The Hunger
An NPR Best Horror Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
As featured in The New York Times Book Review Summer Reading Issue
"Supernatural suspense at its finest...The best thing about The Hunger is that it will scare the pants off you."--The New York Times Book Review
"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to...
"Supernatural suspense at its finest...The best thing about The Hunger is that it will scare the pants off you."--The New York Times Book Review
"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to...
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As featured in The New York Times Book Review Summer Reading Issue"Supernatural suspense at its finest...The best thing about The Hunger is that it will scare the pants off you."--The New York Times Book Review
"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark."--Stephen King
A tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical moments: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist.
Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere.
That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the isolated travelers to the brink of madness. Though they dream of what awaits them in the West, long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and dissent among them escalates to the point of murder and chaos. They cannot seem to escape tragedy...or the feelings that someone--or something--is stalking them. Whether it's a curse from the beautiful Tamsen Donner (who some think might be a witch), their ill-advised choice of route through uncharted terrain, or just plain bad luck, the ninety men, women, and children of the Donner Party are heading into one of one of the deadliest and most disastrous Western adventures in American history.
As members of the group begin to disappear, the survivors start to wonder if there really is something disturbing, and hungry, waiting for them in the mountains...and whether the evil that has unfolded around them may have in fact been growing within them all along.
Effortlessly combining the supernatural and the historical, The Hunger is an eerie, thrilling look at the volatility of human nature, pushed to its breaking point.
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To Charles Stanton, there was nothing like a good, close shave.He stood that morning in front of the big mirror strapped to the side of James Reed's wagon. In every direction, the prairie unfurled like a blanket, occasionally rippled by wind: mile after uninterrupted mile of buffalo grass, disrupted only by the red spire of Chimney Rock, standing like a sentry in the distance. If he squinted, the wagon train looked like children's toys scattered in the vast, unending brush-flimsy, meaningless, inconsequential.
He turned to the mirror and steadied the blade under his jaw, remembering one of his grandfather's favorite expressions: A wicked man hides behind a beard, like Lucifer. Stanton knew plenty of men who were happy enough with a well-honed knife, even some who used a hatchet, but for him nothing would do but a straight razor. He didn't shrink from the feel of cold metal against his throat. In fact, he kind of liked it.
"I didn't think you were a vain man, Charles Stanton"-a voice came from behind him-"but if I didn't know any better, I might wonder if you weren't admiring yourself." Edwin Bryant came toward him with a tin cup of coffee in his hand. The smile faded quickly. "You're bleeding."
Stanton looked down at the razor. It was streaked with red. In the mirror he saw a line of crimson at his throat, a gaping three-inch slash where the tip of his blade had been. The razor was so sharp that he hadn't felt a thing. Stanton jerked the towel from his shoulder and pressed it to the wound. "My hand must have slipped," he said.
"Sit down," Bryant said. "Let me take a look at it. I have a little medical training, you know."
Stanton sidestepped Bryant's outstretched hand. "I'm fine. It's nothing. A mishap." That was this damnable journey, in a nutshell. One unexpected "mishap" after another.
Bryant shrugged. "If you say so. Wolves can smell blood from two miles away."
"What can I do for you?" Stanton asked. He knew that Bryant hadn't
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come down the wagon train just to talk, not when they were supposed to be yoking up. Around them, the regular morning chaos whirled. Teamsters herded the oxen, the ground rumbling beneath the animals' weight. Men dismantled their tents and loaded them into their wagons, or smothered out fires beneath sand. The air was filled with the sound of children shouting as they carried buckets of water for the day's drinking and washing.
Stanton and Bryant hadn't known each other long but had quickly developed a friendship. The party Stanton had been traveling with prior-a small wagon train out of Illinois, consisting mostly of the Donner and Reed families-had recently joined up with a much larger group led by a retired military man, William Russell, outside Independence, Missouri. Edwin Bryant had been one of the first members from the Russell party to introduce himself and seemed to gravitate to Stanton, perhaps because they were both single men in a wagon train full of families.
In appearance, Edwin Bryant was Stanton's opposite. Stanton was tall, strong without trying to be. He had been complimented on his good looks his entire life. It had all come from his mother, as far as he could tell. He had her thick, wavy dark brown hair and soulful eyes.
Thy looks are a gift from the devil, boy, so you might tempt others to sin. Another of his grandfather's pronouncements. Once he'd smashed Stanton's face with a belt buckle, maybe hoping to chase out the devil he saw there. It hadn't worked. Stanton had kept all his teeth, and his nose had healed. The scar on his forehead had faded. The devil, as far as he knew, had stayed.
