Thornhill by Steven Savile (.ePUB)
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Thornhill by Steven Savile
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Overview: They whispered tales of Hamerwych – of witches, devils, and children lured away. This summer, the whispers become screams. Ancient forces are awakening, demanding a tithe paid in blood and innocence. The forest is coming.
The Woods Remember What the Town Forgot.
Remember the endless summer days of childhood? The Chopper bikes, the playground games, the pop songs on the radio? Welcome to Thornhill, 1976. For Jessie, Lee, Scott, Nathan, Mel, Vernon and their friends, it starts like any other summer holiday. But something is wrong.
Beneath the endless sunshine and idyllic facade of the Thornhill council estate, something ancient and hungry stirs in the shadows of Hamerwych woods. It begins subtly – itchy eyes and runny noses dismissed as hay fever, a strange rash from playing near the new building site. But soon, the unsettling becomes the terrifying. Ladybirds turn to crawling maggots, pets act strangely, and children begin to vanish.
Nathan Lang is missing. His brother Scott lies in hospital, haunted by impossible visions after a freak accident. Their father is dead under bizarre circumstances. As the adults grasp at rational explanations, the friends realise they are caught in something far older and darker. They hear whispers on the wind, encounter strange figures promising wonders, and witness transformations that defy sanity.
Thornhill is a town built on secrets, bordering a forest far older than memory. Hamerwych isn’t just woods; it’s a place of forgotten pacts, ancient beings, and a hunger that demands overdue payment for promises made and broken.
Hamerwych remembers the terrible price paid centuries ago to forge the Ironbound Circle– a barrier now rusted and failing. The forest hungers for its tithe, and this time, it won’t be denied. As the town descends into fear and paranoia, neighbours turn against neighbours, ready to make unthinkable choices to protect their own
As the adults grapple with tragedy and suspicion, turning on each other in their fear, the remaining children discover the truth. They are changing, awakening to powers they don’t understand, becoming keepers of old magic and warriors against rising darkness.
From the unsettling appearance of the mysterious Handyside and the cunning trickster Reynard, to the industrial horror of the Paper Prince born from murdered memories, and the terrifying ride of the Wild Hunt itself, Thornhill descends into a nightmare where childhood games become ancient rituals and the price of survival might be transformation itself.
From the master of creeping dread, Steven Savile (Glass Town) comes a harrowing journey into the heart of folk horror. When ancient magic awakens can a handful of children claim their own hidden powers, and save Thornhill from being devoured whole? Or will they become the next sacrifice to the endless hunger of Hamerwych?
Step into Thornhill… if you dare.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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