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NOS4A2: A Novel Hardcover – Deckle Edge, April 30, 2013
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NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.
Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country.
Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls “Christmasland.”
Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble—and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx’s unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He’s on the road again and he’s picked up a new passenger: Vic’s own son.
Exclusive to the print editions of NOS4A2 are more than 15 illustrations by award-winning Locke & Key artist Gabriel Rodríguez.
- Print length704 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWilliam Morrow
- Publication dateApril 30, 2013
- Dimensions6 x 1.66 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100062200577
- ISBN-13978-0062200570
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“Hill’s imagination is...far-ranging.... NOS4A2 is full of chills and cliffhangers.” — New York Times
“Fascinating and utterly engaging, this novel is sure to leave readers wanting more. One thing is for certain, however. After reading this book, readers will never hear Christmas carols in quite the same way again.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Hill is omnivorous in his appetite for story and character, and here he has created his best.” — Booklist (starred review)
“Quite simply the best horror writer of our generation, Joe Hill’s masterful storytelling is on full display in NOS4A2. It is by turns terrifying and hilarious, horrifying and full of heart, and relentlessly compelling.” — Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of The Prophet on NOS4A2
“[A] new take on the fantasy-horror genre...Highly recommended.” — The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)
“[A] lovely, earnest collection of short fiction.” — Village Voice
“[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute.” — New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice)
“[A]stounding . . . .Though most of the stories have elements of horror, the overall mood of the collection is one of heartbreaking wonderment . . . Highly recommended .” — Library Journal (starred review)
“NOS4A2 is a brilliant exploration of classic and modern monsters and dark fantasties, all cut up, restitched and retooled...With this novel, riveting from beginning to end, Joe Hill has become a master of his craft.” — Publishers Weekly on NOS4A2
“Fascinating and utterly engaging, this novel is sure to leave readers wanting more. One thing is certain, however. After reading this book, readers will never hear Christmas carols in quite the same way again.” — Library Journal (starred review) on NOS4A2
“Hill is so skillful that we don’t know till the very end whether he’ll get away with it. . . Hill’s story is quite original and, for horror fans of a certain ironic bent, it’s an unqualified delight.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on NOS4A2
“NOS4A2 will pull you in from the first pages, and draw you away from your other responsibilities.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Read it with the lights on and your children locked in a closet.” — BookRiot.com on NOS4A2
“[Hill’s] sentences crackle with wit and understated craftsmanship – the kind so skillful it is only visible if you’re paying attention.” — The Globe and Mail on NOS4A2
“Joe Hills NOS4A2 is one of the creepiest books I’ve read in a long time--and I mean that in a good way.” — Tampa Bay Times on NOS4A2
“Hill’s well-stocked bag of narrative tricks keeps the pages moving at a steady clip, and his characters are sufficiently melodramatic to make the book’s scale feel both intimate and operatic. In fact, if you’re an impressionable reader, stick to reading ‘NOS4A2’ during the day. ” — Richmond Times-Dispatch on NOS4A2
“Words of warning for those who pick up this hefty, 704-page saga: You’ll never listen to Christmas carols the same way. Or sleep with the lights off.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram on NOS4A2
“Like any good novel, no matter the genre, NOS4A2 zips down the streets of its mesmerizing story line not just in the Wraith but also, and more importantly, on the backs of high-octane characters...Hill imbues the pitter-patter of little feet with a terror you won’t soon forget.” — USA Today, 4 stars
“NOS4A2 is a masterwork of horror.” — Lev Grossman, Time magazine
“NOS4A2 and its story of a heroic biker chic going up against an old vampire should grab you by the lapels and give y ou a few good shakes before setting its hooks in--and deep....Hill...puts together a riveting tale.” — St Louis Today on NOS4A2
“Joe Hill can terrify. he can humor. He can sadden. He can shock. His characters are deep and vibrant, his plots mesmerizing, his prose genuine. Simply put, he’s a damn good writer.” — Writer's Digest on NOS4A2
“NOS4A2 is [Hill’s] longest and most ambitious work yet. . . utterly absorbing.” — Seattle Times
From the Back Cover
Joe Hill, the acclaimed, award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Heart-Shaped Box and Horns, plunges you into the dark side of imagination with a thrilling novel of supernatural suspense that will have you flinching at shadows and checking the rearview mirror again and again. . . .