Bryant was probably a decade older. Years as a newspape
Stanton and Bryant hadn't known each other long but had quickly developed a friendship. The party Stanton had been traveling with prior-a small wagon train out of Illinois, consisting mostly of the Donner and Reed families-had recently joined up with a much larger group led by a retired military man, William Russell, outside Independence, Missouri. Edwin Bryant had been one of the first members from the Russell party to introduce himself and seemed to gravitate to Stanton, perhaps because they were both single men in a wagon train full of families.
In appearance, Edwin Bryant was Stanton's opposite. Stanton was tall, strong without trying to be. He had been complimented on his good looks his entire life. It had all come from his mother, as far as he could tell. He had her thick, wavy dark brown hair and soulful eyes.
Thy looks are a gift from the devil, boy, so you might tempt others to sin. Another of his grandfather's pronouncements. Once he'd smashed Stanton's face with a belt buckle, maybe hoping to chase out the devil he saw there. It hadn't worked. Stanton had kept all his teeth, and his nose had healed. The scar on his forehead had faded. The devil, as far as he knew, had stayed.
Bryant was probably a decade older. Years as a newspape
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Autoren-Porträt von Alma Katsu
Alma Katsu is the author of The Hunger, The Taker, The Reckoning, and The Descent. She has been a signature reviewer for Publishers Weekly and a contributor to The Huffington Post. 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 and is currently a senior analyst for a think tank. She lives outside of Washington, D.C., with her husband.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Alma Katsu
- 2019, 416 Seiten, Masse: 13,9 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin US
- ISBN-10: 0735212538
- ISBN-13: 9780735212534
- Erscheinungsdatum: 06.01.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
An NPR Best Horror NovelA Suspense Magazine Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Western Heritage Award
Finalist for the Bram Stoker Award
Finalist for the Locus Award
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Supernatural suspense at its finest...It is strangely ethereal, yet gritty...But the best thing about The Hunger is that it will scare the pants off you....Enjoy the journey, one so entertaining that you almost don't mind feeling queasy at dinner. The New York Times Book Review
"Not only will Alma Katsu's acclaimed novel haunt you, it will give you empathy for the people forced to undergo such horrors." O, The Oprah Magazine
Katsu shows an acute understanding of human nature. [She] is at her best when she forces her readers to stare at the almost unimaginable meeting of ordinary people and extraordinary desperation, using her sharp, haunting language. USA Today
A reimagining of the ill-fated Donner Party but with an eerie supernatural twist.
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New York Post
The Donner Party will never not be fascinating, and Alma Katsu s The Hunger somehow makes the man-eating story all the more enticing. BookRiot
"Equal parts unputdownable and must-put-it-down-or-I-am-going-to-have-a-heart-attack...You travel into this book and there is no escape. Katsu is an exceptionally gifted writer and the dread-soaked pages are with me every day as both a writer and a scaredy cat. Caroline Kepnes for TODAY.com
Combines meticulous historical research and a keen understanding of human nature with a monstrous original metaphor to reimagine the ill-fated Donner-Reed party as a haunted endeavor, doomed from its first mile. Salon
"The Hunger is full of foreboding and humanity." Refinery29
The Hunger is being described as the Donner Party with a supernatural twist, and it sure delivers on the spooky premise. Bustle
[The Hunger] is as rich in history as it is disturbing. Vulture
"Katsu retells the haunting story of the Donner Party shining a light on the darkest parts of human nature while incorporating a chilling supernatural element." AARP
Much like Dan Simmons's The Terror, Alma Katsu's accomplished, engrossing novel weaves a cocoon of supernatural horror around historical tragedy....The atmosphere of doom becomes as thick as the snow that eventually halts the pioneers' progress. It's a beautifully intense read. The Financial Times (UK)
The Hunger by Alma Katsu takes the tragic tale of the Donner Party and infuses it with hints of witchcraft, vampirism, lycanthropy, cannibalism and zombiism in a tale that is fated to become the latest Donner Party-inspired horror movie. True West Magazine
"Katsu grips and tormets readers with an eerie, well-researched facsimile of 19th-century America, vivid imagery of the harsh pioneering life, and the gnawing suggestion that malevolence, and not merely bad luck, may have shaped the Donner Party's fate." Matador Network
"In the case of The Hunger, inspired by the travails of the Donner Party, Alma Katsu blends evocative images of the American West with unnerving scenes of the supernatural, making for a uniquely gripping read." InsideHook
Katsu injects the supernatural into this brilliant retelling of the ill-fated Donner Party....Fans of Dan Simmons s The Terror will find familiar and welcome chills. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
