William

An up-all-night slice of Halloween horror, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Black Mirror, and FrankensteinBest thing Ive read this year . . . Just superb. Unsettling in the most beautiful way Will Dean, author of The Last PassengerProbes at the fears for our future and provokes the terrors of our pasts . . . terrifying Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The MerciesHenry, a brilliant but reclusive engineer, has achieved the crowning discovery of his career: hes created an artificially intelligent consciousness. He names the half-formed robot William.But theres something strange about William.Its not that his skin feels like balloon rubber and is the colour of curdled milk, nor is it his thick gurgling laugh or the way his tongue curls towards his crooked top teeth. It is the way he looks at Henrys wife, Lily.Henry created William but he is starting to lose control of him. As Williams fixation with Lily grows and threatens to bring harm to their house, Henry has no choice but to destroy William.But William isnt gone. Filled with jealousy for humanity, for its capacity to love and create life, William starts to haunt the house.He lurks behind each locked door. You can hear him muttering in the eaves of the attic. He is whispering in Henrys head. And he will be the one to take control . . .William is a new kind of ghost story, where the haunting is not from another world, but from inside your home. Inside your head . . .A gauntlet of thrills and surprises Gus Moreno, author of This Thing Between UsFrom its first page all the way to its jaw-dropping ending, William had me hooked Nick Cutter, author of The Troop and The DeepA gripping page-turner that makes you think Araminta Hall, author of One of the Good Guys.