Not a fanThe Flame Alphabet. I absolutely hated.
The flame alphabet (2012)
Others: Negative Marcus creates a chilling world where the speech of children is killing their parents. After being forced to leave their daughter Esther to fend for herself, Sam and Claire end up at a government lab intent on creating non-lethal speech. But when Sam discovers the truth about what's going on there, he realizes reuniting with his daughter is the only way to keep his sanity.
- ISBN:
- 9780307379375
- Length:
- 289 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction, horror, literary fiction
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