Neil Gaiman meets Joe Hill in this astonishingly original, terrifying, and darkly funny contemporary fantasy.
SCOTT HAWKINS works as a software engineer. He and his wife live in Atlanta, where they spend much of their time playing Olympic-caliber fetch with their large pack of foster dogs. The Library at Mount Char is his first novel.
"A spellbinding story of world-altering power and revenge . . .
Hawkins has created a fascinating, unusual world in which ordinary
people can learn to wield breathtaking power-and he's also written
a compelling story about love and revenge that never loses sight of
the human emotions at its heart. A wholly original, engrossing,
disturbing, and beautiful book."-Kirkus Reviews (starred
review)
"An extravagant, beautifully imagined fantasy about a universe that
is both familiar and unfamiliar. . . . Hawkins makes nary a misstep
in this award-worthy effort of imagination. You won't be able to
put it down."-Booklist (starred review)
"A bizarre yet utterly compelling debut . . . might remind readers
of Robert Jackson Bennett's or Neil Gaiman's
horror/fantasies."-Library Journal (starred
review)
"A terrific book, full of dark mystery and genuine
beauty."-Richard Kadrey, New York Times bestselling
author of Sandman Slim
"A first-rate novel... a sprawling, epic contemporary fantasy about
cruelty and the end of the world, compulsively readable, with the
deep, resonant magic of a world where reality is up for grabs.
Unputdownable."-Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling
author of Little Brother and Makers
"Funny, horrifying and original...the kind of story that keeps
yanking you off in ridiculous new directions every time you think
you know what's coming next."-David Wong, New York Times
bestselling author of John Dies at the End
"The most genuinely original fantasy I've ever read. Hawkins plays
with really, really big ideas and does it with superb invention,
deeply affecting characters, and a smashing climax I did not see
coming."-Nancy Kress, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of
Beggars in Spain
"This book is batshit crazy. From the very first pages, the story
grabs you by the guts and doesn't let go. It mashes together
fantasy and thriller, love stories and dark comedy, into a wild
trip at once unpredictable and unforgettable. You'll never look at
a librarian in quite the same way."-Keith Donohue, New York
Times bestselling author of The Stolen Child
"A pyrotechnic debut...The most terrifyingly psychopathic depiction
of a family of gods and their abusive fathersince
Genesis."-Charles Stross, Hugo and Locus Award-winning author of
Accelerando and The Apocalypse Codex
"Don't pick up this book unless you want to read something you've
absolutely never read before. The Library at Mount Char is funny,
bizarre, moving, frightening, and surreal. The most original work
I've read in ages."-Walter Jon Williams, New York Times
bestselling author of Destiny's Way and This is Not a
Game
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