NOS4A2
Don't slow down
Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be. Vic doesn't tell anyone about her unusual ability, because she knows no one will believe her. She has trouble understanding it herself.
Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He likes to take children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the vanity plate NOS4A2. In the Wraith, he and his innocent guests can slip out of the everyday world and onto hidden roads that lead to an astonishing playground of amusements he calls Christmasland. Mile by mile, the journey across the highway of Charlie's twisted imagination transforms his precious passengers, leaving them as terrifying and unstoppable as their benefactor.
And then comes the day when Vic goes looking for trouble . . . and finds her way, inevitably, to Charlie.
That was a lifetime ago. Now, the only kid ever to escape Charlie's unmitigated evil is all grown up and desperate to forget.
But Charlie Manx hasn't stopped thinking about the exceptional Victoria McQueen. On the road again, he won't slow down until he's taken his revenge. He's after something very special—something Vic can never replace.
As a life-and-death battle of wills builds—her magic pitted against his—Vic McQueen prepares to destroy Charlie once and for all . . . or die trying. . . .
Joe Hill's acclaimed works of fiction, Horns, Heart-Shaped Box, and 20th Century Ghosts, have already earned him international acclaim. With NOS4A2, this outstanding novelist—"one of America's finest horror writers" (Time magazine); "a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction" (Washington Post)—crafts his finest work yet. Disturbing, mesmerizing, and full of twisting thrills, Hill's phantasmagoric, devilishly playful masterpiece is a terrifying high-octane ride.
About the Author
Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box; Strange Weather, a collection of novellas; and the acclaimed story collections Full Throttle and 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award–winning writer of a seven-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV, including NOS4A2 (AMC), Locke & Key (Netflix), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), and The Black Phone (Blumhouse).
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- Publisher : William Morrow; First Edition (April 30, 2013)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 704 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0062200577
- ISBN-13 : 978-0062200570
- Item Weight : 1.96 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.66 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #915,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box, The Fireman, and Full Throttle. He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with artist Gabriel Rodriguez. Much of his work has been adapted for movies and television. His second novel, Horns, was translated to film in 2014 and starred Daniel Radcliffe. His third novel, NOS4A2, is now a hit series on AMC, starring Zachary Quinto. The first season of Locke & Key was released on Netflix in early 2020 and became an overnight smash. His story, "In The Tall Grass," co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature for Netflix, and became a mind-bending cult horror sensation. Most recently, Hill has returned to graphic novels -- his latest comics include Basketful of Heads and Plunge for D.C., and Dying is Easy for IDW.
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Joe Hill might have come up with a different word for "slipstream", but having it used less than 10 times in a work of this length is not so bad. When he ended one chapter talking about how bad the conditions on the road were, he did not really have to start the very next chapter reiterating the same thing. There, that's basically all I could find not to like in this huge work.
Some complain that he could have told the story in a more concise rendering. Perhaps they are correct. All I can say is that Joe Hill is a true artist with the language and there is not one paragraph in the entire book that was not masterfully written. I particularly like the way he would incorporate things into the novel that reflected not only the evil possible in the "vampire" kids", but the evil that is possible in all humans. I imagine some of this is the result of his editors, whom he so graciously praises. I really liked how the bats in the bridge came to mean more than bats in the bridge. It just added so much more to the meaning of the story and took away any chance that the ending would seem rambling and not very meaningful.
I read Joe Hill for the same reason I read the Silo series by Hugh Howey. Both are masters of the language and just a pleasure to read. I love reading authors who use the language with the same degree of artistry that was used, and taken more for granted, in much earlier works like The Forsyte Saga.
Joe Hill is that kind of an author. He has raised the bar very high. I am a picky reader. NOS4A2 was a pleasure to read insofar as the characters, the plot, the pacing (I know others might disagree on this one), the outcome and the feeling that I came away from the book knowing a little more about something than before I started it.
I will say that I read the immersive version on my Kindle Fire HD. The reading was excellent, as Joe Hill himself acknowledges. The only problems I had were the not-so-unusual ones of a few words being added or deleted in places. The was one place, towards the end of the book, that the next chapter would start, but the page would never turn and had to be turned manually. This was a little worse than it had to be, because in the immersive reading, they would not turn the page until AFTER the title of the next chapter had been read and so the reader kept thinking it was going to turn, as it had before, but would not do so without help this time.
