NOS4A2: A NovelJoe Hill
William Morrow, April 2013
ISBN: 978-0062200570
NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.
Exclusive to the print edition of NOS4A2 are more than 15 illustrations by award-winning Locke & Key artist Gabriel RodrÃguez.
Victoria "Vic" McQueen can travel into her inscape to find lost items, traveling huge distances in an impossible amount of time on her bike. Charlie Manx has a similar gift, but uses his inscape to kidnap children and take them in his 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith to Christmasland, where every night is Christmas Eve and every morning is Christmas Day. It may be a child's dream, but he preserves himself and his car on the souls of the innocent children he leaves there. Vic has a nasty run in with Charlie as a teenager and now, when she has a kid of her own, he is coming to get his revenge.
This novel is a long, sprawling narrative that covers decades of the character’s lives, and it’s by far Hill’s most complex novel to date. Despite that, it breezes by quickly, and it’s a testament to Hill’s ability to weave together a number of divergent characters and each of their actions without losing sight of the overarching picture.
Joe Hill has established a name for himself when it comes to dark speculative fiction. His collection of short fiction, 20th Century Ghosts, is an excellent read, his comic series Locke & Key, as well as his first two novels, Heart Shaped Box and Horns have received wide acclaim. NOS4A2 as a whole is quite possibly Hill’s best book to date, and it’s easily one of the best that will be published this year. Balancing a complicated story, incredible characters and a really horrifying sense of dread and discomfort, this is dark fantasy at its absolute peak. Highly recommended!
JOE HILL, author of the critically acclaimed Heart-Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, and Horns is a two-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award, and a past recipient of the Ray Bradbury Fellowship. His stories have appeared in a variety of journals and Year's Best collections. He calls New England home.
ISBN: 978-0062200570; ISBN10: 0062200577; Imprint: William Morrow; On Sale: 4/30/2013; Format: Hardcover; Pages: 704; $28.99
