Godfall

A$35 · Offered by Harry Hartog Rare Books

This glorious, genre-busting debut novel from a bestselling comic book writer begins with a mind-boggling science fiction scenario straight out of The Day the Earth Stood Still that thrillingly segues into a breathless hunt for a terrifying killer as a very ordinary community is turned upside down by something utterly extraordinary . . . SOMETHING ASTONISHING IS HEADING OUR WAY . . . 'Jensen unfolds his gripping cosmic mystery with huge bravura and real heart.' M. R. CAREY, author of the bestselling The Girl with All the Gifts 'A gripping blend of sci-fi mystery and small-town suspense . . . an unforgettable ride.' RON HOWARD, Academy Award-winning director 'I felt slapped awake by Godfall's brilliant conceit . . . thought-provoking, awe-inspiring, and visionary.' BENJAMIN PERCY, writer of Marvel's Wolverine 'Engrossing, genre bending . . . will have you staying up long past your bedtime.' KARIN SLAUGHTER A massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth and humanity is braced for annihilation - but the end doesn't come . . . Because it's not an asteroid . . . it's a three-mile-tall alien figure that comes to earth outside Little Springs, Nebraska. Dubbed 'the giant', its body apparently pierced by a blade, its arrival transforms this quiet red-state farm town into a top-secret government research site and major metropolitan area, flooded with soldiers, scientists, government agents, bureaucrats, spies, criminals, conspiracy theorists . . . and a killer. As the sheriff of Little Spring

• Binding: Hardcover

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