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Black River Orchard -- Chuck Wendig - Hardcover
A small town is transformed when seven strange trees begin bearing magical apples in this masterpiece of horror from the bestselling author of Wanderers and The Book of Accidents. "Chuck Wendig is one of my very favorite storytellers. Black River Orchard is a deep, dark, luscious tale that creeps up on you and doesn't let go."--Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus
It's autumn in the town of Harrow, but something besides the season is changing there. Because in that town there is an orchard, and in that orchard, seven most unusual trees. And from those trees grows a new sort of apple: strange, beautiful, with skin so red it's nearly black. Take a bite of one of these apples, and you will desire only to devour another. And another. You will become stronger. More vital. More yourself, you will believe. But then your appetite for the apples and their peculiar gifts will keep growing--and become darker. This is what happens when the townsfolk discover the secret of the orchard. Soon it seems that everyone is consumed by an obsession with the magic of the apples . . . and what's the harm, if it is making them all happier, more confident, more powerful? Even if something else is buried in the orchard besides the seeds of these extraordinary trees: a bloody history whose roots reach back to the very origins of the town. But now the leaves are falling. The days grow darker. It's harvest time, and the town will soon reap what it has sown.
Author: Chuck Wendig
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 09/26/2023
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780593158746
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/03/2023
Booklist 08/01/2023 pg. 37
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2023
Library Journal 08/18/2023 pg. 1
Shelf Awareness 09/29/2023
It's autumn in the town of Harrow, but something besides the season is changing there. Because in that town there is an orchard, and in that orchard, seven most unusual trees. And from those trees grows a new sort of apple: strange, beautiful, with skin so red it's nearly black. Take a bite of one of these apples, and you will desire only to devour another. And another. You will become stronger. More vital. More yourself, you will believe. But then your appetite for the apples and their peculiar gifts will keep growing--and become darker. This is what happens when the townsfolk discover the secret of the orchard. Soon it seems that everyone is consumed by an obsession with the magic of the apples . . . and what's the harm, if it is making them all happier, more confident, more powerful? Even if something else is buried in the orchard besides the seeds of these extraordinary trees: a bloody history whose roots reach back to the very origins of the town. But now the leaves are falling. The days grow darker. It's harvest time, and the town will soon reap what it has sown.
Author: Chuck Wendig
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 09/26/2023
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780593158746
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/03/2023
Booklist 08/01/2023 pg. 37
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2023
Library Journal 08/18/2023 pg. 1
Shelf Awareness 09/29/2023
About the Author
Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers, The Book of Accidents, Wayward, and more than two dozen other books for adults and young adults. A finalist for the Astounding Award and an alumnus of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, he has also written for comics, games, film, and television. He's known for his popular blog, terribleminds, and books about writing such as Damn Fine Story. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his family.