'[A] pulse-pounding vampire tale . . . Fans of The Last of Us will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly<p></p><p></p>'A frenetically-paced read that will equally excite and terrify you' FanfiAddict<p></p><p></p>'Flat out fun to read . . . I will 100% pick up anything further Ryan releases in this genre' Grimdark Magazine<p></p><p></p>Layla has spent her entire life in the Redoubt, one of the last bastions of humanity in a ravaged world. She's never been beyond the Redoubt's walls; only Crossers, with their special training and survival skills, are permitted to venture into the shadow-haunted wastelands. <p></p><p></p>When Layla's father falls ill, she knows she needs to find a cure. But no such medicine can be found within the Redoubt. Instead, her only chance is to pass a series of gruelling trials to become a Crosser, and then to strike out into the wilderness. <p></p><p></p>Where the feeders are.<p></p><p></p>Internationally bestselling fantasy author Anthony Ryan - writing as A. J. Ryan - delivers a nerve-shredding horror novel where humans are no longer top of the food chain.<p></p><p></p>Praise for A. J. Ryan<p></p><p></p>'Bursts onto the page like a riveting ride into a monstrous heart of darkness, starting out as a locked-room mystery and steadily stomping the gas to become an edge-of-your seat thriller' Craig DiLouie<p></p><p></p>'A madly entertaining amalgam of locked-room mystery, heart-racing thriller, and terror-inducing horror show that will keep you up late into the night and darken your dreams long after you turn the last page'Â Â Philip Fracassi<p></p><p></p>'Soaked in terror and shrouded in fog, this book demands to be gulped down in one sitting' Andy Merino<p></p><p></p>'A frenetically paced, galvanizing read that will equally excite and terrify you' FanFiAddict
