The Blade Between A Novel
The Blade Between A Novel by Sam J. Miller, published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2020, is a 371-page work that explores the unsettling dynamics of a changing city in upstate New York. The narrative follows Ronan Szepessy, a gay photographer who reluctantly returns to his hometown of Hudson to care for his ailing father. As he reconnects with old friends, he grapples with the impact of gentrification and corporate interests on their community, leading to a plan that inadvertently unleashes mysterious and supernatural forces.
Readers will find a blend of horror, political themes, and elements of the occult as Ronan and his friends confront the challenges posed by both external threats and internal struggles. The story delves into the rich history of Hudson while highlighting the tensions that arise from societal changes. As Ronan navigates his past and the complexities of friendship, he must confront not only the gentrifiers but also the spirits that haunt the town, ultimately seeking redemption and a way to protect the community he once wished to escape.
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From Nebula Award winner Sam J. Miller comes a frightening and uncanny ghost story about a rapidly changing city in upstate New York and the mysterious forces that threaten it.
Ronan Szepessy promised himself he’d never return to Hudson. The sleepy upstate town was no place for a restless gay photographer. But his father is ill and New York City’s distractions have become too much for him. He hopes that a quick visit will help him recharge.
Ronan reconnects with two friends from high school: Dom, his first love, and Dom’s wife, Attalah. The three former misfits mourn what their town has become–overrun by gentrifiers and corporate interests. With friends and neighbors getting evicted en masse and a mayoral election coming up, Ronan and Attalah craft a plan to rattle the newcomers and expose their true motives. But in doing so, they unleash something far more mysterious and uncontainable.
Hudson has a rich, proud history and, it turns out, the real-state developers aren’t the only forces threatening its well-being: the spirits undergirding this once-thriving industrial town are enraged. Ronan’s hijinks have overlapped with a bubbling up of hate and violence among friends and neighbors, and everything is spiraling out of control. Ronan must summon the very best of himself to shed his own demons and save the city he once loathed.
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