"Not only can he scare the bejesus out of you, he can make your heart swell ... Mr Faber, you have officially got under our skin." The Times

"I dread to think where Faber gets his inspiration from, but there's certainly no shortage of it in sight." Independent on Sunday

"Michel Faber at his uncanny best." times literary supplement "Here is a writer who can compare with Conrad in his ability to write the perfect sentence." Guardian