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- NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A family returns to their hometown--and to the dark past that haunts them still--in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - "The dread, the scope, the pacing, the turns--I haven't felt all this so intensely since The Shining.
- About the Author: Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers, Star Wars: Aftermath, the Miriam Black thrillers, the Atlanta Burns books, and Zer0es and Invasive, alongside other works across comics, games, film, and more.
- 560 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A family returns to their hometown--and to the dark past that haunts them still--in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - "The dread, the scope, the pacing, the turns--I haven't felt all this so intensely since The Shining."--Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Public Library, Library JournalLong ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father--and has never told his family what happened there. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn't have--and is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. Long ago, something sinister, something hungry, walked in the tunnels and the mountains and the coal mines of their hometown in rural Pennsylvania. Now, Nate and Maddie Graves are married, and they have moved back to their hometown with their son, Oliver. And now what happened long ago is happening again . . . and it is happening to Oliver. He meets a strange boy who becomes his best friend, a boy with secrets of his own and a taste for dark magic. This dark magic puts them at the heart of a battle of good versus evil and a fight for the soul of the family--and perhaps for all of the world. But the Graves family has a secret weapon in this battle: their love for one another.
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"[The Book of Accidents] is Chuck Wendig's magnum opus, blazing with imagination, humanity, and a tiny glimmer of hope for a world drowning in cruelty. It's horror for right now, and it's Wendig's best so far."--Christopher Golden, New York Times-bestselling author of Road of Bones "Only Chuck Wendig can blend horror, fantasy, and science fiction into a propulsive thriller that is as funny as it is frightening, clever as it is uncanny, tender as it is terrifying. A magical ride."--Alma Katsu, author of Red Widow and The Deep "Chuck Wendig's The Book of Accidents transported me to the golden age of sprawling horror novels that I loved so much as a kid. Sweeping yet intimate, multilayered and bighearted, this is a novel to sink deeply into."--Dan Chaon, New York Times bestselling author of Ill Will
"In the tradition of Stephen King's Dark Tower books, Wendig views the cosmic and terrifying through the lens of the domestic, anchoring his visions of the sublime in the grit of the familiar. The result is a novel to ramble around in, to get lost in."--John Langan, author of Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies
"An unforgettable, terrifying dose of top-flight horror that hits on our most basic core fears, The Book of Accidents chills you to the bone while still warming your heart."--Alex Segura, author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall and Miami Midnight
"With a story both universally horrifying and viscerally intimate, Wendig brilliantly uses The Book of Accidents to explore a painful truth: In the end, we all haunt ourselves. I couldn't get through the pages fast enough."--Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein "Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror. The Book of Accidents is a masterwork, and Chuck is only just getting started."--Adam Christopher, author of Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town "A bold, impressive novel with fierce intelligence and a generous, thrumming heart . . . It's intimate and panoramic. It's humane and magical. It's a world-hopping, time-jumping ride that packs a deep emotional punch."--Library Journal (starred review)
About the Author
Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers, Star Wars: Aftermath, the Miriam Black thrillers, the Atlanta Burns books, and Zer0es and Invasive, alongside other works across comics, games, film, and more. He was a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer and an alum of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and he served as the co-writer of the Emmy-nominated digital narrative Collapsus. He is also known for his popular blog, terribleminds, and books about writing such as Damn Fine Story. He lives in Pennsylvania with his family.Dimensions (Overall): 8.31 Inches (H) x 5.57 Inches (W) x 1.23 Inches (D)
Weight: .94 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 560
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Chuck Wendig
Language: English
Street Date: March 15, 2022
TCIN: 85745423
UPC: 9780399182150
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-1599
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Jasmeanie - 4 years ago
This book was fantastic! There are many stories where you meet a family and grow to care for them through excellent character development, honestly, but this family will make you fall in love from the get-go. They are honest, loving, and an actual team. It’s so refreshing! I honestly can’t think of the last time I identified with a mother character as strongly as I did in this novel. She’s vulgar but would do anything and everything for her kid and family. This was my first venture into Chuck Wendig’s work, and it won’t be my last. It’s also important to note that this had one of my favorite endings in forever. Do yourself a favor by picking this up as soon as possible (which will be July 20th, so that you know). It's a well-earned 5 star read for me.
What a twisted, wild, mind bending trip!
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carvanz - 4 years ago
Whoa! What the heck did I just read? This was one twisted, wild, mind bending story. I literally could not stop reading it once I started. The characters here are of every variety, each of them exhibiting the good and the bad in so many ways. I was totally caught up in the drama of their lives and the changes they were each facing as they adjusted to them. There was just a touch of something not normal going on and then a trickle of it as my anxiety grew before...boom! And then things got really weird. I LOVED it! This book tossed me from one emotion to the next and kept me on the edge of my seat one minute and recoiling the next. I have never read anything like this before. I was enthralled each step of the way with each new revelation and every bend in the journey. I kept thinking, “How the heck does someone come up with something like this?!” I never once looked away. Good thing I started this early in the morning. After loving everything about this story, I was concerned when I got close to the end. I was thrilled with the last few pages. It was absolutely perfect on every level. This book crosses all types of genre and trope lines. At least for me, it does. I can’t even begin to label it in order to recommend it. It was one of the most unusual books I’ve ever read and it pulled me in completely and refused to let me go.