Nathaniel: A Novel

Author: Saul, John

Brand: BANTAM DELL

Color: Black

Edition: Reissue

Binding: mass_market

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 01-07-1984

Part Number: 9780553262643

Details: Product Description
For a hundred years, the people of Prairie Bend have whispered Nathaniel's name in wonder and fear.  Some say he is a folktale, created to frighten children on cold winter nights.  Some swear he is a terrifying spirit retumed to avenge the past.  But soon . . . very soon . . . some will learn that Nathaniel lives still--that he is darkly, horrifyingly real.  Nathaniel--he is the voice that calls to young Michael Hall across the prairie night . . . the voice that draws the boy into the shadowy depths of the old, crumbling, forbidden barn . . . that chanting, compelling voice he will follow faithfully beyond the edge of terror.
From the Publisher
For a hundred years, the people of Prairie Bend have whispered Nathaniel's name in wonder and fear. Some say he is a folktale, created to frighten children on cold winter nights. Some swear he is a terrifying spirit returned to avenge the past. But soon . . . very soon . . . some will learn that Nathaniel lives still--that he is darkly, horrifyingly real. Nathaniel--he is the voice that calls to young Michael Hall across the prairie night . . . the voice that draws the boy into the shadowy depths of the old, crumbling, forbidden barn . . . that chanting, compelling voice he will follow faithfully beyond the edge of terror.
From the Inside Flap
For a hundred years, the people of Prairie Bend have whispered Nathaniel's name in wonder and fear.  Some say he is a folktale, created to frighten children on cold winter nights.  Some swear he is a terrifying spirit retumed to avenge the past.  But soon . . . very soon . . . some will learn that Nathaniel lives still--that he is darkly, horrifyingly real.  Nathaniel--he is the voice that calls to young Michael Hall across the prairie night . . . the voice that draws the boy into the shadowy depths of the old, crumbling, forbidden barn . . . that chanting, compelling voice he will follow faithfully beyond the edge of terror.
From the Back Cover
For a hundred years, the people of Prairie Bend have whispered Nathaniel's name in wonder and fear. Some say he is a folktale, created to frighten children on cold winter nights. Some swear he is a terrifying spirit retumed to avenge the past. But soon . . . very soon . . . some will learn that Nathaniel lives still--that he is darkly, horrifyingly real. Nathaniel--he is the voice that calls to young Michael Hall across the prairie night . . . the voice that draws the boy into the shadowy depths of the old, crumbling, forbidden barn . . . that chanting, compelling voice he will follow faithfully beyond the edge of terror.
About the Author
John Saul’s
first novel, 
Suffer the Children, was an immediate million-copy bestseller. His other bestselling suspense novels include 
Perfect Nightmare,
Black Creek Crossing, and 
The Presence. He is also the author of the 
New York Times bestselling serial thriller 
The Blackstone Chronicles, initially published in six installments but now available in one complete volume. Saul divides his time between Seattle and Hawaii.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
CHAPTER 1
 
“Are you my grandpa?”
 
Michael Hall gazed uncertainly up into the weathered face. He had never seen the man before, yet he recognized him as clearly as if he were looking into a mirror. He tried to keep his voice steady, tried not to shrink back against his mother, tried to remember all the things his father had taught him about meeting people for the first time:
 
Stand up straight, and put your hand out.
 
Look the person in the eye.
 
Tell them your name. He’d forgotten that part.
 
“I—I’m Michael, and this is my mother,” he stammered.
 
He felt his mother’s grip tighten on his shoulders, and for just a moment was afraid he’d done something wrong. But then the man he was talking to smiled at him, and he felt his mother’s hands relax a little.
 
He looks like Mark. He looks just

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