Description
'The new Stephen King. Don't miss it' The Times
He found her as a baby, abandoned in the forest. He saved her life. With her first breath - a perfect, musical note - he realised she was no ordinary child.
It was for her own protection that he hid her from the authorities. Was it his fault, what she turned into? Or was that why she was left for dead in the first place? The girl who became a little star. Who became, with her extraordinary powers, the most terrifying thing imaginable.
In John Ajvide Lindqvist's fourth masterpiece, he ratchets up the tension until the story reaches its blood-chilling conclusion. In doing so, he confirms his place as the undisputed new king of horror.
'A magician of genre fiction' Independent
About the Author
John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish author, born in 1968. He grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm. He wanted to become something awful and fantastic. First he became a conjurer and came in second in the Nordic card trick championship. Then he was a stand-up comedian for twelve years, before writing Let the Right One In. That novel became a phenomenal international bestseller and was made into a film and a West End play, both called Let Me In. His books are published in twenty-nine countries worldwide.
Reviews
'The imagery is so intense you can visualise the torture, and the comparisons so inventive you can picture the unimaginable ... readers will remain gripped' Sci-Fi Now. * Sci-Fi Now *
'Excellent. And near unputdownable ... a superbly crafted, deliciously twisted constantly shocking tale' SFX. * SFX *
Book Information
ISBN 9780857385123
Author John Ajvide Lindqvist
Format Paperback
Page Count 640
Imprint riverrun
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 40mm
