The Girl With All the Gifts

　　未來某日，地球上有大量的人被一種生命力極強的寄生真菌侵入，感染者像喪屍一般，逐漸失去理性，必須食用新鮮人肉來維持生命。病毒持續透過血液、飛沫傳播出去，疫情一發不可收拾。少數倖存者選擇躲進固若金湯的軍事堡壘裡與外界隔絕，也有人四處遷徙、設法躲避。

　　堡壘裡的科學家發現部份喪屍似乎保有自主能力，唯有太接近人類氣息才會失控。為了找出拯救人類的方法，他們把部份被感染的孩童帶回來研究，同時讓他們上課測試。其中，十歲的Melanie是個智商高人一等的女孩，Caldwell教授都喊她「小神童」。每天早晨都有人接她上課，兩名士兵先將她固定在輪椅上，一個中士則會面無表情地用槍抵著她的頭。日復一日，直到喪屍集體攻進堡壘那天……(文/ 博客來編譯)

　　Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius."

　　Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.

　　The Girl With All the Gifts is a groundbreaking thriller, emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end.