But that has nothing to do with the wonderful artistry of Joe Hill. I used to be sort of a book snob and did not read much along these lines, as I had fallen in love with great writing when I was fortunate enough to take several courses, such as Early Novels of the 20th Century, and others, at large universities. I got use to good writing and it was irritating to settle for less. Stephen King convinced me that good writing was available in some of his works, like The Dome. Hugh Howey, in every sentence of every book in his Silo series and now Joe Hill with NOS4A2.
Joe Hill set the bar ever so high with this book and I look forward to enjoying future works of his. I cannot say a book was overlong when every paragraph was so artfully written and a pleasure to read. Joe Hill has mentioned that he was in the shadow of his father and that maybe that was not such a bad place to be. I think Stephen King, himself, would say that Joe Hill does not need to feel like he is in the shadow of anyone. I was unaware that Stephen King was his son, until after a friend talked me into giving this book a try. Mr. Hill was lucky enough to grow up in a home with two writers. I started this book feeling like he was out to prove that he had read his father's book on writing, I did not have to get very far into it, before I realized that Mr. Hill was a talent that did not need any excuse; he is a major talent that stands on his own accomplishments. Having had a major stroke and having to relearn English, it is a joy to read works that are so well written. I feel like my experience and the desire it took to rehab after such an event puts me in a position to really appreciate such outstanding talent. Knowing what Stephen King has been through in his own life, I can imagine he feels much the same way.
Just an outstandingly good job in the use of language, pacing, characterizations. This is from a VERY PICKY reader! Congrats to all who played any part on bringing this book to market!
Beginning of the book was great, super scary and suspenseful. The middle dragged for a bit, and I actually ended up putting it aside and reading something else before coming back to it, but upon coming back for a second try it did pick up and had a rousing finish.
Characters were very good—the bad guy was appropriately creepy (and hey, who doesn't want to hate a guy that kidnaps children?). Lou, the father of Vic's child, is an unlikely hero. He is obese and sweaty and hairy, but strong and gentle and loves Vic and their son Wayne. Vic, the main character, is also flawed. She is purposeful and willing to do whatever it takes to rescue her son, even risking her life—but she is a substance abuser and may have mental problems. Although, her mental issues are what let her have even a chance against Charlie Manx, the seemingly immortal man who takes children back to his place, Christmasland. Christmasland exists in another dimension, and Charlie has the ability to cross to it. Vic is one of the few other people who can cross—and she can only do it on a bike and over an old covered bridge that appears when necessary.
I loved the part about the bridge being able to be seen by others, but only being “there” for Vic to cross.
I would recommend this book to all Stephen King readers, it is so similar to his stuff. This is the second book I've read now by Joe Hill, I have to say that I enjoyed Horns more than this one, but still recommend this author.
Vic McQueen “The Brat” pedals her bike as fast as she can and opens up a wormhole which consists of static, bats and a Bridge called “The Shorter Way Bridge”. This imaginary bridge leads her to find things she’s misplaced, like a beloved picture of her fathers or her mothers missing bracelet. This bridge can bring her any distance in the matter if a few minutes. One journey even lead her as far as a library in Iowa where she met Maggie who had a special power just like hers.
As an adult she comes to realize that all of this was an empowerment fantasy she used to make herself a hero in a story of delusion where she was kidnapped by Charlie Manx in his Rolls Royce Wraith with no recollection of how it happened other than waking up and escaping. Charlie Manx was a notorious serial killer who kidnapped children and parents who were never seen again. Vic was the only one who ever got away.
Adulthood proves to be as miserable as her childhood where her mother was distant and unloving and her father was a woman beater. Adulthood was filled with alcohol, rehab, and neglecting the love from her son Wayne and partner Lou. As a child and an adult she felt like a self destructive powerhouse of a mess and undeserving of anything perceived as love from anyone.
One day however, a woman named Maggie appeared on her doorstep to warn and seek help from Vic. She remembered Maggie from her trip to Iowa on the Shorter Way Bridge. But she feels insane because she had accepted it was all made up. But there she was in the flesh in front of Vic.
