On The Third Day
By (Author) Rhys Thomas
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Black Swan
15th May 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
640
Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 38mm
430g
28 DAYS LATER' meets SURVIVORS in a shattering apocalyptic blockbuster by a new literary voice Society is on the brink of collapse. The Old World is vanishing, the New World is taking over. There are no rules. Not now that a deadly disease is spreading that causes its victims to turn violent. Previously loving people become murderous. No-one can tell who will turn and who will not.A work of force and dark brilliance - the perfect expression of the terrors of the 21st Century
Thomas explores some promising premises... a brooding atmosphere of fear permeates his novel in a constant drizzle of menace * Yorkshire Post *
Thomas effectively details the breakdown of established codes of behaviour and the depths of depravity to which humanity can sink... a gripping story * Guardian *
This bleak scary and frequently moving novel has a lot of life in it * SFX Magazine *
A talent worth watching * Sarah Broadhurst, Bookseller *
Thomas shakes concepts of 'normality' to the core. It is a challenge indeed for an author to capture authentic teenage dialogue... compelling subject matter * Independent on Sunday *
Rhys Thomas is the author of THE SUICIDE CLUB. He is 32 years old and lives in Wales.