Much has been written about this incident in history but The Hunger adds a dash of horror to the well, horror. I cannot begin to imagine what it must have been like for them. Most people have at least heard of the Donner Party and their travails as they headed west. She lives outside of Washington, DC, with her husband. Prior to the publication of her first novel, Katsu had a long career as a senior intelligence analyst for several US agencies and is currently a senior analyst for a think tank. She is a graduate of the Master’s writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University. She has been a signature reviewer for Publishers Weekly and a contributor to The Huffington Post. ALL PURCHASE LINKS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS WHICH MEANS IF YOU BUY ANYTHING THROUGH THEM I WILL RECEIVE A SMALL COMMISSION (AT NOT ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU)Īlma Katsu is the author of The Taker, The Reckoning, and The Descent.
Whether it’s a curse from the beautiful Tamsen Donner (who some think might be a witch), their ill-advised choice of route through uncharted terrain, or just plain bad luck, the ninety men, women, and children of the Donner Party are heading into one of one of the deadliest and most disastrous Western adventures in American history.Īs members of the group begin to disappear, the survivors start to wonder if there really is something disturbing, and hungry, waiting for them in the mountains…and whether the evil that has unfolded around them may have in fact been growing within them all along.Įffortlessly combining the supernatural and the historical, The Hunger is an eerie, thrilling look at the volatility of human nature, pushed to its breaking point. They cannot seem to escape tragedy…or the feelings that someone–or something–is stalking them. Though they dream of what awaits them in the West, long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and dissent among them escalates to the point of murder and chaos.
Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the isolated travelers to the brink of madness. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party.
She sent me a copy of The Hunger at no charge for my honest review. When she contacted me about reviewing her latest release I could not answer yes fast enough. I became a fan of Alma Katsu’s writing with her Taker Trilogy.
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