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| Author | M. R. Carey |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Dystopia Post-apocalyptic |
| Publisher | Orbit Books |
Publication date | June 2014 |
| Pages | 460 |
| ISBN | 978-0-356-50015-7 |
The Girl with All the Gifts is a science fiction book by M. R. Carey, published in June 2014 by Orbit Books. It is based on his 2013 Edgar Award-nominated short story Iphigenia In Aulis and was written concurrently with the screenplay for the 2016 film. It deals with a dystopian future in which most of humanity is wiped out by a zombie-like fungal infection.[1]
The title is a loose translation of "Pandora". The Pandora myth appears in the story in several different ways.