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It devours! : a welcome to night vale novel / Joseph Fink & Jeffery Cranor.
From the authors of the New York Times bestselling novel Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a mystery exploring the intersections of faith and science, the growing relationship between two young people who want desperately to trust each other, and the terrifying, toothy power of the Smiling God. Nilanjana Sikdar is an outsider to the town of Night Vale. Working for Carlos, the town's top scientist, she relies on fact and logic as her guiding principles. But all of that is put into question when Carlos gives her a special assignment investigating a mysterious rumbling in the desert wasteland outside of town. This investigation leads her to the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God, and to Darryl, one of its most committed members. Caught between her beliefs in the ultimate power of science and her growing attraction to Darryl, she begins to suspect the Congregation is planning a ritual that could threaten the lives of everyone in town. Nilanjana and Darryl must search for common ground between their very different world views as they are faced with the Congregation's darkest and most terrible secret.
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- ISBN: 9780062476050
- Physical Description: 347 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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| Genre: | Paranormal fiction. Fantasy fiction. Mystery fiction. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2017 August #1
From the creators of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast (and the novel that shares its name) comes this very clever horror-mystery-sf tale. Nilanjana works for Carlos, a scientist in Night Vale; science, art, computer ownership, and other matters of sociocultural life are tightly controlled by the draconian city council, so being a scientistâor, in Nilanjana's case, a scientist's assistantâis a bit of a dicey career choice. Even dicier is Nilanjana's latest assignment: to find out what's up with some mysterious goings-on in the desert. Could the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God, a religious group that could be more than that, somehow be involved? With a gripping mystery, a very smartly built world (a place similar to our own world but at the same time distinctly other), and a cast of offbeat characters, this novel is a welcome addition to any library's sf shelf. Familiarity with the podcast, or with the previous novel, is helpful but certainly not required. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2017 August #2
A scientist and a man of faith must find common ground to save a friendly desert community in the American Southwest.Just kiddingâof course we're back in the weird town of Night Vale, where all the conspiracies you've ever heard of are true. For interlopers who haven't yet experienced Welcome to Night Vale, it started as a podcast mimicking a bizarre community radio broadcast, later became a live touring production, and lives on in a first novel by Fink and Cranor (Welcome to Night Vale, 2015, etc.). This sequel will be a delight for fans but also features a funny but nuanced story about the chasm between faith and science. Our lead character is Nilanjana Sikdar, a levelheaded scientist from Indiana who has come to work with head scientist Carlos, husband to Cecil Palmer, the voice of Night Vale. But strange things start happening when first Larry Leroy's house and later Big Rico's Pizza fall into giant sinkholes. On the trail of a suspect known as "the Wordsmith," Nila njana meets Darryl Ramirez, a good-natured proselytizer for the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God, a faith that believes redemption comes from being devoured by...something. The book includes whimsical pamphlets designed by Jessica Hayworth explaining the faith. While the new story is light on our friend Cecilâwhose romance with Carlos is quietly breathtakingâreaders spend more time with Carlos, whose story answers some lingering questions about this strange otherworld. As the Smiling God grows more dangerous, the fundamental conflict between Darryl's faith and Nilanjana's science threatens to tear the town asunder. With cameos from minor characters and the same fanciful sense of humor, the authors deliver not only a love letter to fans, but also a compelling drama that shows people coming together in a world that feels like it's coming apartâwhich isn't the worst message to broadcast these days. A confident supernatural comedy from writers who can tur n from laughter to tears on a dime. Copyright Kirkus 2017 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2017 August #2
Fink and Cranor's thought-provoking second novel tied in to the paranormal podcast
Copyright 2017 Publisher Weekly.Welcome to Night Vale (also the title of the first book) examines how religion and science work in a town that doesn't make sense. Nilanjana Sikdar has the difficult job of being a scientist in Night Vale. After head scientist Carlos gives her a secret assignment to investigate a rumbling in the desert, Nilanjana meets Darryl Ramirez, a member of the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God, and asks him out on a date. During her investigation, she becomes convinced that the Joyous Congregation has something to do with the rumbling. Nilanjana and Darryl, along with their scientist and worshipper friends, must work together to figure out what is threatening the town and stop it. They neatly sidestep clichés and instead become wholly three-dimensional characters. The relationship between science and religion is satisfyingly explored with humor and insight. Readers need not be familiar with the podcast or the previous book to enjoy this work, but fans will appreciate the cameos from well-known Night Vale residents.Agent: Jodi Reamer, Writers House. (Oct.)
