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The grown-ups of The Enemy

Also called: adults
BooksInfected, still alive2000 to 2009

In Charlie Higson's young-adult novel a worldwide sickness has infected the adults, and surviving children in north London band together to fight them. The infected are cannibalistic and become smarter over time. The book began a planned seven-volume series.1

Battle it
First appeared
2009
Released 2009
Source work
The Enemy (2009)
Charlie Higson
Made in
United Kingdom
What causes it
Never explained
A mystery disease that strikes worldwide.
How you become one
The sickness affects everyone over about fourteen (sixteen in the US edition).
Intelligence
Some intelligence

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2009

Released 2009

field notes

What the sources say

1

They hunt, kill and eat children1

2

They grow smarter over time1

3

One, known as Saint George from his T-shirt, remembers words and plans ahead1

4

Set in London a year after the sickness1

5

The US publisher raised the cut-off age and aged up some characters1

6

Planned as a seven-book series1

Sources

  1. The Enemy (Higson novel) - Wikipedia

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