The Enemy Charlie Higson Audiobook May 2026

Here’s a short excerpt from The Enemy by Charlie Higson, as it might be heard in the audiobook (narrated with tense, gripping energy): “The world had changed. Grown-ups had become the monsters. Anyone over the age of fourteen had caught the sickness—a disease that twisted their bodies, rotted their minds, and turned them into flesh-hungry predators. The kids called them ‘the sickos.’

Small Sam was only twelve, but he’d already learned how to run, how to hide, and how to kill if he had to. Right now, he was pressed flat against a cold, damp wall in a ruined London supermarket, clutching a broken bottle. Outside, a sicko shuffled past, its face slack, its mouth hanging open, black drool dripping from its chin. Sam held his breath. The thing stopped. Sniffed the air. Sam’s heart pounded so loud he was sure it would hear… the enemy charlie higson audiobook

Then it moved on. For now.” If you’d like a longer sample or a specific scene described (like the opening chase or the Waitrose battle), let me know. Here’s a short excerpt from The Enemy by