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The Hunger is a tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical moments: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist.Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the isolated travelers to the brink of madness. Though they dream of what awaits them in the West, long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and dissent among them escalates to the point of murder and chaos. They cannot seem to escape tragedy...or the feelings that someone--or something--is stalking them. Whether it's a curse from the beautiful Tamsen Donner (who some think might be a witch) , their ill-advised choice of route through uncharted terrain, or just plain bad luck, the ninety men, women, and children of the Donner Party are heading into one of one of the deadliest and most disastrous Western adventures in American history. As members of the group begin to disappear, the survivors start to wonder if there really is something disturbing, and hungry, waiting for them in the mountains...and whether the evil that has unfolded around them may have in fact been growing within them all along.Effortlessly combining the supernatural and the historical, The Hunger is an eerie, thrilling look at the volatility of human nature, pushed to its breaking point.
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"Deeply, deeply disturbing. Hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark." -- STEPHEN KING"Supernatural suspense at its finest" - NY TimesOne of the Most Celebrated Horror Books of 2020Oprah Magazine, Barnes & Noble, , Book Riot, the NY Times and many moreWINNER Best Novel (Translated) of 2019, Celsius 232, Spanish festival of science fiction, fantasy, and horror Twice nominated for Stoker Award for Best Novel and Locus Magazine for Best Horror Novel One of NPR's 100 favorite horror stories2018's Best Books - The Observer, Barnes & Noble, Powell's BooksWinner 2019 Western Heritage Awards Outstanding NovelOne of the 21 best horror novels written by a woman - Unbound Worlds"Katsu shows an acute understanding of human nature. ... [She] is at her best when she forces her readers to stare at the almost unimaginable meeting of ordinary people and extraordinary desperation, using her sharp, haunting language." - USA Today (3 1/2 out of 4 stars) "[A] blockbuster.... Combines meticulous historical research and a keen understanding of human nature with a monstrous original metaphor to reimagine the ill-fated Donner Party..." - Salon"The story she writes of human failings and despair is so powerful and so well-written... Hauntingly good." - The Times (UK) (Starred review) "A wildly different take on the historical tragedy of the Donner Party ... . For fans of historical fiction and the supernatural, Katsu's goosebumpy and spooky plot makes for an original and surprising read." - Library Journal(Starred review) "Katsu injects the supernatural into this brilliant retelling of the ill-fated Donner Party... Fans of Dan Simmons' The Terror will find familiar and welcome chills." - Publishers Weekly"Like The Revenant but with an insistent supernatural whisper. The setting and the story are utterly chilling. And the telling of it is so well done."- Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes"Equal parts unputdownable and must-put-it-down-or-I-am-going-to-have-a-heart-attack ... You travel into this book and there is no escape. Katsu is an exceptionally gifted writer and the dread-soaked pages are with me every day as both a writer and a scaredy cat."" - Author of YOU Caroline Kepnes on TODAY.com"Uneasy, nauseous, slow-burning tale that marries historical fiction with a hint of the supernatural. Great detailing; colorful characterization; some supremely ominous stuff, but always reined in at the final moment to rack up the tension even more. Loved it!"- Joanne Harris, author of Different Class and ChocolatBest Science Fiction and Fantasy of March: Atmospheric horror meets the Donner Party in Katsu's retelling of the doomed pioneers.- Omnivoracious: The Amazon Book Review"The Hunger is a bold and brilliant novel, heavy with foreboding and dread, and with a rich vein of humanity at its core. I challenge you to read i
