“Layla is a wonderfully multifaceted heroine… Ryan keeps readers on the edges of their seats. Fans of The Last of Us will be enthralled.” – Publishers Weekly (read the full review)
”A captivating story of survival, pervaded with riveting action made all the more thrilling by the high stakes…” – FanFiAddict (read the full review)
“I Am Legend meets Dying Light 2…What I liked: The author’s ruthlessness – and I shan’t elaborate on that, because of spoilers, but dear lord.” – Happy Goat Horror (read the full review)
Coming in August 2025…
With echoes of The Road, The New York Times bestselling author Anthony Ryan’s The Feeding is a brilliant post-apocalyptic novel that finds the sweet spot between commercial, literary, and creepy. Perfect for fans of Justin Cronin, M. R. Carey, and Alexis Henderson.
Fifteen years ago the feeders rose from the shadows to transform the world into a graveyard. The few survivors exist in fortified settlements surrounded by the empty ruins of a destroyed civilization. For years the citizens of New City Redoubt have relied on an elite cadre of Crossers to navigate the feeder infested wasteland between settlements in order to trade for vital supplies. But the Outside is becoming ever more dangerous, and the ranks of the Crossers grow thinner with every crossing.
Layla, only a child when the Feeding destroyed the old world, spends her days scavenging the ruins for valuable scrap and her nights helping her adoptive family eke a living from the Redoubt’s only movie theatre. Now, with her father slowly dying, Layla resolves to join the Crossers to retrieve the medicine that can save him. Smart, ruthless, and fast on her feet, Layla quickly gains the respect of her fellow Crossers. But, in a world lost to the deadliest predators, can even the most cunning prey survive?
To be published on August 12th 2025 in the US by Blackstone Publishing and in October 2025 in the UK by Orbit under the author name AJ Ryan (UK cover to be revealed). Pre-order via the following links (ebook pre-orders coming soon):
Buy the ebook: Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – Barnes & Noble – Kobo – Apple Books
Buy the paperback: Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – Barnes & Noble – Bookshop.org
Buy the audiobook: Audible.com – Barnes & Noble
Buy the audio CD: Barnes & Noble – Bookshop.org
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