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The Enemy
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The Enemy: Book 1

The Enemy (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Charlie Higson (Author) (edit contributors)

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When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician - every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under sixteen remain, and they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumours of a safe place to hide. And so a gang of children... read more

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The Enemy by Charlie Higson is set in London a year after a devastating disease wreaks havoc on every human over the age of sixteen. The disease killed some of the grown-ups right away, but others were not so lucky. Instead of dying, the strange illness left the grown-ups feverish, covered in... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The Enemy by Charlie Higson is set in London a year after a devastating disease wreaks havoc on every human over the age of sixteen. The disease killed some of the grown-ups right away, but others were not so lucky. Instead of dying, the strange illness left the grown-ups feverish, covered in puss-filled boils, and falling apart. They function in the only way that putrid and decaying masses of children-craving monsters can: slowly and uncoordinated, but hungry and determined to get their next meal. Alone, they are easy to pick off and defend against, but in large groups, the grown-ups are dangerous. The small army of children living in an abandoned grocery store near London have learned that the hard way. Every day they stay in their makeshift home, their resources diminish, and the threat of the diseased grown-ups just outside their residence causes them to realize that they need to move to a safer place. That place is Buckingham Palace, where they have heard a bigger group of kids have set up their own home, equipped with weapons, food, beds, water, and even a garden where they have already started to grow their own food. The only problem, however, is that to get to their safe haven, they must endure a seven-hour trek—which is a dangerous seven hours of battling hordes grown-ups all the way.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Arran: Arran is the boy leader of the Waitrose crew who carries a pickaxe handle as a club.
  • Maxie: Maxie is Arran's second in command of the Waitrose crew
  • Small Sam: a small kid who has extreame luck when he gets lost after escaping from the adults nest and makes a friend known as "the kid"
  • Achilleus: Achilleus is the fighter of the Waitrose crew who uses a spear with a sharpened point and is one of the toughest kids there
  • Freak: The best friend of Deek.
  • Deke: The best friend of Freak.
  • Ollie: A smart, red-headed boy who uses a slingshot.
  • Blue: A boy leader from the Morrisons crew.
  • jayden: Add a description of this character.
  • Whitney: The girl leader from the Morrisons crew who watches over the young kids.
  • David King: Leader of the Buckingham palace group.
  • Just John: John is a physically strong person who is in charge of a group of kids in the park.
  • Callum: Slightly selfish, wants the impossible.
  • Rhiannon: A chunky girl found by Small Sam.
  • Lewis: basically blues bodyguard usually really sleepy but when danger comes he is fast as lightning and really energetic.
  • Nick: A grown up who lives down in the tracks with his wife.
  • Bernie: Mechanically minded kid.
  • Rachel: The wife of Nick living in the tracks.
  • Josh: stubborn and says he's not afraid of anything
  • Ella: Small Sam's younger sister.
  • Godzilla: A dog the group takes care of.
  • Maeve: The main girl who takes care of the younger children.
  • Waitrose: The first home for the kids.
  • Carl
  • Joel
  • Holloway
  • Ben: Bernie's friend. Mechanically minded kid.
  • Big Mick
  • Franny
  • Akkie: Strong fighter
  • Paddy: Paddy the "Caddy" serves as Achilleus' servant.
  • Jason
  • Saint George
  • Claire
  • Spotty
  • Rose
  • Mark Watkins
  • Blu-Tack Bill
  • Jester
  • Curly Sam
  • Monkey Boy
  • Orion
  • Persephone
  • Sophie
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  • “This city belonged to him.”
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  • “The thing about grown-ups is, some of them are strong, some of them can run fast, and some of them are clever, but the strong ones are slow, the fast ones are stupid, and the smart ones are weak.”
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First Sentence edit see section history

Small Sam was playing in the car park behind Waitrose when the grown-ups took him.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 5 in The Enemy. (standard series)

Followed by The Dead.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Charlie Higson (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Puffin
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0141384646
Page Count: 416

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Contains strong language and scenes of violence.

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