The Whisper (24 page)

EMMA CLAYTON
lives with her two children in Leamington Spa, England.
The Whisper
is the sequel to her debut novel,
The Roar
.

“Hugely inventive and entertaining. It flies along like a laser beam from a blaster.”

— Eoin Colfer

“Exciting, thought-provoking, and very hard to put down.”

—
The New York Times Book Review

“This compulsive read should not be started at bedtime!”

—
Kirkus Reviews

Text copyright © 2012 by Emma Clayton

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First edition, February 2012

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