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| Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar; foreword by Stephen KingWhat it's about: Years after a sinister gift-giving box wreaked havoc on her childhood, 37-year-old Gwendy finds it in her possession again.
What happens next: Returning to her hometown of Castle Rock for the holidays, Gwendy contemplates harnessing the box's power to cure her mother's cancer and solve a rash of local disappearances.
Series alert: This unsettling 2nd entry in the Gwendy series follows the novella Gwendy's Button Box, co-written with Stephen King. |
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The boatman's daughter : a novel
by Andy Davidson
"A swampy literary horror novel about a young woman facing down drug dealers, a crooked cop, and a mad preacher on the banks of an Arkansas river"
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| NVK by Temple DrakeShanghai, 2012: Married businessman Zhang Guo Xing begins an all-consuming affair with the mysterious Naemi Vieno Kuusela.
Why you might like it: This steamy supernatural thriller ramps up the tension as readers become privy to the secrets the characters are keeping from each other.
Read it for: a twist on vampire stories; an ending that begs for a sequel. |
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| The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire NorthWhat it's about: Decades after he failed to save a young Zulu boy from a lynching, guilt-ridden English doctor William Abbey recounts his experiences in 1880s Colonial South Africa and the (figurative and literal) shadow that has followed him since that fateful day.
Is it for you? Readers interested in big-picture issues like the legacy of colonialism and the nature of guilt and culpability will want to check out this thought-provoking novel; period-authentic racist language may be off-putting for some readers. |
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| A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman, Rafael Albuquerque, and Rafael Scavone; illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque and Dave StewartWhat it is: an inventive mashup of Sherlock Holmes and Cthulhu Mythos set in an alternate Victorian London.
Why you might like it: Neil Gaiman's graphic novel adaptation of his Hugo Award-winning short story concludes with a shocking twist.
Art alert: Eisner Award-winning artist Rafael Albuquerque's detailed illustrations evocatively depict the novel's creepy otherworldly entities. |
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Wytches. Volume 1
by Scott Snyder
"When the Rooks family moves to the remote town of Litchfield, NH to escape a haunting trauma, they're hopeful about starting over. But something evil is waiting for them in the woods just beyond town. Watching from the trees. Ancient...and hungry"
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Dead space
by Antony Johnston
Below the surface of the distant mining colony Aegis VII lies a mysterious alien artifact that threatens local work force, and it is up to security officer Bram Neumann to understand The Marker in order to avoid complete destruction
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Penny Dreadful
by Krysty Wilson-Cairns
This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Written by the show scriptwriters, King, Wilson-Cairns and Hinderaker, and beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, this collected edition takes the reader on a heart-stopping journey into the supernatural realm. Original.
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The walking dead compendium one
by Robert Kirkman
"An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled-- no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally start living"--P. [4] of cover
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Attack on Titan anthology
by Ray Fawkes
An anthology of comics inspired by the "Attack on Titans" series, features work from such authors as Gail Simone, Genevieve Valentine, and Michael Avon Oeming
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