The Sacrifice Box

A horror story about friendship, growing up, and finding a place in the world: Gremlins meets The Breakfast Club by way of Stephen King and Stranger Things. In the summer of 1982, five friends discover an ancient stone box hidden deep in the woods. They seal inside of it treasured objects from their childhoods, and they make a vow: Never come to the box alone. Never open it after dark. Never take back your sacrifice. Four years later, a series of strange and terrifying events begin to unfold: mirrors inexplicably shattering, inanimate beings coming to life, otherworldly crows thirsting for blood. Someone broke the rules of the box, and now everyone has to pay. But how much are they willing to sacrifice?

For fifteen years, Valve has defined the cutting edge of video games. Now, Valve joins with Dark Horse to bring three critically acclaimed, fan-favorite series to print, with a collection of comics from the worlds of Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Portal. With over two hundred pages of story, Valve Presents: The sacrifice and other Steam-Powered Stories is a must-read for fans looking to further explore the games they love or comics readers interested in dipping their toes into new mythos!

A stunning debut perfect for fans of Patrick Ness and Neil Gaiman! The Danék is a wild, treacherous river, and the Fobisher family has tended it for generations—clearing it of ice and weed, making sure boats can get through, and fishing corpses from its bleak depths. Wulliam’s father, the current Riverkeep, is proud of this work. Wull dreads it. And in one week, when he comes of age, he will have to take over. Then the unthinkable happens. While recovering a drowned man, Wull’s father is pulled under—and when he emerges, he is no longer himself. A dark spirit possesses him, devouring him from the inside. In an instant, Wull is Riverkeep. And he must care for his father, too. When he hears that a cure for his father lurks in the belly of a great sea-dwelling beast known as the mormorach, he embarks on an epic journey down the river that his family has so long protected—but never explored. Along the way, he faces death in any number of ways, meets people and creatures touched by magic and madness and alchemy, and finds courage he never knew he possessed. Martin Stewart's debut novel is an astonishing blend of the literary, the comedic, and the emotionally resonant. In a sentence, it's The Wizard of Oz as told by Patrick Ness. It marks the beginning of a remarkable career.

Delaney McPhearson is the only one with a chance to save a world gone mad. But it will require her to sacrifice everything. And everyone._______________________________ Sergei Yanovich aided Elisabeta in her attempt to take over the world. Now, after months of hiding, he's going to cash in. Because he knows Elisabeta's greatest and most lucrative secret. Delaney McPhearson is also in hiding. But she's not cashing in. Governments across the globe are cracking down on the enhanced among them. No criminal activity, no dangerous behavior is required for individuals to get caught in the government's crosshairs. The world has declared all Fallen and their families enemy number one. In the middle of that storm, Laney is trying to help as many as she can while staying one step ahead of their governments. But soon, some of those governments trying to kill her will turn to her when they realize she is their last hope. But to save them all, she must risk everyone and everything dear to her. But a handful of lives is worth saving billions, right?

'It is my attempt to fit the lives of citizens here, into the context of The Great War as a world-historical event. I think it's important to remember that we all make history, and are all made by history.'- Dean Ulland

Si, avec vos amis, vous enfouissez sous terre des secrets dans une boîte en fer. Si vous prononcez là-dessus un pacte sacré. Assurez-vous bien que personne ne viendra trahir la promesse. Personne.

For Jonathon, the Home Wood that borders his grandfather’s farm has always been a source of mystery and dread. Strange half-heard rumours passed among aunts, uncles and cousins never quite add up. More than twenty years ago, his father—when he was Jonathon’s age—was swallowed up by the Home Wood for more than a day and came back badly injured. That was when his grandfather forbade any family member from venturing back there. And so when, from his bedroom window one morning, Jonathon sees his father once again cross into the Home Wood, he knows something is very wrong. Deceiving his grandfather, Jonathon sets out after his father and makes his way, for the first time in his life, into the woods. What he finds there is beyond even his wildest imagination.