{"product_id":"9781250037190","title":"Little Star : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Ajvide Lindqvist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Establishes Lindqvist as Sweden's Stephen King.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eHarbor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ajvide Lindqvist has been crowned the heir apparent to Stephen King by numerous sources, and he is heralded around the globe as one of the most spectacularly talented horror writers working today. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eLet the Right One In,\u003c\/i\u003e is a cult classic that has been made into iconic films in both Sweden and in the United States. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eHandling the Undead, \u003c\/i\u003eis beloved by horror fans everywhere. His third novel, \u003ci\u003eHarbor\u003c\/i\u003e, is a masterpiece that draws countless comparisons to Stephen King. Now, with \u003ci\u003eLittle Star\u003c\/i\u003e, his most profoundly unsettling book yet, Lindqvist treads previously unmarked territory. \u003cbr\u003eA man finds a baby in the woods, left for dead. He brings the baby home, and he and his wife raise the girl in their basement. When a shocking and catastrophic incident occurs, the couple's son Jerry whisks the girl away to Stockholm to start a new life. There, he enters her in a nationwide singing competition. Another young girl who's never fit in sees the performance on TV, and a spark is struck that will ignite the most terrifying duo in modern fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Star\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable portrait of adolescence, a modern-day \u003ci\u003eCarrie \u003c\/i\u003efor the age of internet bullies, offensive reality television, and overnight You Tube sensations. Chilling, unnerving, and petrifying, \u003ci\u003eLittle Star \u003c\/i\u003eis the most disturbing book to date by Scandinavian superstar John Ajvide Lindqvist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dubbed the Stephen King of Sweden, Lindqvist (\"Let the Right One In\") lives up to the billing with a chilling tale of two teenage girls who team up as a terrifying singing duo bent on revenge against anyone who has ever crossed them.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post, \"Required Reading\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant...A future horror classic and a firm pronouncement that John Ajvide Lindqvist is a force to reckoned with.” —\u003ci\u003eMTV.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Both [Stephen] King and Lindqvist create rich, memorable characters that quickly endear themselves to the reader.... Lindqvist's shocks are as unpredictable and organic as life itself, to the point where you feel that divulging even the barest plotline to others would betray the wicked-sweet moments that he's so carefully orchestrated.” —\u003ci\u003eBloodyDisgusting.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lindqvist makes a series of dauntless leaps and ends up the better for it in this long, fitful work that leaves an impression...Audacious, to say the least, and spirals toward an ending that is as senseless and brutal as it is weirdly poetic.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As keen as the edge of a broken glass . . . This is best read with the lights on.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wharf (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Exerts a powerful grip.” —\u003ci\u003eChristopher Fowler, Financial Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sweden's answer to Stephen King.” —\u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the hottest writers in the horror genre.” —\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The third consecutive masterpiece for an author who deserves to be as much of a household name as Stephen King.” —\u003ci\u003eSFX.co.uk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A very scary tale indeed from a writer who is master of his genre.” —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times (UK) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lindqvist gives Stephen King and John Saul at their best a run for the money.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sophisticated horror that takes the genre to new and exciting levels.” —\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is easy to compare Lindqvist to Clive Barker or Neil Gaiman.” —Dagens Noeringsliv (Norway)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reminiscent of Stephen King at his best.” —\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday (UK) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooklist Best Books of the Year (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250037190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40631219978446,"sku":"9781250037190","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1170f359-fcc5-4400-be30-568daf3f9a80.jpg?v=1638840753","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250037190","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}