The Sanctuary

Reviews

“This is a smoothly written, thought-provoking tale about aging societies and wealth inequality, with an effective shocker of an ending.”

“Literary touchstones include H. G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau and, of course, Shakespeare’s The Tempest (Pemberley’s daughter, Bianca, makes a superbly compromised Miranda). The plot is about eco-Nazis, obviously, but the considerable pleasure of this novel is in the getting from here to there.”

“Murray’s disturbing eco-thriller keeps its readers spellbound until the final chilling twist.”

“There is a pang of generational angst at the heart of the book—a sense that the younger generation have been excluded from the ordinary society-building that their parents’ generation took for granted, and that…there might be somewhere they could go and start afresh and belong. Unfortunately, unless you are a billionaire or fancy drinking the Kool-Aid, there really isn’t—so put your feet up and escape with this book instead.”

“A thoughtful, impressive science fiction thriller.”

“A brilliantly clever thriller by a brilliantly clever author.”

“Imaginative and intriguing. The Sanctuary sucks you in and doesn’t let you leave until the very last page—and a final revelation that left me thinking late into the night. Andrew Hunter Murray is a young writer to watch.”

“A really great book. I was rapt with it and it was so tense, and as a reader you’re trying to work out what the hell is going on.”

“Gripping, unsettling, and original.”

“A disturbing and atmospheric dystopian novel, rich in imagination and stylishly written. I was totally immersed in this story that has themes around climate change and the future of humanity on a decaying planet. Totally absorbing.”

“Absolutely brilliant. I’m thinking it should be made into a movie!”

“A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what’s happening today.”

“Wonderful: boldly imagined and beautifully written—the best future-shock thriller for years.”

“Its intelligence and bravura characterization will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement.”

“A suspenseful read with a dystopian theme.”

“Near-future thrillers don’t come much better than this stellar effort from Murray…This fires on all cylinders.”

“A novel that pulls you in immediately and doesn’t let go until the last page.”

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