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The fifty year sword

Mark Z. Danielewski (2012)

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Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
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SettingModern/Urban
Goodreads3.59/5 (6245)

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Revenge

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"The nationally best-selling author of House of Leaves and Only Revolutions has crafted a powerfully chilling novella--a ghost story for grownup readers. Late one evening at a party at an East Texas ranch house, five orphans gather to hear a story about a quest for a terrible weapon. Before them lies a long black box with five latches. As the owner of the box settles into a curious tale of revenge, the children grow more and more captivated, even as we grow more and more afraid that a new crime may await them all, especially as clocks in Upshur County approach midnight"--

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AdultHorrorRevengeSword & Sorcery