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The Enemy

By: Charlie Higson
Narrated by: Paul Whitehouse
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About this listen

The first book in the bestselling zombie horror series from the author of Young Bond.

‘Lord of the Flies with zombies, filled with tons of nail-biting action!’ Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

Every time he thought they’d gone, he heard them again. Searching for him.

The sickness struck everyone over fourteen. First it twisted their minds. Next it ravaged their bodies. Now these zombies roam the streets, crazed and hungry.

In a destroyed London, the young hide in gangs, scavenging to survive, but with little hope for the future. Until rumours of a safe house travel across the city. But to get there they must face the Enemy – the mindless zombies who lie in wait.

Can these kids trust each other long enough to make it out alive?

Don’t miss the next book in this edge-of-your-seat series: The Dead.

‘The Enemy scores high with its brutal vision of a post-apocalyptic world’ Financial Times

‘Clever . . . fast paced . . . inventive’ Guardian

Read unabridged by Paul Whitehouse.

©2009 Charlie Higson (P)2009 Penguin Audio Fantasy Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Heartfelt Scary

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I listened to this book as my son had suggested it was good and gave me another opportunity to connect with him in discussing the book. It is quite a common thing for kids, I suppose boys especially (I do not have girls), to be interested in the idea of zombies at some point. However it is not appropriate to show them most of the horror movies on the subject so this was an interest to me from the start.

I have listened to all the young bonds, by Charlie Higgson, with my son previously so was convinced that it would be well handled for the age group.

My other son is talking about zombies this weekend which made me reconsider this book. First son read it around 14th birthday and the 2nd may get the audio before he is 12, - I might listen to it again first to be sure.

Great read - well handled.

teen classic

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Best book, best audio book. When will the other books be released as audio books?

Amazing

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What a great story, the view from the kids perspective is so unfiltered, it is as if I remembered thinking of things as a child. Paul Whitehouse made this his own, I only wish he did the rest of the series.

Brilliant story, brilliantly read

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What made the experience of listening to The Enemy the most enjoyable?

Plot was simple but still entertaining and characters involved you and gave rise to wanting to know what happened at each juncture.

What did you like best about this story?

Likability of characters and there are some very funny/odd moments .

Which character – as performed by Paul Whitehouse – was your favourite?

All of the main group had admirable traits and interacted together but not always as you'd expect.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

If you want an easy read about kids resourcefulness , I know the two wouldn't normally go together but it works !!

Very authentic and characters were intriguing.

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Do you like horror, death, deadly pandemics and pycos of course you do!
Well if you like All of the ubuth then ul lov it

Not for the fant a hart

The enemy is brilliant

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Reliving my childhood with this series just as good as I remember! It’s a shame the full series is not available

Amazing

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If you could sum up The Enemy in three words, what would they be?

Interesting, original, different

What other book might you compare The Enemy to, and why?

The Darren Shan series

Have you listened to any of Paul Whitehouse’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Haven't listen to him before, very good performance

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Listened for about ) hours straight. Very gripping story

Any additional comments?

Very good book. Bought for my teenage brother but I listened to it first. Storytelling adds to the entire experience of this book. Originality of the story was a positive too. Highly recommended for teenagers and fans of Darren Shan and Anthony Horowitz

Very good for teens

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Having already read this whole series of books it was great to listen to the audio version of the first book. superbly performed by Paul Whitehouse. Would totally recommend it's just such a shame they didn't do audio versions of the other books, they would've been amazing to listen to and any one or all would've made fantastic films too. Definitely recommend reading the rest of the series. You'll get to love the characters and their adventures happening around the same timescale then finally bringing them survivors together for an epic fight for survival over a deadly disease/parasite. Particularly poinient having experienced and still experiencing the covid 19 pandemic!

Disturbingly good!

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I've read the books the series, and I'm gutted that they're not on audible.

awsome

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Fantastically written (and narrated) in Chav language, complete with London accents, "the Enemy" boasts action, gore, and overall incredible storyline of adult-zombie-ridden London, with all the kids running free. A totally unpredictable plot with entirely believable characters, I'm really hoping there will be a sequel.

Level of gore may be too much for children & squeamish teens, but awesome for those who thrive on action.

The Enemy

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