Anomaly

‘Featuring relatable adolescent characters in a horrifying future, Anomaly builds towards epic intimations that should have younger readers hanging out for the next volume’. - The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Fast-paced, compelling and confidently plotted … a gripping page-turner’. - Books+Publishing‘A welcome new addition to the local dystopian fiction scene. Lord writes confidently into the genre, creating a world that is clearly speculative and yet filled with anxieties and fears grounded in reality’. - Readings Monthly‘Anomaly is by far one of the best books I’ve reviewed … this book far exceeded my expectations’. - Story Links ’[Anomaly] has the makings of a classic, and it really made me feel the way Maze Runner, Divergent, and The Hunger Games did the first time I read them…Highly, highly recommend.’ - Manifest ‘A very well-written debut’. - Magpies Magazine‘An exciting read’. - Good Reading‘I absolutely loved it’. - Middle Grade Mavens‘Lord’s first book is an utterly gripping survival story that will have you turning pages well into the night’. - The Age‘Whether the appetite is for a post-apocalyptic survival tale or a gruesome fantasy, cravings will be satisfied…The blend of survival grit with suspenseful, imaginative twists will compel young adult readers.’ - VATE‘This is certainly a book you won’t be able to put down once you start, so clear your schedule and get ready for anything!’ - Shelftalkers ‘Anomaly … is everything you could want in a YA offering’. - Glam Adelaide

Emma Lord is a freelance copywriter and author living in Sydney’s Inner West. She loves all things sci-fi, fantasy and horror, but has a particular soft spot for reading and writing YA. Her debut YA novel Anomaly won a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, a NSW Literary Award and an Aurealis Award, and was shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award.