Andrew Pyper is the internationally bestselling author of ten previous novels, including The Demonologist, which won the International Thriller Writers award for Best Hardcover Novel, and The Killing Circle, which was selected a New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year. He lives in Toronto. Visit AndrewPyper.com and follow him on Twitter @AndrewPyper.
PRAISE FOR THE ONLY CHILD "Gothic fans, rejoice! . . . An addictive
cycle of cliffhanger chapter endings, quick resolutions, and taut,
punchy sentences."
-- THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"International horror royalty (often compared to the crowned ruler,
Stephen King)."
-- METRO CANADA
"[A] brilliant thriller . . . readers will be invested in the
thoughtfully constructed characters. Fans of Josh Malerman's Bird
Box will be pleased."
-- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review
"[A] weird, wonderful, audacious new novel . . . descends, at first
slowly and then with almost dizzying speed, into an abyss of
shattered memories, disquieting dreams, and an evil that borders on
the surreal. . . . Brilliantly constructed and absolutely
mesmerizing, this could very well be the best book yet by the
author."
-- BOOKLIST, starred review
"A bizarre and innovative take on the cabin-in-the-woods suspense
story. . . . [with] a series of inventive plot twists that Pyper
mounts for the readers' delight, pulling them off with his usual
sharp and highly visual prose style."
-- TORONTO STAR
"A skilful blend of horror, science fiction and family drama. . . .
Pyper is a masterful plotter . . . a clean, clear and subtly
affecting writer who is underappreciated as a stylist, who lulls
readers and then grabs them by their throats. The Homecoming is an
excellent novel . . . and might be Pyper's best book."
-- WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
"A thriller of ominous betrayal that dips into paranoia and the
paranormal . . . Pyper's petrifying imagination comes through in
the details. The Homecoming creates a battle between the reader's
faith in what they know about their own histories and the leery
possibility of treachery emerging out of nowhere . . . By the time
the characters surrender to psychological terror, the reader has
relinquished whatever idea of security they had before beginning
the book."
-- THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"Every bit as chilling and creepy as you'd expect."
-- CHATELAINE
"Pyper has honed his craft as finely as Michael has honed his
murderous impulses. This makes for a propulsive read, and will help
this book make a smooth transition when it inevitably makes the
leap to the big screen."
-- QUILL & QUIRE
"Pyper upends genre conventions once again . . . a high-concept
dark fantasy novel . . . Lily's journey with a monster who inspired
the very literary tradition Pyper so skillfully exploits provides .
. . a satisfying confrontation with darkness, both personal and
mythological, that readers expect from the best horror."
-- TORONTO STAR
"Pyper's writing is gripping, and readers will undoubtedly make
comparisons to Stephen King."
-- LIBRARY JOURNAL
A Paradies Lagardere March 2019 pick.
"The Homecoming begins as a story about a family thrown together in
the strangest of circumstances. From there, Pyper uses deft
plotting to bring readers through twisty turns and dark woods to an
ending that's both surprising and exactly right. Pyper is a gifted
storyteller with a penchant for the super creepy, and with The
Homecoming he's at his very best."
-- AMY STUART, bestselling author of Still Water and Still Mine
"A seductive gothic thriller for the modern age. Crafted with dark
intrigue and cinematic drive, this mesmerizing journey into the
heart of a monster is, at once, compelling, eerie and brilliantly
satisfying."
-- AMI MCKAY, author of The Witches of New York
"Andrew Pyper has concocted a darkly entrancing tale that sweeps
you off your feet from its first pages. Filled with deliriously
clever nods to the grand Gothic tradition, The Only Child is also
fiercely original, wildly provocative and utterly satisfying,
beginning to end."
-- MEGAN ABBOTT, bestselling author of The Fever and You Will Know
Me
"Andrew Pyper's The Only Child cleverly re-imagines the 19th
century gothic classics while spinning a thrilling, touching, and
distinctly 21st century monster story."
-- PAUL TREMBLAY, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance
at Devil's Rock
"As much a psychological inquiry as it is an adrenaline-fueled
thriller, layered with menace, mystery, and startling revelations
that span centuries. A book that begs to be read in one sitting,
with the doors locked, the lights low, and a sharp knife and a jug
of holy water within reach, just in case."
-- BENJAMIN PERCY, author of The Dead Lands, Thrill Me, Red Moon
and The Wilding
"Part macabre family drama, part chilling dystopian nightmare, The
Homecoming is the kind of story that could only spring from the
darkest imagination. Pyper is a master of the artful thriller, and
Belfountain, the mysterious mansion at the centre of this
terrifying novel, might be one of the most eerily realized
hellscapes ever. The last page is a jaw-dropper."
-- LISA GABRIELE, bestselling author of The Winters
"Pyper has the unique ability to write beautiful, relaxing
sentences which, two hours later, have me sleeping with all the
lights on and jumping every time the dog barks. The Homecoming is
both heartwarming yet utterly terrifying. There's no doubt that
Pyper is a genuine craftsman of our time."
-- ROZ NAY, bestselling author of Our Little Secret
"Pyper writes beautiful, scary books that would keep Robert Louis
Stevenson up at night."
-- ROBERT ROTENBERG, author of Stray Bullets and Old City Hall
"So you're reading The Only Child, Pyper's newest book, and
suddenly--kaboom!--the story is shot like a cannon blast across a
very dark sky. Exactly the sort of light we pine for."
-- JOSH MALERMAN, author of Bird Box and Black Mad Wheel
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