For fans of historical fiction and the supernatural, Katsu s goosebumpy and spooky plot makes for an original and surprising read. Library Journal (starred review)
A suspenseful and imaginative take on a famous tragedy. Booklist
An inventive reimagining...Westward migration, murder, sensation: the story of the Donner Party has all this....Katsu creates a riveting drama of power struggles and shifting alliances....The tensions [she] creates are thrilling. Kirkus Reviews
Grips readers from the opening paragraphs and doesn t let go. Full of richly drawn and fascinatingly flawed characters, this is a story that is respectful of the history it relates, but doesn t shy away from the sins, mistakes and bigotry of the past, to impressive effect. RT Book Reviews
The isolation is anxiety-inducing and the tension is perfect....Well-written and gripping with a strong conclusion, The Hunger is an inventive take on an already morbidly fascinating historical event. Recommended. Historical Novel Society
Escalating terror and excitement, leading to an ending that's beyond unsettling... Katsu does a remarkable job of transforming a true story into a hard-to-put-down work of fiction.... Unique, literary and entertaining. The Oklahoman
Take the already gruesome Donner Party story, add a wagonload of frightening supernatural elements, and you have the ingredients that animate this chilling novel .A compulsively addictive retooling of historical fact. Brandeis Magazine
An unsettling and slow-burning tale that combines history and the supernatural that sure to please anyone with interest in either. SF Reader
It's a testament to Katsu's skill as a writer that she creates characters so compelling that we can't help hoping they will escape the fate we knew was hurtling toward them the moment we opened the book. She ends the novel with an image of sacrifice and an image of reconciliation, each of them powerful and affecting. They give the book a melancholy resonance. It's a fine novel. Locus Magazine
Author Alma Katsu is one of the genre s new stars, and her reimagining of the Donner Party tragedy is one reason why. Mental Floss
Katsu dangles the grisliest elements of the story just out of reach. . . . For those who appreciate authenticity and great character work, it s a piece of historical horror that takes exactly the route it should. Esquire
Alma Katsu has taken one of the darkest and most chilling episodes in our history, and made the story even darker, even more terrifying. I swear I'm still shuddering. A fantastic read! R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series
Like The Revenant but with an insistent supernatural whisper. The setting and the story are utterly chilling. And the telling of it is so well done. Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes
The Hunger is a terrific historical novel with a thrilling, bloody twist. Alma Katsu s brilliant reimagining of the Donner party s fate is rich with character, laden with imminent doom, and propelled by chilling mystery. A novel that book clubs and dark fiction fans should devour with equal relish. Christopher Golden, author of Ararat and Snowblind
If you think the story of the Donner Party can t get more horrific, think again. In this gripping, atmospheric reimagining of that dark tale, Katsu has created a deeply unsettling and truly terrifying masterpiece. Jennifer McMahon, author of Burntown and The Winter People
An uneasy, nauseous, slow-burning tale that marries historical fiction with a hint of the supernatural. Great detailing; colorful characterization; some supremely ominous stuff, but always reined in at the final moment to rack up the tension even more. Loved it! Joanne Harris, author of Different Class and Chocolat
The Hunger is a bold and brilliant novel, heavy with foreboding and dread, and with a rich vein of humanity at its core. I challenge you to read it without experiencing your own hunger pangs. Tim Lebbon, author of Relics and The Silence
In an audacious twist, Alma Katsu has made something new and suspenseful from the legendary story of the Donner Party. The Hunger is filled with terror, pity, and grue. Keith Donohue, author of The Boy Who Drew Monsters and The Stolen Child
The Donner Party will never not be fascinating, and Alma Katsu s The Hunger somehow makes the man-eating story all the more enticing. BookRiot
"Equal parts unputdownable and must-put-it-down-or-I-am-going-to-have-a-heart-attack...You travel into this book and there is no escape. Katsu is an exceptionally gifted writer and the dread-soaked pages are with me every day as both a writer and a scaredy cat. Caroline Kepnes for TODAY.com
Combines meticulous historical research and a keen understanding of human nature with a monstrous original metaphor to reimagine the ill-fated Donner-Reed party as a haunted endeavor, doomed from its first mile. Salon
"The Hunger is full of foreboding and humanity." Refinery29
The Hunger is being described as the Donner Party with a supernatural twist, and it sure delivers on the spooky premise. Bustle
[The Hunger] is as rich in history as it is disturbing. Vulture
"Katsu retells the haunting story of the Donner Party shining a light on the darkest parts of human nature while incorporating a chilling supernatural element." AARP
