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OverviewFailed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family's old estate, the Savoyard Plantation, and the horrors that occurred there. An aunt Frank never knew bequeathed him a modest homestead, so he and Eudora take the opportunity to break ties with the past. But in a letter delivered after her death, his aunt warned Frank not to live in the house--a warning Frank ignores. At first the quaint, rural ways of their new neighbors seem to be everything they wanted. But there is an unspoken dread that the townsfolk have lived with for generations. A presence that demands sacrifice. It comes from the shadowy woods across the river, where the ruins of Savoyard still stand, where a longstanding debt of blood has never been forgotten--a debt that has been waiting patiently for Frank Nichols' homecoming. As tensions mount, listeners will find themselves on the edge of their seats anticipating the spine-tingling conclusion to this stunning novel. Buehlman is the most original voice in horror since Stephen King. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Buehlman , Mark BramhallPublisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks Edition: Library ed. Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.70cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9781455109845ISBN 10: 1455109843 Publication Date: 06 September 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn unsettling brew of growing menace spiked with flashes of genuine terror--do not miss this chilling debut. Christopher Buehlman is a writer to watch. I look forward to hearing from him again. And soon. -- F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular with lupine ferocity. An outstanding debut. -- Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Diabolical What a great book. Incredible sense of time and place, tightening tension, the dread of the unfathomable...Those across the River is one of the best first novels I've ever read. -- Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author What a treat. Terrible and beautiful. As much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz. A graceful, horrific read. -- Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author Wonderfully eerie from start to finish--a novel sure to enthrall readers of all stripes. -- Grant Blackwood, New York Times bestselling author A beautifully written story with a cast of Southern characters so real you can almost see the sweat roll down the page...What makes this such a remarkable debut are the finely drawn, believable characters. -- Boston Herald Fans of novels like Salem's Lot...will find this story impossible to put down. -- Suspense magazine Readers looking to have the pants scared right off of them won't find a better choice than this staggering debut novel. -- RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars, Top Pick!) The prose is sublimely crafted and eminently quotable. Sentences dripped off the page like the sweat off the brows of the characters during the hot summer months, entwined around your mind like exotic dancers. -- New York Journal of Books Unnerving depiction of small town creepiness and heathen savagery...Lusty, snappy writing. -- Booklist Fans of novels like Salem's Lot...will find this story impossible to put down. -- Suspense magazine Unnerving depiction of small town creepiness and heathen savagery...Lusty, snappy writing. -- Booklist Readers looking to have the pants scared right off of them won't find a better choice than this staggering debut novel. -- RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars, Top Pick!) The prose is sublimely crafted and eminently quotable. Sentences dripped off the page like the sweat off the brows of the characters during the hot summer months, entwined around your mind like exotic dancers. -- New York Journal of Books A beautifully written story with a cast of Southern characters so real you can almost see the sweat roll down the page...What makes this such a remarkable debut are the finely drawn, believable characters. -- Boston Herald Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular with lupine ferocity. An outstanding debut. -- Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Diabolical Wonderfully eerie from start to finish--a novel sure to enthrall readers of all stripes. -- Grant Blackwood, New York Times bestselling author An unsettling brew of growing menace spiked with flashes of genuine terror--do not miss this chilling debut. Christopher Buehlman is a writer to watch. I look forward to hearing from him again. And soon. -- F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author What a treat. Terrible and beautiful. As much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz. A graceful, horrific read. -- Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author What a great book. Incredible sense of time and place, tightening tension, the dread of the unfathomable...Those across the River is one of the best first novels I've ever read. -- Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author Author InformationChristopher Buehlman is a writer and performer from St. Petersburg, Florida. The winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for poetry, he is also the author of several plays, the historical fantasy novel Between Two Fires, and the acclaimed horror novel Those Across the River. Mark Bramhall has won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, more than thirty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has repeatedly been named by AudioFile magazine and Publishers Weekly among their Best Voices of the Year. He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |