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“A beautiful novel that should be - will likely be - remembered as one of the best of the young decade.' - CEMETERY DANCE ONLINE

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“The most unsettling novel I have read all year.” - RONALD MALFI, author of Black Mouth An unrelenting and highly entertaining show of horrors.' - THOMAS OLDE HEUVELT, author of Hex and Echo ' Boys in the Valley is cruel, creepy, and keeps the pedal to the metal. “Harrowing and claustrophobic…an outstanding horror novel.” - CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, author of Road of Bones “ A gothic, gory Lord of the Flies…Horror readers will be hooked.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “This is not only a smart and deftly-written tale instilled with the kind of creeping, claustrophobic horror that I enjoy.” -NICK CUTTER, bestselling author of The Troop Think William Peter Blatty and William Golding blended together.” -VICTOR LAVALLE, author of The Ballad of Black Tom “ A riveting, and horrifying, tale of survival set against a punishing and vivid backdrop. 'The prose is precise, the terror’s exquisite, and Philip Fracassi’s got his hand on the chisel going into your chest.' - STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES, author of The Only Good Indians

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”As poignant as it is chilling, with a fast-paced, unflinching ending.” - ALMA KATSU, author of The Fervor and The Hunger 'Fracassi almost cheerfully paints this gloomy tale with painfully beautiful and detailed prose that is not afraid to shy away from gore and terror.' - LIBRARY JOURNAL (Starred Review)

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Now Peter and those dear to him must choose sides of their own, each of them knowing their lives - and perhaps their eternal souls - are at risk. Soon, boys begin acting differently, forming groups. Upon his death, an ancient evil is released that infests St. Then, late one stormy night, a group of men arrive at their door, one of whom is badly wounded, his body covered with occult symbols carved into his flesh. As he approaches adulthood, he has friends, a future … a family. Peter Barlow, orphaned by a nighttime murder at his childhood home, has made a new life here. They live their lives in a methodical way and get along despite different personalities and pasts. Here, under the watchful eyes of several priests, 30 boys work and learn and worship. Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook (Paperback in UK) Tor Nightfire (North America) / Orbit (UK)

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