The Sanctuary: the gripping must-read thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author

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This set up a certain expectation about content and especially pacing, which is where the novel let me down.

stars, but I can definitely see how it's a matter of preference (for the most part), so don't take my rating into account, if you're thinking to pick this up. Her ultimate fate is something most readers will agree on during a read, however, Hunter Murray does just enough to keep things ambiguous enough so that we’re never fully convinced.

Lots of emphasis on the villages vs the city though I still don’t really understand why or what the purpose of the villages are.

Hunter Murray combines a lot of familiar ideas in ways that still feel fun and engaging, with more emotional texture than I expected. Of Cara, though, there is still no sign, despite Pemberley’s promises that she will be back any day now.We then follow his journey across a blighted land, as the book touches on environmental change, wealth being in the hands of the few, while the many work to service the needs of those in the villages. By the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Last Day, this high-concept thriller will provoke and grip you from the very first page. 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.

Eventually he is offered the chance to join the enthusiastic residents of Sanctuary Rock, who have turned it into a seeming paradise; not just a self-sufficient refuge for a few, it promises scientific advances that could head off global destruction. However, the divide between rich and poor has increased, again quite recognisably, with the ordinary people living in cramped conditions in the overcrowded cities, while the wealthy live in luxury in closed villages outside.Both mad science and cultish leaders have been done many times in dystopian fiction, and I'm afraid Murray doesn't really bring anything original to it.

The most divisive part of The Sanctuary we can imagine other readers having is Hunter Murray’s style of writing. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I felt there was very little mystery, really, but this is slightly spoilery, I suppose, so don't read on if you don't want any spoilers! While studying abroad, Hiruko suddenly finds she cannot go home again, as Japan has vanished, presumably beneath the rising seas – although no one seems quite sure. These two topics of conversation not only evoke powerful reactions, but the consequences of these discussions will go a long way in shaping the planet for future generations.

Yet I associate him so strongly with No Such Thing as a Fish and being a QI elf that I was surprised by how of a good popcorn read this was. Murray's debut novel, The Last Day, a dystopian thriller set in a future where the Earth has stopped spinning, was published in February 2020.