The wall a novel
Ravaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall-an enormous concrete barrier around its entire border. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped amid the rising seas ou...
| Main Author: | Lanchester, John (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2019.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Ravaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall-an enormous concrete barrier around its entire border. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped amid the rising seas outside and attack constantly. Failure will result in death or a fate perhaps worse: being put to sea and made an Other himself. Beset by cold, loneliness, and fear, Kavanagh tries to fulfill his duties to his demanding Captain and Sergeant, even as he grows closer to his fellow Defenders. And then the Others attack. |
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| Physical Description: |
254 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781324001638 1324001631 |
| Author Notes: |
He is the author of a second novel, Mr. Phillips, and his work has appeared in The New Yorker. He lives in London. (Publisher Provided) |