The Spire and Lord of the Flies are extraordinary novels.

But that may, in time, come to seem among the least of this extraordinary novel's distinctions.

As critic John King notes, "it is impossible to summarize this extraordinary novel in a few lines.

Such stoic wit sustains Freud and this extraordinary novel as well.

"An extraordinary novel, by turns harrowing and hilarious, almost relentless in its suspense and, finally, quite moving."

But in this extraordinary, exotic novel, more than in any of his others, Grossman has brought all his strengths to bear.

"Rich in color and drama," this "extraordinary" novel is "a triumph."

The Summer of Drowning is an extraordinary novel and deserves the greater exposure the Costa will bring.

This extraordinary and, in the end, rather frighteningly clever novel isn't about cloning, or being a clone, at all.

Sally Gardner explores the fall out from its use in an extraordinary novel of unusual grace and power.