NOS4A2

A Novel

By: Joe Hill

Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew

The spine-tingling, bone-chilling　novel of supernatural suspense from the #1　New York Times　bestselling author of　The Fireman　and　Horns—now an AMC original series starring Zachary Quinto, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ashleigh Cummings.

""A masterwork of horror.""—　Time

Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be.

Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He likes to take children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the vanity plate NOS4A2. In the Wraith, he and his innocent guests can slip out of the everyday world and onto hidden roads that lead to an astonishing playground of amusements he calls Christmasland. The journey across the highway of Charlie's twisted imagination transforms his precious passengers, leaving them as terrifying and unstoppable as their benefactor.

Then comes the day when Vic goes looking for trouble...and finds her way to Charlie. That was a lifetime ago. Now, the only kid ever to escape Charlie's evil is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx hasn't stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. On the road again, he won't slow down until he's taken his revenge. He's after something very special—something Vic can never replace.

As a life-and-death battle of wills builds, Vic McQueen prepares to destroy Charlie once and for all—or die trying.

A Real Horror Story

Where does NOS4A2 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've been doing a lot of reading and listening lately (59 books over the last 8 months) and NOS4A2 ranks pretty high in my growing catalog. The story is sagacious, imaginative and astutely envisioned. NOS4A2 surges to life in the first few pages and careens ahead at a mercurial pace to an epic finale. The story never slows or wanes from its nimble advance while deftly shaping an escalating tale of Gothic tension, horror and suspense.

What does Kate Mulgrew bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Ok, let me first say that I might be biased. I love Mulgrew and have since she was installed in the captains chair of the Starship Voyager. Her warm, knowing tone and gravelly voice are like coffee and cigarettes. In NOS4A2, she doesn't disappoint. Her Performance is astounding. She owns the story and pours life into each character cultivating sentiment and evoking anxiety and suspense. Her thoughtful performance constructs a sympathetic heroine and loathsome villain, while enriching and ameliorating an enchanted, macabre odyssey.

If you could rename NOS4A2, what would you call it?

If I could rename NOS4A2, I think id title it Wrath.

Any additional comments?

So many novels and movies in the Horror genre these days are wan fables that adopt abundant gore and carnage to garner their Horror classification. NOS4A2 however, is a true tale of Horror in ever sense of the word. If you enjoy well crafted fright, you'll likely appreciate NOS4A2.

Honestly a must read!

this book is a fantastic example of the quality of writer that Joe Hill is. On top of Hill's fantastic story, you have Kate Mulgrew's performance bringing each character to life. honest, NOS4A2 is the best money I have spent in a long time.

Cancel Christmas!

What did you love best about NOS4A2?

Kate Mulgrew was a phenomenal pick for the narrator.

What was one of the most memorable moments of NOS4A2?

The showdown at Christmastown.

Which character – as performed by Kate Mulgrew – was your favorite?

I adored Lou Carmody. He was voiced in a way that made me genuinely like and want good things for him.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The final scene at Sleigh House.

Amazing Narration; Scary Story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend it to friends and family who are a fan of his father's work. The content is disturbing enough that I know it't not for everyone.

What does Kate Mulgrew bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The voices that she brings to Charlie Manx and to Bing are so eerie and gripping, I think I would have heard them in a much simpler and darker way in my head potentially losing some of the characterization that Joe Hill seemed to be going for.

Any additional comments?

Be careful when and where you listen to this fantastic book, you get drawn into the world and it is a scary enough world that when you look around at your real surroundings it's better to be in a happy well-lit area!

Too silly.

I didn't realize this author was Stephen Kings son and began to suspect half way through that it was written by King himself under a pen name. It is very much like one of King's sillier stories. I hated the voices the narrator used for many of the characters.