In Mary’s world there are simple truths.

The Sisterhood generally knows best.

The Guardians will guard and serve.

The Unconsecrated won’t relent.

And you must always brain the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the town from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.

But, slowly, Mary’s truths are faltering her. She’s learning points she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its own secrets, and the about The Forest of Hands and Tooth Guardians and their power. And, when the fence is normally breached and her world is thrown into chaos, about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness.

Right now, she must select from her town and her future, between the one she loves and the main one who enjoys her. And she must face the reality about the Forest of Hands and Tooth. Could there be life outside a global surrounded in so much death?

[STAR] ‘A bleak but gripping story…Poignant and powerful.’-Publishers Regular, Starred

‘A postapocalyptic love of the first purchase, elegantly written from title to last series.’-Scott Westerfeld, author of the Uglies series and Leviathan

‘Intelligent, dark, and bewitching, The Forest of Hands and Teeth transitions very easily between horror and beauty. Mary’s world is one that readers won’t soon ignore.’-Cassandra Clare, bestselling writer of City of Bone fragments

‘Opening The Forest of Hands and Tooth is like breaking Pandora’s box: a blur of darkness and a precious bit of wish pour out. That is a beautifully crafted, page-turning, effective novel. I completely loved it.’-Melissa Marr, bestselling writer of Wicked Lovely and Printer ink Exchange

‘Dark and sexy and frightening. Only one from the Unconsecrated could put this publication down.’-Justine Larbalestier, writer of How to Ditch Your Fairy