Meet Joe Hill at Cambridge

Come along to the bookshop and meet New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill to get a signed, dedicated copy of King Sorrow – an epic horror opus that sees six college friends summon the eponymous dragon-demon to wreak bloody vengeance on those who have wronged them. Fans have been waiting nearly a decade for King Sorrow, with his previous epic The Fireman published in 2016.

Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box, and Strange Weather. Much of his work has been adapted for film and television. His second novel, , was made into a cult horror-comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe; his third novel, NOS4A2, was adapted for television by AMC, and featured Zachary Quinto; his short story was adapted for the big screen by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, and starred Ethan Hawke. In 2007, he co-created the long-running comic book Locke & Key, with artistic maestro Gabriel Rodriguez; in 2011 Hill won the Eisner Award (Best Writer) for his work on the series. The six books in the Locke & Key saga formed the basis for a hit TV series on Netflix. A seventh volume, published in 2022, married the world of Locke & Key to the epic Sandman universe.

Joe Hill is a recipient of the Ray Bradbury Fellowship and the winner of the A.E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize, William Crawford, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Awards. His short fiction has appeared in literary, mystery and horror collections and magazines in Britain and America. For more information, visit http://www.joehillfiction.com or follow @Joe_Hill on social media.

Ticket Price: £25 includes entry and a copy of King Sorrow (£25RRP). Signing begins at 12:30. Queuing may begin from 11:45. Limit of 2 additional books signed per ticket holder.

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