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In a nameless desert town in the American Southwest, Night Vale is a place where ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies blend into everyday life. The story follows 19‑year‑old pawn shop owner Jackie Fierro, who receives a paper marked "KING CITY" from an impossible man and cannot let it go. At the same time, Diane Crayton struggles with her son Josh, a moody shape‑shifter who seems to change appearance and crave a connection to his absent father. Both women are drawn to the same cryptic clue, and their quests collide as they seek answers about "KING CITY" and the futures it may hold.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Fink, Joseph (Fiction writer)
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