The fifty year sword
By: Mark Z. Danielewski
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780307907721
Subjects: Children; FICTION / Suspense; FICTION / Literary; Fiction; Revenge; FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary
Description: "The nationally best-selling author of House of Leaves and Only Revolutions has crafted a powerfully chilling novella--a ghost story for grownup readers. Late one evening at a party at an East Texas ranch house, five orphans gather to hear a story about a quest for a terrible weapon. Before them lies a long black box with five latches. As the owner of the box settles into a curious tale of revenge, the children grow more and more captivated, even as we grow more and more afraid that a new crime may await them all, especially as clocks in Upshur County approach midnight"--