Enter the world of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, where you can trust no one and never be sure what''s lurking in the trees. A masterpiece of suspense fiction that will have you reading through your fingers
In Mary''s world there are simple truths.
The Sisterhood always knows best.
The Guardians will protect and serve.
The Unconsecrated will never relent.
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.
But, slowly, Mary''s truths are failing her. She''s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future - between the one she loves and the one who loves her.
And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?
Readers love The Forest of Hands and Teeth:
''I can''t give it less than five stars because I spent most of this book gripping the bed covers in suspense. The characters were all great, realistic and interesting'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''I found Ryan''s writing beautifully and painfully evocative . . . I like a book that makes you wonder and makes you think, and even that makes you uncomfortable'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''This is a zombie novel, yes, but it''s an oddly haunting and lyrical one . . . It''s an excellent story overall and well worth checking out for YA and adult readers alike. Five stars'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''The characters in The Forest Of Hands and Teeth were extremely three dimensional to the point were you felt that they jumped off the page . . . will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games or to people looking for a great book that contains romance, fantasy, and horror'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''An enthralling post-apocalyptic masterpiece . . . At times, the suspense will cause you to put the book down for fear of what you might read next only to pick it up again because you can''t wait to find out'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Industry Reviews
It's been generations since the zombie apocalypse, and the people of Mary's village know they are the only living people left. In this overly introspective zombie tale, Mary despises her circumscribed life. Penned in by fences keeping out most of the flesh-eating Unconsecrated, destined to marry the brother of her beloved Travis, Mary dreams of the ocean her mother's told her of. Her miserable village life won't last much longer, though. When a visitor arrives from another village, the ascetic Sisterhood who control every aspect of village life secretly imprison the visitor, then (inexplicably) turn her into a super-fast Unconsecrated and set her loose among the rest. Fences fall before the onslaught of this super-powered zombie and Mary finds herself one of only six survivors, desperately searching for safe haven. Mary's an unlikable heroine, obsessed with Travis (with whom she spends an oddly sexless interlude in a barricaded house) even as everything she knows is destroyed. But despite plot holes, more angst than action and an excess of philosophical meanderings, Mary's story delivers what's important: zombie apocalypse. (Science fiction. 12-14) (Kirkus Reviews)
