The Wicker King
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum is a psychological young adult thriller published by Square Fish on October 30, 2018. This reprint edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows two friends, August and Jack, as they navigate the complexities of their intense friendship amidst Jack’s descent into madness, marked by vivid hallucinations that blur the lines between reality and fantasy.
Readers will find a story that delves into themes of mental illness and the challenges of friendship, as August attempts to support Jack while grappling with his own struggles. The book employs a unique style, featuring vivid micro-fiction and multimedia elements that enhance the storytelling experience. As the characters confront their realities and the dark prophecies that emerge, they must ultimately make choices that define their truths.
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The Wicker King is a psychological young adult thriller that follows two friends struggling as one spirals into madness.
Jack once saved August’s life . . . now can August save him?
August is a misfit with a pyro streak and Jack is a golden boy on the varsity rugby team—but their intense friendship goes way back. Jack begins to see increasingly vivid hallucinations that take the form of an elaborate fantasy kingdom creeping into the edges of the real world. With their parents’ unreliable behavior, August decides to help Jack the way he always has—on his own. He accepts the visions as reality, even when Jack leads them on a quest to fulfill a dark prophecy.
August and Jack alienate everyone around them as they struggle with their sanity, free falling into the surreal fantasy world that feels made for them. In the end, each one must choose his own truth.
Written in vivid micro-fiction with a stream-of-consciousness feel and multimedia elements, K. Ancrum’s The Wicker King touches on themes of mental health and explores a codependent relationship fraught with tension, madness and love.
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