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The Croning

The Croning

by Laird Barron

CultsFictionHorror fictionFiction, horror
4.5
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

"Strange things exist on the periphery of our existence, haunting us from the darkness looming beyond our firelight. Black magic, weird cults and worse things loom in the shadows. The Children of Old Leech have been with us from time immemorial. And they love us. Donald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly eighty years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge. Donald will discover the dark secrets along the edges, unearthing savage truths about his wife Michelle, their adult twins, and all he knows and trusts. For Donald is about to stumble on the secret of The Croning."--Provided by publisher.

Themes & subjects

CultsFictionHorror fictionFiction, horror

About the author

Laird Barron
Laird Barron

1970

Laird Samuel Barron (born 1970) is an American author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror, noir, and dark fantasy genres. He has also been the Managing Editor of the online literary magazine *Melic Review*. He lives in Upstate New York. **Source**: [Laird Barron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird_Barron) on Wikipedia.

Author

Laird Barron

Pages

342

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

2

Languages

Spanish, English

Publisher

Valdemar

ISBN

9788477027775

Where to buy

TR
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