#BlogTour-‘A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World’ by C.A Fletcher

About the book…

My name’s Griz. I’ve never been to school, I’ve never had friends, in my whole life I’ve not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs.

Then the thief came.

He told stories of the deserted towns and cities beyond our horizons. I liked him – until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into the ruins of the world.

I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined was possible.

More about how the world ended.

More about what my family’s real story is.

More about what really matters.

‘‘A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World‘ is a truly different and strikingly original debut as well as a stunning addition to the dystopian genre. Following a worldwide infertility crisis known as ‘The Gelding’, the human population has dwindled away to 10,000 people. Griz and his family of 5 live on an island, one of several inhabited by just the one family.

The entire novel is written in a stream of consciousness directed at a picture discovered in an abandoned cottage which Griz uses to try and create a semblance of what the world was like before it moved on. He has his family and his dogs but also a yearning to know what is beyond the islands that he hops in his boat.

When a stranger arrives, his curiosity overwhelms his caution, but there is a nagging doubt that this man , Brand, is not all he seems. His name is really interesting as he literally ‘brands’ the lives of Griz’ family by his presence and what he takes from them. The enigmatic stranger takes one of Griz’ dogs, Jess,and with no thought for his own safety, he takes his other,Jip,and sets out to find her.

The first person narratve really brings you into Griz’ world, you see everything through his eyes and this gives you not only a sense of intimacy but of persepctive into their world. This is a boy who has lost a lot and is going to the ends of the earth to bring back his dog.

I loved it, and staying true to the message at the beginning of the book, I will reveal no more because Griz and your journey should be yours and yours alone. All I can say is that it is highly recommended and a book to be read again and again. Another thing I really enjoyed, as well as how visual the story is, is the nod to ‘A Canticle For Leibowitz’ by Walter J Miller, one of the few remaining books that Griz’ family own and talk about. It’s a brilliant dystopian nightmare of a novel that I would absolutely recommend reading-or re-reading!-after this one.

Also please try to keep the secrets of this book to yourself and try to avoid spoilers-let others find out Griz’ journey for themselves!

Huge thanks to the wonderful Nazia Khatun and the team at Orbit  for my copy of this excellent book which is out now in ebook, hardback and audio book formats.

About the Author… 

C. A. Fletcher has children and dogs. He lives in Scotland and writes for a living.

Twitter @CharlieFletch_r

@orionbooks

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Links-https://www.compulsivereaders.com/

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