The Fervor

The Fervor
Alma Katsu
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Paperback
h198 x 130mm - 316pg
4 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781803362045
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1944. WWII rages on. Despite being American-born, Meiko Briggs and her daughter, Aiko are in one of the internment camps in the Midwest when a mysterious disease begins to spread among those interned. What starts as a cold quickly becomes spontaneous fits of violence and aggression, even death. When a threatening team of doctors arrive, Meiko and her daughter team up with a newspaper reporter and widowed missionary to investigate. Something sinister is afoot, a demon from the stories of Meiko' s childhood, hell-bent on infiltrating their already strange world.
One of CrimeReads' Most Anticipated Crime Fiction 2022 "Katsu has no peer when it comes to atmospheric, detail-rich historical horror, but this volume is more unsettling than anything she' s written yet, because its demons attack readers uncomfortably close to home. A must-read for all, not just genre fans. " -Library Journal (starred review) "No one does historical gothic horror better than Katsu, and I can' t wait to immerse myself in this very creepy tale. " -CrimeReads "Katsu weaves myriad perspectives into a powerful historical horror novel centered on the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. . . . The meticulous and compassionate portraiture, placed against the backdrop of what evils humans do to one another, creates a horror that renders even the creepiest spiders merely decorative in comparison. Horror readers looking for sharp social commentary should snap this up. " -Publishers Weekly "The Fervor is set in 1944, but it' s about the world we live in now-and that' s terrifying. "-Stephen Graham Jones, author of My Heart Is a Chainsaw "The Fervor is heartbreaking, beautiful, and unputdownable. It turns the mirror of the past on the present, showing us what we could become if fear is allowed to defeat sense. It' s a masterful accomplishment which will stay with me for a long time. "-Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street "Is there anything the brilliant Alma Katsu can' t write about? The Fervor is an utterly compelling combination of the historical novel, the medical thriller, and the supernatural scarefest. It' s also a hauntingly moving meditation on prejudice and suspicion that feels like it has as much to say about our present moment as it does about the past. This is sure to be considered one of the best, most original novels of the year. "-David Bell, author of Kill All Your Darlings "Masterfully written. Rich in historical detail and packed with complicated, compelling characters, The Fervor is a frightening reminder that those of us in the present are always on the cusp of repeating the sins of the past. " -Riley Sager, author of Lock Every Door "A haunting, harrowing slice of historical horror conjured by a masterful storyteller. " -Chuck Wendig, author of Wanderers "I' m in awe of Alma Katsu' s uncanny ability to take historical fiction and infuse it with something so dark and otherworldly. I read this book in two sittings and during the night in between, I dreamt about it. A supernatural story with true heartache. " -Jamie Ford, author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet "A chilling, inventive supernatural thriller about a mysterious outbreak in a Japanese American internment camp during the frenzied nationalist days of World War II. The story is propulsive and dense with spidery scares, but the greatest horror comes from the deep resonance between this shameful episode of our history and the news we read every day. " -Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay
Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of six novels, most recently Red Widow, The Deep, and The Hunger. She is a graduate of the master' s writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor' s degree from Brandeis University. Prior to the publication of her first novel, Katsu had a long career as a senior intelligence analyst for several U. S. agencies. She lives in West Virginia with her husband.

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