Description
In 1905, in a remote Pennsylvania valley, thirty boys at St. Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys find structure, faith, and the fragile promise of belonging under the watch of priests. When a badly wounded stranger arrives bearing occult marks, the institution’s routines fracture as an ancient evil begins to spread—turning worship into fear and friendship into survival. Following Peter Barlow as he moves from childhood toward adulthood, the novel blends coming-of-age heart with escalating supernatural dread, asking what faith, family, and courage mean when innocence is under siege. With a style that feels both cinematic and propulsive—an atmosphere-rich mix of horror and moral reckoning—this is a story about the cost of growing up when darkness comes calling.
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paperback
Tor Books
Published Jul 11, 2023
ISBN: 9781250339287
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First Published
2021
Language
eng
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