Devolution

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WORLD WAR Z

‘TRUE TERROR’ Guardian ‘NAIL CHOMPING SUSPENSE*’** Total Film*
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As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . . . until now.

But the journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing – and too earth-shattering in its implications – to be forgotten.

In these pages, Max Brooks brings Kate’s extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own extensive investigations into the massacre and the beasts behind it, once thought legendary but now known to be terrifyingly real.

Kate’s is a tale of unexpected strength and resilience, of humanity’s defiance in the face of a terrible predator’s gaze, and inevitably, of savagery and death.

Yet it is also far more than that.

Because if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us – and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity.

Part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction, this is a Bigfoot story as only Max Brooks could chronicle it – and like none you’ve ever read before.
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‘Unputdownable’ John Marrs, bestselling author of The One

‘A bloody good read’ Andrew Hunter-Murray, bestselling author of The Last Day

‘A masterful blend of laugh-out-loud social satire and stuff-your-fist-in-your-mouth horror. One elevates the other, making the book, and its message, all the more relevant.’ David Sedaris

‘For any fan of Bigfoot or cryptozoology, it’s a referential treat.’ Guardian

‘Dark, gripping and visceral, Devolution is a unique journey into terror.’ Waterstones

‘Another triumph from Max Brooks! . . . I can’t wait until he turns every monster from childhood into an intelligent, entertaining page-turner’ Stephen Chbosky, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Imaginary Friend and The Perks of Being a Wallflower

‘Drawing you in with likeable characters in a real-world situation, then smashing your trust to pieces like a giant ape crushing a skull with his bare hands. Devolution will make you think twice about booking that remote weekend getaway in the woods.’ Sci-Fi Now, 5* review

‘Max Brooks has written the next great epistolary novel. Devolution is phenomenal’ Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box

‘One of the greatest horror novels I’ve ever read. The characters soar, the ideas sing, and it’s all going to scare the living daylights out of you’ Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter

‘Grisly page-turner . . . Brooks’ eye for rich characterisation, pointed social commentary and nail-chomping suspense is as sharp as ever’ Total Film

‘Delightful . . . A tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy’ Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

‘Timely, terrifying, and utterly terrific.’ SFX Magazine *****