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"No, no, no, so not getting the point of fear. Because fear wasn't about what made sense. Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.��

Fear is the fifth book in the Gone series by Michael Grant. And, of course, I really would rather avoid spoiling anyone for what happens in the first four books. We’ll see how well I do with that, now won’t we?

The premise of these books basically follows the idea of how Lord Of The Flies would have gone, had Stephen King written them.

These books have had me hooked since the first chapter of the first book. They’re written simply, yet beautifully. Michael Grant is a master at his craft, in my own opinion. His writing is beautiful and alluring, yet creepy and utterly terrifying in all aspects. His characters are complex. His world building has been incredible. And, all of the careful plotting that must have gone into writing each book in this series? Just, wow. It blows my mind. These books show this descent into madness, and how society breaks down more and more.

As creepy, somber and sobering as this series is, Michael Grant still manage to bring an odd amount of humour to his characters.

Also, can we just applaud his beautifully disgusting descriptions of things like flesh-eating worms? Or, how about his description of the utterly debilitating hallucinations caused by one of the children? Everything just seems so real when you read them, it makes your stomach turn. I know that it made me nauseous, and I happen to have a really strong stomach. For the most part.

I totally recommend this whole book series!

It’s for sure good for people who like Stephen King novels (he’s even blurbed all of the books himself!).

So, if you like novels that are both horror and science fiction - then this book is a perfect fit for you!