The Fifty Year Sword
(Sprache: Englisch)
Late one evening at a party at an East Texas ranch house, five orphans gather to hear a story about a quest for a terrible weapon. Before them lies a long black box with five latches. As the owner of the box settles into a curious tale of revenge, the...
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Late one evening at a party at an East Texas ranch house, five orphans gather to hear a story about a quest for a terrible weapon. Before them lies a long black box with five latches. As the owner of the box settles into a curious tale of revenge, the children grow more and more captivated, even as we grow more and more afraid that a new crime may await them all, especially as clocks in Upshur County approach midnight.
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The nationally bestselling author of "House of Leaves" and "Only Revolutions"has crafted a powerfully chilling novella--a ghost story for grownup readers.Five orphans gather to hear a story about a quest for a terrible weapon.
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"The Social Worker had mentionedother
"youngens
"but that night
Chintana saw no sign of any more.
"Maybe the incresiating cold
"or the
peculiar threat of a storm
"or Belinda
Kite's birthday
"had turned parents
from wrestling with seat belts and car
seats-
"-from those oh so
"many lists
of baby sitters tacked conveniently by a
phone.
"Chintana rubbed the violet line
on her thumb as a woman with topaz
clamped on her ears burst past her
towards a small bathroom tucked
under the main stairs.
" 'Such a hateful whore,' the woman
sputstuttersobbed to Chintana,
"to no one
in particular,
"diving for the comforts of
lock and running water.
"Whereupon Chintana's thumb
abruptly began to sore a little
"and she
felt bleak,
"as if a thousand
"vengeances
upon vengeances were dicing her
suddenly
"into hail.
"Though the cause was none too
mysterous
"-the front door just stood
wide open.
"Though when it had
been flung so Chintana would never
remember.
"The porch lights were extinguished The Social Worker had mentioned
other
youngens
but that night
Chintana saw no sign of any more.
Maybe the incresiating cold
or the
peculiar threat of a storm
or Belinda
Kite s birthday
had turned parents
from wrestling with seat belts and car
seats
from those oh so
many lists
of baby sitters tacked conveniently by a
phone. Chintana rubbed the violet line
on her thumb as a woman with topaz
clamped on her ears burst past her
towards a small bathroom tucked
under the main stairs. Such a hateful whore, the woman
sputstuttersobbed to Chintana,
to no one
in particular,
diving for the comforts of
lock and running water. Whereupon
... mehr
Chintana s thumb
abruptly began to sore a little
and she
felt bleak,
as if a thousand
vengeances
upon vengeances were dicing her
suddenly
into hail.
Though the cause was none too
mysterous
the front door just stood
wide open.
Though when it had
been flung so Chintana would never
remember. The porch lights were extinguished
too, oddly,
&
abruptly began to sore a little
and she
felt bleak,
as if a thousand
vengeances
upon vengeances were dicing her
suddenly
into hail.
Though the cause was none too
mysterous
the front door just stood
wide open.
Though when it had
been flung so Chintana would never
remember. The porch lights were extinguished
too, oddly,
&
... weniger
Autoren-Porträt von Mark Z. Danielewski
Mark Z. Danielewski
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Mark Z. Danielewski
- 2012, 288 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Masse: 13,9 x 23,7 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0307907724
- ISBN-13: 9780307907721
- Erscheinungsdatum: 16.10.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
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