A small town is transformed when seven strange trees begin bearing magical apples in this masterpiece of horror from the bestselling author ofWanderers&The Book of Accidents.“Chuck Wendig is one of my very favorite storytellers.Black River Orchardis a deep, dark, luscious tale that creeps up on you & doesn’t let go.” — Erin Morgenstern, author ofThe Night CircusIt’s autumn in the town ofHarrow, but something besides the season is changing there.Because in that town there is an orchard, & in that orchard, seven most unusual trees. And from those trees grows a new sort of apple: strange, beautiful, with skin so red it’s nearly black.Take a bite of one of these apples, & you will desire only to devour another. And another. You will become stronger. More vital. Moreyourself,you will believe.But then your appetite for the apples & their peculiar gifts will keep growing—and become darker.This is what happens when the townsfolk discover the secret of the orchard. Soon it seems that everyone is consumed by an obsession with the magic of the apples . . . & what’s the harm, if it is making them all happier, more confident, more powerful?Even if something else is buried in the orchard besides the seeds of these extraordinary trees: a bloody history whose roots reach back to the very origins of the town.But now the leaves are falling. The days grow darker. It’s harvest time, & the town will soon reap what it has sown.