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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, a chilling tale of modern-world dangers, dark academia, and the unexpected consequences of revenge as six friends dabble in the occult and are tragically, horrifyingly successful. . . calling forth an evil entity that demands regular human sacrifice.
"A brilliantly Faustian fable with a heart as huge as a dragon's, and a stinging twist in its tail. I devoured it." -Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Suite 11
Arthur Oakes is a reader, a dreamer, and a student at Rackham College, Maine, renowned for its frosty winters, exceptional library, and beautiful buildings. But his idyll-and burgeoning romance with Gwen Underfoot-is shattered when a local drug dealer and her partner corner him into one of the worst crimes he can imagine: stealing rare books from the college library.
Trapped and desperate, Arthur turns to his closest friends for comfort and help. Together they dream up a wild, fantastical scheme to free Arthur from the cruel trap in which he finds himself. Wealthy, irrepressible Colin Wren suggests using the unnerving Crane journal (bound in the skin of its author) to summon a dragon to do their bidding. The others-brave, beautiful Alison Shiner; the battling twins Donna and Donovan McBride; and brainy, bold Gwen-don't hesitate to join Colin in an effort to smash reality and bring a creature of the impossible into our world.
But there's nothing simple about dealing with dragons, and their pact to save Arthur becomes a terrifying bargain in which the six must choose a new sacrifice for King Sorrow every year-or become his next meal.
"With King Sorrow, Joe Hill gloriously resurrects the doorstop horror blockbuster for a startling new century."
- Alan Moore, legendary author and creator of Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, and From Hell
"When they talk about 'natural born storytellers,' it's Joe Hill they're talking about."
- John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author of When the Moon Hits Your Eye
"A brilliantly Faustian fable with a heart as huge as a dragon's, and a stinging twist in its tail. I devoured it." - Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Suite 11
"King Sorrow riddles and refracts the cultural and historical horrors of our last forty years through the eyes of a badass dragon and a group of close friends who know one another too well. It's a soaring epic and painfully intimate. It's humane and hideous. You won't be able to stop burning through the pages."
- Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie and A Head Full of Ghosts
"King Sorrow is an epic that will linger with you long after the last page is turned, a timeless tale that's also a haunting time capsule. Joe Hill somehow delivers it all, from the terrifying to the hilarious to the heartbreaking. A relentless and thoughtful tour de force, King Sorrow proves Joe Hill is one of the great storytellers of our generation." - Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead
"Joe Hill walks the tightrope between horror and fantasy with grace and menace. This is a tale infused with terror and hope." - Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author of Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons, and Blood of Dragons
"A monster of a book, as gripping and wickedly insidious as the title character. Not a page is wasted along its scaly length, from human villainy to diabolical plots, government folly to the desperate search for redemption. A vast, brimstoned, relentless zinger." - Nick Harkaway, author of Karla's Choice and Titanium Noir
"King Sorrow is a wise, furious, intricate puzzle-box of a novel - part horror, part fantasy, and shot through with tenderness and humor and grace. Joe Hill has created something wholly, entirely unique here. 'Dazzling' is an understatement. It is an absolute damn joy to read."
- Keith Rosson, author of Fever House and Coffin Moon
"Epic! KING SORROW is Hill's best and most ambitious work to date. Those Game of Thrones dragons are mere geckos next to Hill's monster."
- Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Whistle
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