About this Event
Join us in welcoming Joe Hill to Cardiff, as he celebrates the release of his new novel, King Sorrow.
SOME PROMISES SHOULD NEVER BE MADE...Bookish dreamer Arthur Oakes is a student at Rackham College, Maine, renowned for its frosty winters and beautiful buildings. But his idyll is shattered when local drug dealers force him into a terrible crime: stealing rare and valuable books from the exceptional college library. Trapped and desperate, Arthur turns to his five closest friends for help, and together they dream up an impossible, fantastical scheme that they scarcely imagine will work: to summon the fabled dragon King Sorrow to K*ll those tormenting Arthur.
But the six stumble backwards into a deadly bargain - they soon learn they must choose a new sacrifice for King Sorrow each year or one of them will become his next victim. Unleashing consequences they can neither predict nor control, this promise will, over the course of four decades, shape and endanger their lives in ways they could never expect.
'A monster of a book...a vast, brimstoned, relentless zinger' - NICK HARKAWAY'Original and gripping' - GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
Joe Hill is a Sunday Times bestseller and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box, The Fireman, and Full Throttle. He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with artist Gabriel Rodriguez.Much of his work has been adapted for movies and television. His second novel, Horns, was translated to film in 2014 and starred Daniel Radcliffe. His third novel, NOS4A2, is now a hit series on AMC, starring Zachary Quinto. The first season of Locke & Key was released on Netflix in early 2020 and became an overnight smash. His story, 'In The Tall Grass' co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature for Netflix, and became a mind-bending cult horror sensation.
Book and Ticket option includes a copy of King Sorrow (RRP £25) to be collected on the night.
Refreshments will be provided! Please note that our events space is on the first floor, accessible via stairs or lift. Do contact us if you have any access requirements.Doors open at 18:30
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Waterstones, 2A The Hayes, Cardiff, United Kingdom
GBP 5.00 to GBP 28.00
