From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill a chilling tale of modern-world dangers
dark academia and the unexpected consequences of revenge as six friends dabble in the occult
and are tragically horrifyingly successful… calling forth an evil entity that demands regular
human sacrifice. “A brilliantly Faustian fable with a heart as huge as a dragon’s and a
stinging twist in its tail. I devoured it.” —Ruth Ware New York Times bestselling author of
The Woman in Suite 11 Arthur Oakes is a reader a dreamer and a student at Rackham College
Maine renowned for its frosty winters exceptional library and beautiful buildings. But his
idyll—and burgeoning romance with Gwen Underfoot—is shattered when a local drug dealer and her
partner corner him into one of the worst crimes he can imagine: stealing rare books from the
college library. Trapped and desperate Arthur turns to his closest friends for comfort and
help. Together they dream up a wild fantastical scheme to free Arthur from the cruel trap in
which he finds himself. Wealthy irrepressible Colin Wren suggests using the unnerving Crane
journal (bound in the skin of its author) to summon a dragon to do their bidding. The
others—brave beautiful Alison Shiner the battling twins Donna and Donovan McBride and brainy
bold Gwen—don’t hesitate to join Colin in an effort to smash reality and bring a creature of
the impossible into our world. But there’s nothing simple about dealing with dragons and their
pact to save Arthur becomes a terrifying bargain in which the six must choose a new sacrifice
for King Sorrow every year—or become his next meal.
