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a chilling, award-winning novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

By Joe Hill

Series: GOLLANCZ S.F.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035446810

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Book Publishing

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 432

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Joe Hill is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box; Strange Weather, a collection of novellas; and the acclaimed story collections Full Throttle and 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award-winning writer of a seven-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Much of his work has been adapted for film and television, including NOS4A2 (AMC), Locke & Key (Netflix), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), and The Black Phone (Blumhouse).

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