Written with the narrative tension ofThe Roadand the exquisite terror of classic Stephen King,Bird Boxis a propulsive, edge-of-your-seat horror thriller, set in an apocalyptic near-future where an unimaginable, incomprehensible, and invisible foe lurks in the shadowsnow available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition

[A] chilling debut . . . Malerman . . keeps us tinglingly on edge with his cool, merciless storytelling [and] douses his tale in poetic gloom. . . . An unsettling thriller, this earns comparisons to HitchcocksThe Birds, as well as the finer efforts of Stephen King and cult sci-fi fantasist Jonathan Carroll.Kirkus Reviews(starred review)

Something is out there . . .

Something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from.

Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remain, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. Now, that the boy and girl are four, it is time to go. But the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboatblindfoldedwith nothing to rely on but her wits and the childrens trained ears. One wrong choice and they will die. And something is following them. But is it man, animal, or monster?

Engulfed in darkness, surrounded by sounds both familiar and frightening, Malorie embarks on a harrowing odysseya trip that takes her into an unseen world and back into the past, to the companions who once saved her. Under the guidance of the stalwart Tom, a motely group of strangers banded together against the unseen terror, creating order from the chaos. But when supplies ran low, they were forced to venture outsideand confront the ultimate question: in a world gone mad, who can really be trusted?

Interweaving past and present, Josh Malermans breathtaking debut novel is a horrific and gripping snapshot of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.