“I am not yet whole. Had I been, I could make this entire
yard of boys kill each other. Gleefully.”
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Soon enough winter will be here, and then will come spring and with it, John Hornor Jacob's new novel The Twelve-Fingered Boy, wherein you will meet, among others, Mr. Quincrux. You may look forward to the arrival of spring, but I think you will feel differently about the arrival of Mr. Quincrux. Both are inevitable.
(Meanwhile, here’s the cover and some reassuring words about what you’re about to face.)
“A fast-paced, ferocious nightmare of a story—gritty, magical, and surprisingly tender.”
-Brenna Yovanoff, New York Times Bestselling author
of The Replacement and The Space Between
“John Hornor Jacobs’ The Twelve Fingered Boy is a thrill ride. With candy. And polydactyl, reluctantly heroic kids who go up against all odds in a world of uncontrollable superpowers and unrelenting bad guys. Exciting, suspenseful, creepy, and fun—The Twelve Fingered Boy is a terrific, fast-paced read!”
– Andrew Smith, author of the MArbury Lens, Winger,
Ghost Medicine, and In the Path of Falling Objects"John Hornor Jacobs conjures dark magic with The Twelve-Fingered Boy. A powerful new voice whispering out of the dark. A brilliant first YA novel!"
-Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of
The King of Plagues, Patient Zero, and Rot and Ruin