Much like Dan Simmons's The Terror, Alma Katsu's accomplished, engrossing novel weaves a cocoon of supernatural horror around historical tragedy....The atmosphere of doom becomes as thick as the snow that eventually halts the pioneers' progress. It's a beautifully intense read. The Financial Times (UK)
The Hunger by Alma Katsu takes the tragic tale of the Donner Party and infuses it with hints of witchcraft, vampirism, lycanthropy, cannibalism and zombiism in a tale that is fated to become the latest Donner Party-inspired horror movie. True West Magazine
"Katsu grips and tormets readers with an eerie, well-researched facsimile of 19th-century America, vivid imagery of the harsh pioneering life, and the gnawing suggestion that malevolence, and not merely bad luck, may have shaped the Donner Party's fate." Matador Network
"In the case of The Hunger, inspired by the travails of the Donner Party, Alma Katsu blends evocative images of the American West with unnerving scenes of the supernatural, making for a uniquely gripping read." InsideHook
Katsu injects the supernatural into this brilliant retelling of the ill-fated Donner Party....Fans of Dan Simmons s The Terror will find familiar and welcome chills. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
For fans of historical fiction and the supernatural, Katsu s goosebumpy and spooky plot makes for an original and surprising read. Library Journal (starred review)
A suspenseful and imaginative take on a famous tragedy. Booklist
An inventive reimagining...Westward migration, murder, sensation: the story of the Donner Party has all this....Katsu creates a riveting drama of power struggles and shifting alliances....The tensions [she] creates are thrilling. Kirkus Reviews
Grips readers from the opening paragraphs and doesn t let go. Full of richly drawn and fascinatingly flawed characters, this is a story that is respectful of the history it relates, but doesn t shy away from the sins, mistakes and bigotry of the past, to impressive effect. RT Book Reviews
The isolation is anxiety-inducing and the tension is perfect....Well-written and gripping with a strong conclusion, The Hunger is an inventive take on an already morbidly fascinating historical event. Recommended. Historical Novel Society
Escalating terror and excitement, leading to an ending that's beyond unsettling... Katsu does a remarkable job of transforming a true story into a hard-to-put-down work of fiction.... Unique, literary and entertaining. The Oklahoman
Take the already gruesome Donner Party story, add a wagonload of frightening supernatural elements, and you have the ingredients that animate this chilling novel .A compulsively addictive retooling of historical fact. Brandeis Magazine
An unsettling and slow-burning tale that combines history and the supernatural that sure to please anyone with interest in either. SF Reader
It's a testament to Katsu's skill as a writer that she creates characters so compelling that we can't help hoping they will escape the fate we knew was hurtling toward them the moment we opened the book. She ends the novel with an image of sacrifice and an image of reconciliation, each of them powerful and affecting. They give the book a melancholy resonance. It's a fine novel. Locus Magazine
Author Alma Katsu is one of the genre s new stars, and her reimagining of the Donner Party tragedy is one reason why. Mental Floss
Katsu dangles the grisliest elements of the story just out of reach. . . . For those who appreciate authenticity and great character work, it s a piece of historical horror that takes exactly the route it should. Esquire
Alma Katsu has taken one of the darkest and most chilling episodes in our history, and made the story even darker, even more terrifying. I swear I'm still shuddering. A fantastic read! R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series
Like The Revenant but with an insistent supernatural whisper. The setting and the story are utterly chilling. And the telling of it is so well done. Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes
The Hunger is a terrific historical novel with a thrilling, bloody twist. Alma Katsu s brilliant reimagining of the Donner party s fate is rich with character, laden with imminent doom, and propelled by chilling mystery. A novel that book clubs and dark fiction fans should devour with equal relish. Christopher Golden, author of Ararat and Snowblind
If you think the story of the Donner Party can t get more horrific, think again. In this gripping, atmospheric reimagining of that dark tale, Katsu has created a deeply unsettling and truly terrifying masterpiece. Jennifer McMahon, author of Burntown and The Winter People
An uneasy, nauseous, slow-burning tale that marries historical fiction with a hint of the supernatural. Great detailing; colorful characterization; some supremely ominous stuff, but always reined in at the final moment to rack up the tension even more. Loved it! Joanne Harris, author of Different Class and Chocolat
The Hunger is a bold and brilliant novel, heavy with foreboding and dread, and with a rich vein of humanity at its core. I challenge you to read it without experiencing your own hunger pangs. Tim Lebbon, author of Relics and The Silence
In an audacious twist, Alma Katsu has made something new and suspenseful from the legendary story of the Donner Party. The Hunger is filled with terror, pity, and grue. Keith Donohue, author of The Boy Who Drew Monsters and The Stolen Child
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