The Hunger
The Hunger by Alma Katsu is a reprint edition published by Penguin on March 5, 2019, featuring 416 pages in English. This book presents a reimagining of the tragic events surrounding the Donner Party, intertwining historical elements with supernatural themes. As the wagon train faces dwindling supplies and internal strife, the narrative explores the psychological toll of isolation and desperation, leading to chaos and violence among the travelers.
Readers will find a tense and gripping story that delves into the darker aspects of human nature, as long-buried secrets surface and paranoia takes hold. The narrative raises questions about the unseen forces that may be influencing the group, suggesting that the true horror may lie not only in their external circumstances but also within themselves. The Hunger combines elements of fiction, thrillers, and the occult, offering a chilling perspective on one of America’s most haunting historical disasters.
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“Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark.” –Stephen King
A tense and gripping reimagining of one of America’s most haunting human disasters: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist.
Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the isolated travelers to the brink of madness. Though they dream of what awaits them in the West, long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and dissent among them escalates to the point of murder and chaos, unknowingly propelling them into one of the deadliest and most disastrous Western adventures in American history.
As members of the group begin to disappear, the survivors start to wonder if there really is something disturbing, and hungry, waiting for them in the mountains…and whether the evil that has unfolded around them may have in fact been growing within them all along. Effortlessly combining the supernatural and the historical, The Hunger is an eerie, thrilling look at the volatility of human nature, pushed to its breaking point.
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