The Year of the Locust
by Terry Hayes
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Pub Date 3 Jun 2021 | Archive Date 9 Nov 2023
Random House UK, Transworld Publishers | Bantam Press
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Description
THE REMARKABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF I AM PILGRIM.
If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot.
But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.
Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart...
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Praise for Terry Hayes
'Clever and compulsive' Sunday Mirror
'Great, nail-biting stuff' Robert Goddard
'Huge ambition and even huger talent' Stav Sherez
'Compelling and wildly inventive storytelling' Chris Ewan
'Hayes brings well-refined storytelling chops to the enterprise' Kirkus
'[Hayes has] the dexterity of the accomplished storyteller that he so obviously is' David Baldacci
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780593064962 |
| PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 400 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Dami O, Bookseller
Did I just get a copy of a book I have been waiting many years for? Yes. Was it worth the wait? Oh Hell yeah!!! Mr Hayes you have done it again and this was such a top tier read that I had to re read immediately after I finished as I missed many things the first time because of my overexcited. Run don't walk to get your copy and be blown away.
Bookseller 700012
Code named Kane is the best protagonist I have had the pleasure of reading about - I can’t give anything away as we have all been waiting a long time for this book.
As well as the thrills of an action packed book we get background information on how the American Intelligence Agency works, histories of the main actors on stage and a love story.
It has it all and if you enjoy spy thrillers including I Am Pilgrim - you will love this book and may want to read it twice!
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House U.K, Transworld Publishers for an early copy.
Paul S, Reviewer
I almost gave up waiting for this book, having had it in my pre order list for years! Thankfully I have been given the opportunity to read it in advance ( thanks Netgalley) was it worth the wait? Absolutely, for me (and I know that is alway subjective) this is better than I am pilgrim, which I also thought was outstanding
Hanlie T, Bookseller
You get plot twists in books and then you get The Year of the Locust!!
Never have I seen twists like this and it left me speechless!
The writing is absolutely superb! Terry is a master storyteller combining his background as an investigative journalist with his movie script-writing abilities thus giving us a visual and informative read that will stay with you for a long time.
It felt like I was sitting at the feet of a master storyteller telling me his life story and this is really what this book is about.
The action is so real that you find yourself holding your breath even though you know the main character is narrating the story.
This is a book for a Terry Hayes fan more than an I Am Pilgrim fan but you have to read it to understand what I mean by saying this. You also have to go in very open-minded.
The Year of the Locust is a story of bravery, hardship, sacrifice, endurance, evil and finally succeeding against all odds.
The spiritual meaning of locusts is often interpreted as a symbol of transformation, regeneration.......
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for this very special treat in exchange for my honest opinion.
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