The Hunted by Charlie Higson is the sixth, and penultimate, novel in the exciting The Enemy Series. The story, which is set in London, follows the stories of survivors of a terrible plague that infected everyone over the age of fourteen. This plague ate away at the host's brain until only the most primitive instincts of mankind remained - to feed. The problem is that these infected people feeds on warm flesh. Yes, it might sound like every other zombie story ever written, but it's not. These people aren't dead. They're infected, but alive. Killing the infected (otherwise known as grown-ups or mothers, fathers and teenagers) isn't exactly rocket science. Still, in a dog-eat-dog world where you've barely hit puberty yet, killing a grown-up is not easy.

The Hunted follows the story of Ella, Sam's younger sister, who left London with her friends in search of greener pastures. Things quickly go awry for the party, but Ella gets saved by Scarface. An unusual friendship grows between Ella - who is just a kid - and Scarface - who is an enigma to the young girl - as they try to survive the hordes of grown-ups streaming into the city.

Ed - now fifteen - has taken Sam and Goatboy on as his wards, and promised to do everything he can to find Ella. But it's not an easy feat whatsoever.

What makes this book extremely exciting is the way that Charlie Higson captured the growth in these kids. They can't stay kids. It's impossible to remain innocent in times as dire as The Enemy Series explains. Yet, there is a definite naivety that has persisted. Basically, each book in this series is fantastic in showing that kids are much stronger and far more intelligent than they appear, even if they are quite savage from time to time.

The Hunted will definitely make fans of the series happy. I finished the book in one sitting and I was rather miffed when it ended, because I want more. All of these plot-lines from the previous books are bottle-necking into this extraordinary epic ending, and now I have to wait until 2015 to see how Ed and Sam and Ella and all the others survive this horrific new world. In other words, you absolutely have to get your hands on this series. It's, quite frankly, the perfect read for Halloween.

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The Hunted by Charlie Higson is part of an on-going YA dystopian series that I really enjoy. A disease has struck and killed or changed the adults into flesh craving monsters which leaves the children having to band together and fight to survive. This particular book is the 6th entry and I believe the next book will complete the series.

Lots of action as in this particular book a group of children set out from their base in London to try and find some of their friends who headed out into the country. The stage has now been set for the final book which sounds like it is going to be brutal, exciting and a great finish to this fun series ( )

Ella is out in the country, alone now except for her silent rescuer, Scarface, about whom she knows nothing, while Ed leaves London on a dangerous quest, determined to find Ella and keep his promise to Small Sam that he will reunite sister and brother.