King Sorrow by Joe Hill

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Hill comes King Sorrow, an epic and sprawling novel presented here in a first edition hardcover. This book has garnered significant critical acclaim, being named a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick and praised by figures like Alan Moore and The Guardian for its ambition and scope.

The story centers on Arthur Oakes, a student at Rackham College, Maine, whose life is upended when he is coerced into stealing rare books. Desperate, Arthur and his friends—Gwen Underfoot, Colin Wren, Allison Shiner, and the twins Donna and Donovan McBride—attempt a fantastical scheme: summoning the dragon King Sorrow to eliminate their tormentors. This act unleashes a deadly, decades-long bargain requiring an annual sacrifice, shaping and endangering their lives over forty years.

• Epic, multi-layered narrative spanning four decades.
• Features a Faustian bargain involving a summoned dragon, King Sorrow.
• Acclaimed by critics as a tour de force and a genre-defying journey.
• New store stock of the hardcover edition.

• Author: Joe Hill
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Language: English
• Print Length: 896 pages
• Publication Date: October 21, 2025
• ISBN-10: 1035434296
• ISBN-13: 978-1035434299
• Dimensions: 158 x 70 x 238 mm
• Weight: 1.21 kg (1214g)

Dive into this commanding and captivating read from Joe Hill, an ambitious work that explores the consequences of impossible choices.