{"product_id":"bird-box-a-novel-isbn-9780062259660","title":"Bird Box: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“[A] chilling debut . . . Malerman . . keeps us tinglingly on edge with his cool, merciless storytelling. . . . This earns comparisons to Hitchcock’s \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the finer efforts of Stephen King and cult sci-fi fantasist Jonathan Carroll.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the narrative tension of \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e and the exquisite terror of classic Stephen King, \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, edge-of-your-seat psychological horror thriller, set in an apocalyptic near-future where an unimaginable, incomprehensible, and invisible foe lurks in the shadows—now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething is out there. Something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remain, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. But the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat—blindfolded—with nothing to rely on but her wits and the children’s trained ears. One wrong choice and they will die. And something is following them. But is it man, animal, or monster?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngulfed in darkness, surrounded by sounds both familiar and frightening, Malorie embarks on a harrowing odyssey of survival—a trip that takes her into an unseen world and back into the past, to the companions who once saved her. Malerman’s breathtaking debut novel is a horrific and gripping snapshot of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eSomething is out there . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remain, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, Malorie has long dreamed of fleeing to a place where her family might be safe. But the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat—blindfolded. One wrong choice and they will die. And something is following them. But is it man, animal, or monster? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngulfed in darkness, surrounded by sounds both familiar and frightening, Malorie embarks on a harrowing odyssey—a trip that takes her into an unseen world and back into the past, to the companions who once saved her. Interweaving past and present, Josh Malerman's breathtaking debut is a horrific and gripping snapshot of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A book that demands to be read in a single sitting, and through the cracks between one’s fingers. There has never been a horror story quite like this. Josh Malerman truly delivers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh Howey, New York Times bestselling author of Wool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This completely compelling novel contains a thousand subtle touches but no mere flourishes-it is so well, so efficiently, so directly written I read it with real admiration. Josh Malerman does the job like a fast-talking, wised-up angel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The author uses understatement and allusion to create a lean, spellbinding thriller that Stephen King fans will relish.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] chilling debut . . . Malerman. . . keeps us tinglingly on edge with his cool, merciless storytelling [and] douses his tale in poetic gloom….An unsettling thriller, this earns comparisons to Hitchcock’s \u003cem\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the finer efforts of Stephen King and cult sci-fi fantasist Jonathan Carroll.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hitchcockian. . . a notably strong study of modern psychological terror.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888716345573,"sku":"NP9780062259660","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062259660.jpg?v=1730229687","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/bird-box-a-novel-isbn-9780062259660","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}