. There’s something for anyone who likes their books to grab them by the lapels, and plenty of layers to keep your subconscious busy. It’s a thriller if you want to take it that way, and also a mirror for our times with the pandemics, global warming and refugee crisis. But deep down, it’s an intense and extraordinary tale of human endeavour with a moral core that never completely loses its sense of hope, no matter how low the lights are turned down. Hell’s waiting for you. Enjoy.” Hell Forge, Matthew Fryer

 

http://matthewfryer.com/2015/11/06/re...

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THE ELOQUENT PAGE REVIEW LOST GIRL

The sound of his horn … A kind and positive review from Pablo at the Eloquent Page:

“This isn’t comfortable entertainment. This is a novel that is going to leave a mark on you long after you’re done . . . As with No One Gets Out Alive, Adam Nevill has proven he has a real knack when it comes to defying my expectations. His novels have this delightfully dark tone, and the narrative tends to veer off in unexpected ways. I’ve come to expect that I don’t know what to expect with his writing. I love it when you discover an author whose work is defiantly challenging and forces you to think about your view of the world.” The Eloquent Page.

http://www.theeloquentpage.co.uk/2015...

 

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FILMS RECS – FOOTAGE AT THE BORDERLANDS AT THE QUIETUS

FILMS RECS: the Quietus asked me for a piece on my favourite horror films, so I’ve assembled a Baker’s Dozen of personal highlights that I’ve seen in the last few years (even though one was made in 2006). Rather than trawling through the classics that we’ve all seen, I thought this might be more useful.

Excuse some clumsy syntax though, and some repeats from my blog (I am up to my plums in deadlines).

I had to whittle it down to fit a theme of 13 too, so the films listed below were also in the first version (it was hard to reduce it to 13):

Sightseers

Kill List

The Awakening

The Road

Lovely Molly

Maps to the Stars

Mr Jones

There’s also a nice little review of LOST GIRL on the first page from Sean Kitching, who has always taken a keen interest in my books, that I massively appreciate.

 

http://thequietus.com/articles/19331-...

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THE GUARDIAN REVIEW LOST GIRL

“Adam Nevill excels at making nightmares real . . . It’s a painful read: Nevill’s portrayal of the breakdown of civilisation, mirrored by the father’s own spiralling moral crisis, is unflinchingly realistic – though not without hope. The author says he wanted the novel to amend “the status of climate change from the existential to the very real”, and in this LOST GIRL succeeds brilliantly.” Eric Brown, The Guardian.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015...

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SFX REVIEW LOST GIRL

Whine of feedback through a stack of Marshall amps. People look to the stage and wince (not him again). But still he comes on, undeterred, takes the mic and lets rip … “the book comes off like a visceral cross between “Taken”, “Death Wish” and George Monbiot’s more pessimistic Guardian columns. It’s a tough read, at times, but also a thrilling one.” SFX on LOST GIRL (4 stars).

 

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