| The Forest of Hands and Teeth | |
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| Author | Carrie Ryan |
| Publication date | July 2009 |
| Published by | Random House |
| Publication Order | |
| Preceded by n/a |
Followed by The Dark and Hollow Places |
About[]
The Forest of Hands and Teeth is the first book in the Forest of Hands and Teeth Series. It is written from Mary's Point of View.
Summary[]
In Mary's world, there are simple truths.
The Sisterhood always knows best.
The Guardians will protect and serve.
The Unconsecrated will never relent.
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village. The fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.
But slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power. And, when the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness.
Now she must choose between her village and her future, between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded by so much death?