The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home

Welcome to Night Vale

Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor

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Orbit Books
31 March 2020

Horror & ghost stories; Fantasy; Dark Fantasy / Grimdark; Humorous Fantasy; Urban Fantasy; Humorous Sci-Fi; Ghosts Fantasy

From the New York Times bestselling authors of WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE and IT DEVOURS! and the creators of the #1 podcast, comes a new novel set in the world of Night Vale and beyond.

In the town of Night Vale, there's a faceless old woman who secretly lives in everyone's home, but no one knows how she got there or where she came from . . . until now.

Told in a series of eerie flashbacks, the story of The Faceless Old Woman goes back centuries to reveal an initially blissful and then tragic childhood on a Mediterranean Estate in the early nineteenth century, her rise in the criminal underworld of Europe, a nautical adventure with a mysterious organization of smugglers, her plot for revenge and ultimately her death and its aftermath, as her spirit travels the world for decades until settling in modern-day Night Vale.

Interspersed throughout is a present-day story in Night Vale, as The Faceless Old Woman guides, haunts and sabotages a man named Craig. In the end, her current dealings with Craig and her swashbuckling history in nineteenth century Europe will come together in the most unexpected and horrifying way.

Part THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, part THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, and 100% about a faceless old woman who secretly lives in your home.

By: Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Imprint: Orbit Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780356515069
ISBN 10: 0356515060
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 31 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph Fink (Author) Joseph Fink created and co-writes the Welcome to Night Vale podcast, novel and touring live show. In his mid-twenties he started Commonplace Books, producing two collections of short works which he edited at his office job when his boss wasn't looking. He is from California but doesn't live there anymore. Jeffrey Cranor (Author) Jeffrey Cranor co-writes the hit podcast, novel and touring live show Welcome to Night Vale. He has also written more than one hundred short plays with the New York Neo-Futurists, co-wrote and co-performed a two-man show about time travel with Joseph, and collaborated with choreographer (also wife) Jillian Sweeney to create three full-length dance pieces. Jeffrey lives in New York State.

Reviews for The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home (Welcome to Night Vale)

Clever, twisted, beautiful, strange, wonderful and sweet . . . this might be the best book I've read in years A marvellous book . . . full of people we love and root for, full of frightening things, and full of dramatic tension that pays off beautifully . . . shot through it all is the love and integrity that made Night Vale a success from the beginning I'm packing up and moving to Night Vale! A splendid, weird, moving novel . . . it manages beautifully that trick of embracing the surreal in order to underscore and emphasise the real