Lord of the Flies

By: William Golding

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Paperback | 1 December 2006 | Edition Number 1

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William Golding''s Lord of the Flies is a dystopian classic: ''exciting, relevant and thought-provoking'' (Stephen King). When a group of schoolboys are stranded on a desert island, what could go wrong?

''One of my favorite books - I read it every couple of years.'' (Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games)

A plane crashes on a desert island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, they discover fantastic wildlife and dazzling beaches, learning to survive; at night, they are haunted by nightmares of a primitive beast. Orphaned by society, it isn''t long before their innocent childhood games devolve into a savage, murderous hunt ...

''Stands out mightily in my memory ... Such a strong statement about the human heart.'' (Patricia Cornwell)

''Terrifying and haunting.'' (Kingsley Amis)

''Beautifully written, tragic and provocative.'' (E. M. Forster)

ONE OF THE BBC''S ICONIC ''NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD''

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Industry Reviews

A fantasy is a singular- and singularly believable spellbinder, and within the framework of its premises- achieves a tremendous impetus and impact. During an atomic war, a group of boys aged from about six to twelve crash-land on an uninhabited tropical island. There Ralph, a responsible boy, is chosen chief- and a certain routine established; a fire is made and to be kept going as a signal, huts are to be built, and certain of the boys are to hunt wild pig?? But as the days pass in increasing discomfort, there is increasing dissension between them; the "littluns" are frightened by the untold terrors of the dark, and the fear of breasties and bogeys spreads; the duties are neglected; and the older boys, save Simon and Piggy and Samneric (twins) desert Ralph, appoint a new leader, and run amok hunting savagely. In their primitive regression, they feel they must propitiate the beast and a ritualistic dance precedes the murder of Simon; Piggy, his specs taken, falls to his death; and finally Ralph is left to face the pack when a cruiser lands- to rescue them all.... A first novel, originally conceived and convincingly sustained, this should find an audience as vulnerable as its young derelicts. The publishers parallel this- not without justification- with Richard Hughes' High Wind In Jamaica. (Kirkus Reviews)

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