S.L. Grey’s first book, The Mall, was published in the UK and Commonwealth by Corvus in June 2011. It will come out in paperback on 1 June 2012.

The Ward, the next dose of S.L. Grey, will be released by Corvus on 1 December 2012.

Buy The Mall hardcover (UK): Amazon.co.uk | Waterstones.com | Bookdepository.co.uk
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Buy The Mall Kindle edition (International): at Amazon.com.
Buy The Mall Kindle edition (UK): at Amazon.co.uk

The Mall‘s print edition is currently not published in the US or Canada, but we will keep you updated. For now, North American readers can import a copy from The Book Depository (which offers free worldwide shipping) or Amazon.co.uk or check AbeBooks.Com for a list of independent suppliers with stock.

The Mall is published in Dutch by De Arbeiderspers as De Plaza. Nu bestellen De Plaza e-boek. Print verschijnt februari 2012.

The Mall will be published in Italian by Newton Compton, and in Turkish by Ithaki Yayinlari.

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“One of the cleverest, creepiest and most memorable horror novels for ages … a masterful debut.” David Barnett,
The Independent (UK)
“Deliciously evil” Alison Flood, The Guardian (UK)
“Dark, disturbing, and wonderfully subversive.” Lauren Beukes

Reviews of The Mall on Goodreads.com | Librarything.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.com

Reviews:
October 2011 // The Mall is one of Alison Flood’s three picks for All Hallows’ Read in The Guardian
September 2011 // “The Mall by S.L. Grey is horror on steroids with a PhD in psychology.” // Harry Markov, World SF blog
September 2011 // “The Mall is funny, clever, imaginative and most importantly stays with you long after the last page.” // Caro Gold, These are my Days
August 2011 // “The Mall is a gritty, raw and provocative story that turns society inside out” // LarissaBookGirl
August 2011 // The Mall features in “Scenes in Books You May Prefer Not to Read on the Train” at Crime City After Dark
August 2011 // “The Mall is brilliant … [it] transcends being an ordinary dystopian tale: it isn’t about the horror of the setting, it is about its temptation” // Pornokitsch
July 2011 // “as stunning and original on the inside as it is on the out” // Darren J. Guest, Dark Central Station
July 2011 // “a fast-paced read, claustrophobic, disturbing and satirical” // Cat Hellisen, Inarticulations
July 2011 // “marks an impressive step forward for South African genre fiction” // The Word Fiend
July 2011 // “a gruesome kind of fun to read … sticks in the brain” // Tori Truslow, Strange Horizons
June 2011 // “Then you realise that the twisted mirror on real life was nothing more than plain glass all along. That’s the beauty of this work.” // Sally Fink, PopMatters
June 2011 // “I was told that this book was brilliant and I wasn’t disappointed.” // Bookbanter
June 2011 // “The Mall is the best horror novel I’ve read in 2011. Thanks to pitch-perfect pacing, The Mall is a lunatic thrill ride.” // Niall Alexander, The Speculative Scotsman
June 2011 // “Books as good as The Mall don’t come along very often. … one of the most inventive and refreshing novels of recent years.” // Oracle Book Blog
June 2011 // “It’s an intelligent use of horror, lingering in the mind long after its short, sharp shocks have worn off.” // Eddie Robson, SFX
May 2011 // “In a word, The Mall is totallyfuckingawesome.” // Joe Vaz, Something Wicked
May 2011 // “Tense and unnerving reading that any horror fan will get a lot out of.” // Graeme Flory, Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
May 2011 // “An awesome horror novel. It’s genuinely creepy at times and utterly horrific” // Lauren Smith, Violin in a Void
May 2011 // “Absolutely awesome – an original and genuinely scary horror thrill “ // The Tainted Archive
May 2011 // “One of the cleverest, creepiest and most memorable horror novels for ages … a masterful debut.” // David Barnett, The Independent (UK)
April 2011 // “This is a clever look at the modern obsession with consumerism, advertising, body image … Chilling, spooky and original.” // Bitesize Books
April 2011 // “I can see this book becoming a cult classic” // Geek Syndicate
March 2011 // “A fast paced novel full of unexpected twists and turns.” // Michelle Herbert, FantasyBookReview.co.uk
March 2011 // “A fast-paced, compelling … roller coaster ride into your worst nightmare” // Janet van Eeden, Litnet inter-review
February 2011 // “An incredible horror novel and definitely the start of something awesome in the publishing world” // Dave-Brendon de Burgh, DaveBrendon’s Fantasy & SciFi Weblog
February 2011 // “As excellent a piece of world-building as I have encountered in my reading life-time” // Mack Lundy, Africa Screams
February 2011 // “You have to read this book [but not] before bedtime” // Syllable in the City

Interviews and Features:
August 2011 // “Koningin van gril en gruwels” // Feature on Sarah Lotz in Rapport
July 2011 // “We’re both very visual writers, … And the book is very filmic. Producers.” // Interview with Dark Central Station
July 2011 // Feature Interview at // Something Wicked
June 2011 // “Grim tale unmasks glitzy mall culture” // Interview with Nerine Dorman, The Star Tonight
June 2011 // “One of my most interesting reads so far this year ” // Interview with Bitesize Books
June 2011 // “Shopping Shock: Authors invent new reasons to shop online” // Interview with Bruce Dennill, The Citizen CitiVibe
May 2011 // “Putting South African science fiction on the map” // David Barnett, The Guardian Books Blog
March 2011 // “New South African Writers are Giving the Middle Finger to the Old Literary Circles” // Sally Fink, PopMatters.com
March 2011 // “A fast-paced, compelling … roller coaster ride into your worst nightmare” // Janet van Eeden, Litnet inter-review
January 2011 // “‘Stand Back Stephen King, SL Grey Has Arrived’ – Advance Reviews of The Mall at Amazon UK” // BOOK Southern Africa report

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