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Release Date: 20 June 2013
Much of the strangeness of The Adjacent stems from it being a novel where the moments of greatest importance aren’t necessarily placed squarely in front of the reader. Instead, the main action – for want of a better description – often seems to be taking place somewhere off to one side of the page. But Priest isn’t being tricksy. It’s not that what you’re reading at any point isn’t significant in the development of the book, it’s more that its significance may not be immediately apparent. The proof of this is the way that, gradually, as the novel’s finale approaches, it becomes increasingly apparent that Priest knows precisely where the heart of his story lies.