a black and endless sky by matthew lyons

The story opens promisingly with a weird prologue set in the Mojave Desert. Or you might find yourself wondering if it’s simply high-class schlock: well fashioned but ultimately a black and endless hole.

Depending on your taste in such matters, you might be thrilled and/or horrified as the novel builds to its unbelievably gory climax. The author of The Night Will Find Us and dozens of short stories drawn from the same vein, Lyons knows how to trepan the genres and extract something weird and messy. Whatever hijinks your sibling might pull, they will pale in comparison to the terrifying journey of Jonah and Nell Talbot from the streets of San Francisco to the cul-de-sacs of Albuquerque. some of them just beneath the skin.Ever take a road trip with your sibling only to find they’re not the person you thought they were? Your sister turns out to be kind of a monster with a drinking problem who always seems to get the two of you in trouble? If so, you’ll be relieved to read A Black and Endless Sky, the new horror thriller by Matthew Lyons. But there are far worse things lurking in the desert ahead. Pursued by a mysterious stranger who knows far more about Nell's worsening condition than they let on, the siblings race to find a way to help Nell and escape the desert before they're met with a violent, bloody end. As their journey through the desolate American Southwest reveals the grotesque change happening within his sister, one thing becomes clear to Jonah: It's not only Nell in there anymore. Now, in the wake of Jonah's divorce, they embark on a cross-country road trip back to their hometown of Albuquerque, hoping to mend their broken relationship along the way.īut when a strange accident befalls Nell at an abandoned industrial site somewhere in the Nevada desert, she begins experiencing ghastly visions and exhibiting terrifying, otherworldly symptoms. Siblings Jonah and Nell Talbot used to be inseparable, but ever since Jonah suddenly blew town twelve years ago, they couldn't be more distant. keeps the pagesįlying with fast-paced chills.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review)įrom the author of The Night Will Find Us comes a white-knuckled horror-thriller set across the American Southwest.

Description One of Tor Nightfire's 'Horror Books We're Excited About in 2022'!īurnishes his reputation as a rising horror star.

A black and endless sky by matthew lyons