The Anomaly
The mind-bending thriller that has sold 1 million copies
-
-
4.1 • 49 Ratings
-
-
- £4.99
-
- £4.99
Publisher Description
THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER.
1 MILLION COPIES SOLD.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA CRIME THRILLER IN TRANSLATION AWARD*
Discover the award-winning international sensation that will keep you gripped until the very last page...
'Just when you think you've worked it out . . . well, you probably haven't' DAILY MAIL
'Mind-bending. Written with page-turning conviction' THE TIMES
'A mind-bending, prize-winning speculative thriller' GUARDIAN
'An intoxicating mix of the magical and life's big questions' FINANCIAL TIMES
_______
No one knows how it happened. But it'll change their lives forever . . .
During a terrifying storm, Air France flight 006 - inexplicably - duplicates.
For every passenger, there are now two: a double with the same mind, body and memories.
Only one thing sets them apart - while one plane lands in March, the other doesn't arrive until June.
Nothing can explain this unprecedented event. But for each duplicated passenger, an impossible moment of reckoning awaits.
If there are two of you, and just one life . . . who gets to live it?
_______
New York Times: Best Thriller of the Year
Publishers Weekly: Best Thriller of the Year
Lit Hub: Favourite Book of the Year
CrimeReads: Best International Crime Novel of the Year
PopSugar: Best Mystery/Thriller of the Month
LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD
Readers LOVE The Anomaly:
'I absolutely loved this thrilling, addictive book' 5* Reader Review
'This book spun my head. Fascinating, fantastic and thought provoking' 5* Reader Review
'I absolutely love this book. It's a one-of-a-kind story, with perfect pacing. I would highly recommend' 5* Reader Review
'An incredible read - intriguing and original. Keeps you fascinated until the very last page' 5* Reader Review
'A brilliant read . . . So cleverly written' 5* Reader Review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This Prix Goncourt winner from Le Tellier (All Happy Families), an extraordinary mix of existential thriller and speculative fiction, introduces several characters, starting with a French hit man named Blake, all of whom take Air France Flight 006 from Paris to New York on March 10, 2021. The plane hits some highly unusual turbulence as it nears its destination, but lands safely. Later, one passenger, author Victor Miesel, writes a novel titled The Anomaly, then dies by suicide. Other passengers' lives continue onward in their own way. Then FBI agents seek out each of the passengers on the flight. All are gathered under Protocol 42, developed by two mathematicians to make sense of unforeseen and unimagined air traffic events that go far beyond extraterrestrial interference or controls overridden by an artificial intelligence. The reality-defying incident creates a crisis, which a Trump-like American president fumbles his way through. Questions of philosophy, mathematics, and astrophysics bend this novel far from the typical mold, and Le Tellier's characters must confront the deepest questions of existence. This thought-provoking literary work deserves a wide readership.
