The salt king a novel
An apocalyptic novel about belief, religion, and the power of myth that blends the gripping, end-of-the-world storytelling of The Passage with the biting wit and epic queer romance that makes Natasha Pulley's books "delightful" (The Washington Post).
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury,
2026.
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| Summary: | An apocalyptic novel about belief, religion, and the power of myth that blends the gripping, end-of-the-world storytelling of The Passage with the biting wit and epic queer romance that makes Natasha Pulley's books "delightful" (The Washington Post). Jesuit priest Avelyn Brocken was born into a mining family in Hreodwater, a small, isolated salt town in England. At 16, after a mining disaster killed his family, he fled. When a fellow priest is miraculously healed only to then be turned to salt after a visit to Hreodwater, Avelyn is sent to investigate. When he arrives, the town's doctor, Jericho, tells him that the priest is not the only one experiencing strange cures--and may not be the only one in danger from a substance in the mine that the locals call "salt light." As Avelyn and Jericho team up to protect the Hreodwater from salt light, strange happenings occur at mines around the world. At an archaeological dig on the Dead Sea, electrical devices froth salt, while at a huge salt works in Poland, communication is lost, and rumors circulate of total annihilation. As salt light devastates cities around the world, Avelyn must decide what to believe--and whether his faith is strong enough to withstand an apocalypse. |
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| Physical Description: | 456 pages ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1639737294 9781639737291 |
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