A tale of revenge, of absolution, of mistrust and of terror.
Paul Cornell is a writer of science fiction and fantasy in prose, comics and television, one of only two people to be Hugo Award nominated for all three media. A New York Times #1 Bestselling author, he's written Doctor Who for the BBC, Wolverine for Marvel, and Batman & Robin for DC. He's won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, an Eagle Award for his comics, and shares in Writer's Guild Award for his TV work. His recent Tor.com novella Witches of Lychford has been nominated for the BSFA Award and the British Fantasy Award.
"Cornell brilliantly delineates not only the insular milieu of
rural England but the brutal materialism of Thatcher's Britain, in
a slow-building novel of retribution and cycles of abuse. Superb."
--The Guardian "This is what horror ought to be: primal, personal,
and powerful. Gloriously gutting. Chalk is like nothing I've ever
read before, or am ever likely to read again. Well, you can just
come over here and rock me to sleep tonight."--New York Times
bestselling author Seanan McGuire "Excellent, petrifying and awful
in all the right ways... Hand over mouth in parts. Strongly
recommended." --Kieron Gillen, author of The Wicked & The Divine
and Phonogram
"Raw and dark... powerful and inventive. Terrific." --Kurt Busiek,
Harvey and Eisner Award winning creator of Astro City "Holy Shit! I
love this fucking book! This book kept me up way too late reading
it, and then I couldn't sleep the rest of the night. OMG what a
book. Intense and horrific and gorgeous. Damn, dude. I mean...
damn."
-- Diana Rowland, author of the White Trash Zombie series. "Chalk
is a raw, blistering, horror-ride through the hell of adolescence
and the despair of abuse. It is honest and hard-hitting, often
uncomfortable to read, yet wonderfully crafted. Gritty realism rubs
up against dark folk horror, and the result is a unique literary
experience you won't forget in a hurry." -- Gary McMahon, author of
The Concrete Grove and The Grieving Stones "Chalk is a chilling,
compelling tale of youthful violence and ancient evil." --Lucy A.
Snyder, author of While the Black Stars Burn
"Harrowing, astonishing and beautiful. Read it instantly." --
Laurie Penny, author of Everything Belongs to the Future "A
pitch-perfect blend of familiar cruelties, pop culture and
otherworldly horror, Cornell's stand-alone novel has a power all
its own." --RT Top Pick, 4 1/2 Stars "Chalk bleeds atmosphere...
the type that gets under your skin... a creeping horror, the
ancient meshing with the modern, a sickening sense of dread
cresting like a dark wave that, sooner or later, must hit the
shore..." --Forbidden Planet International "Chalk is a hugely
evocative novel... one of the books of the year. Highly
recommended." --Ginger Nuts of Horror "Cornell weaves human and
supernatural horror together in powerful and disturbing ways."
--Publishers Weekly
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