Maggie came to warn Vic that Charlie Manx had died but his Wraith was back and kids were disappearing again. Since Vic was the only person to ever escape from Manx’s grasp. She thought Vic was the only one who could stop him. Vic, very upset told Maggie to leave and convinced herself she must have met her somewhere else in life, because the Shorter Way Bridge was not real.
Vic must fight with herself to fully accept that something bad had happened to her and this was all a fantasy, or prove that the bridge was real and conquer her demons that have been following her her entire life. All she ever wanted was love, but will love be enough to save herself and her family is the ultimate battle she must defeat in her head in the end to finally stop the control Charlie Manx has over her and her life.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023
Vic McQueen “The Brat” pedals her bike as fast as she can and opens up a wormhole which consists of static, bats and a Bridge called “The Shorter Way Bridge”. This imaginary bridge leads her to find things she’s misplaced, like a beloved picture of her fathers or her mothers missing bracelet. This bridge can bring her any distance in the matter if a few minutes. One journey even lead her as far as a library in Iowa where she met Maggie who had a special power just like hers.
As an adult she comes to realize that all of this was an empowerment fantasy she used to make herself a hero in a story of delusion where she was kidnapped by Charlie Manx in his Rolls Royce Wraith with no recollection of how it happened other than waking up and escaping. Charlie Manx was a notorious serial killer who kidnapped children and parents who were never seen again. Vic was the only one who ever got away.
Adulthood proves to be as miserable as her childhood where her mother was distant and unloving and her father was a woman beater. Adulthood was filled with alcohol, rehab, and neglecting the love from her son Wayne and partner Lou. As a child and an adult she felt like a self destructive powerhouse of a mess and undeserving of anything perceived as love from anyone.
One day however, a woman named Maggie appeared on her doorstep to warn and seek help from Vic. She remembered Maggie from her trip to Iowa on the Shorter Way Bridge. But she feels insane because she had accepted it was all made up. But there she was in the flesh in front of Vic.
Maggie came to warn Vic that Charlie Manx had died but his Wraith was back and kids were disappearing again. Since Vic was the only person to ever escape from Manx’s grasp. She thought Vic was the only one who could stop him. Vic, very upset told Maggie to leave and convinced herself she must have met her somewhere else in life, because the Shorter Way Bridge was not real.
Vic must fight with herself to fully accept that something bad had happened to her and this was all a fantasy, or prove that the bridge was real and conquer her demons that have been following her her entire life. All she ever wanted was love, but will love be enough to save herself and her family is the ultimate battle she must defeat in her head in the end to finally stop the control Charlie Manx has over her and her life.
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But my copy has some aesthetic defects, other than the defects provided on the picture attach to this review, there some ink or dirt on the first pages, nothing too bad that affects reading.
PSA The christmas front cover with the gingerbread man is a limited edition, the limited edition shares the same ISBN and is the default picture for marketing. So don't expect the christmas cover.
Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2023
But my copy has some aesthetic defects, other than the defects provided on the picture attach to this review, there some ink or dirt on the first pages, nothing too bad that affects reading.
PSA The christmas front cover with the gingerbread man is a limited edition, the limited edition shares the same ISBN and is the default picture for marketing. So don't expect the christmas cover.
In this story we see Victoria McQueen has a ability to find lost things by using her cover bridge. And this ability is actually become her curse of life. At teenage when she was distributed for her mom and dad's separation she rode her bike for trouble and her cover bridge take her to Charlie Manx's slaidge house. Manx has his own ability. He drove a classic wraith and abduct children to a place called Christmasland, where those kids become different (say evil). Like a vampire Manx suck them and gain his lifeline. Victoria McQueen not only escaped but able to comprehend him to law.
Now after 12 years when vic has a son, Charlie Manx has returns to take her son and avenge her. How will she save her son and bring her back from Christmasland?
All character development is just fantastic. Victoria McQueen is one bad ass women who struggling her life from very childhood but she is unbreakable. Lou is a sweetheart who always stood by her at any cost. The character of Maggie touch me the most. Bing the gas mask man, the most creepy psychopath ever read. And last but not the least Charlie Manx the main villain is the notorious and evil man who can gives you a nightmare. A big thumbs up to this book which have fantasy, tragedy, love and horror altogether.







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