Allison, David, Emma, Jade, Ike, and Harold are from Meridian where everyone believes in a prophet Jacob, everyone but them. They believe that everything Jacob says is a lie and all he says about the end of the world is stupid. They decide to set fire to Jacob's cabin because he's been poisoning ...
This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years from The Remains of the Day to White Teeth . A team of contempor...
Samantha Ranvali can't sleep. Haunted by nightmares and the memory of a man who attacked her years ago, she seeks a cure for her insomnia through an experimental study called "Endymion's Circle." The treatment seems to be a success, but after her first full night of sleep in months, Samantha lear...
Pouliot doesn’t know exactly where he is, and he doesn’t care. The dark, noisy bar seems to crowd around him, and the smoke clings to his body like a wool sweater. He looks up from the empty glass in front of him and signals the bartender for another. His bloodshot eyes burn relentlessly, and the...
