Joe Hill

Gebundenes Buch

King Sorrow

A Novel

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels (King Sorrow , The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, Heart-Shaped Box), fiction collections ( Strange Weather, Full Throttle, 20th Century Ghosts), and a comic-book series (Locke & Key). Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins US / William Morrow
• Seitenzahl: 896
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780062200600
• ISBN-10: 0062200607
• Artikelnr.: 72841676

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"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

"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

"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

"Epic and touching . . . An outstanding tale about how power corrupts. Hill's fans will love it," - Library Journal (starred review)

"Joe Hill's best novel yet! Morphing from an evil fairy tale to all-out epic horror thriller, King Sorrow is big, meaty, and irresistible. This book is both a wild ride and a skilled character study in power, corruption, and consequences. You'll never look at dragons the same way again - and you'll hope no dragon ever glances your way."
- Tananarive Due, author of the Los Angeles Book Prize and Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Reformatory


"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

"A badass reinvention of the Faustian bargain on the grandest of scales. King Sorrow's menacing voice soars through these pages like Joe Hill's own, making you want to turn and turn and turn them and still long for more. Reminiscent only of Hill's own very best."
- Thomas Olde Heuvelt, author of HEX and Darker Days.


"I just dug the hell out of King Sorrow. Scary, romantic, crazed, deranged, absurd, and of course funny. It's a wild ride that hits on all cylinders all the time and for such a hefty novel I never once wavered. It just rolled seamlessly and always the intensity ratcheted up. I don't know how Joe Hill does it. I just hope I never run into King Sorrow - he gave me a few nightmares, and he's scary enough that you think he might somehow escape the book and glom onto you next."
- Willy Vlautin, author of The Horse and The Night Always Comes

"Bestseller Hill masterfully sustains tension throughout this immersive doorstopper of a horror novel. . . This reinforces Hill's reputation as a titan of the genre." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)