The Stuff of Nightmares

A superbly told thriller that will keep readers hooked * The Bookseller *
Malorie Blackman is already a bestseller and The Stuff of Nightmares can only add to her fame … This book seems bound to be extremely popular – Nicholas Tucker * Independent *
Blackman reaches reluctant readers like few others – Amanda Craig * The Times *
Malorie Blackman is one of the most versatile and forthright of all authors for young adults. She has brought us an ambitious panorama of broken societies and depicted motive and action in searingly effective ways … This is a remarkable book, powerful, fearful – Dennis Hamley * Carousel *
It is an intelligent, original and compelling novel – Simon Treacy * Cork Evening Echo *

Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z’s entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children’s books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children’s Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children’s in summer 2019.

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