The Hive
After a violent storm, a coastal town becomes obsessed with strange objects, and one boy may be the only one who can stop what’s waking.
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Sublimation
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Sorrowland
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The Ministry of Time
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Running with the Demon
A teenage park guardian and a prophet-haunted wanderer face a demon’s hidden plan in a small-town Fourth of July crisis.
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