Dotted by scarcely populated specks on the map, the deadly highway is full of stories, and it gets its name from the human bones buried in it, most from those in gulags who were forced to work there. Siberia’s Kolyma Highway, also known as the Road of Bones, is a 1,200-mile ‘‘highway’’ of permafrost right at the edge of the Arctic Circle. Full of memorable characters and taking place in a truly unique and inhospitable location, the narrative walks a fine line between an all-out horror story about impossible creatures threatening a group of people and a story about perseverance and friendship that looks at the way we’re haunted by past experiences, history, our own failures, and even past relationships. Martin’s Press 978-1-25027-430-3, $27.99, 240pp, hardcover) January 2022.Ĭhristopher Golden’s Road of Bones packs a mixture of horror and adventure its 240 pages that makes it feel like a 100-page novella.
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