The Ancient

Alien，onacontainership.‘Scaryandunputdownable’，StephenKingAmongsttoweringmountainsoftrashinthebackstreetsofLima，threeyoungboysaretryingtoraiseanancientdemon.Theydon'tthinktheirincantationhasworked;butthatnightateenagedrugrunnerisgunneddownacrosstheirmakeshiftaltar.Ashiskillerswalkaway，hisbodystirs.Notbecauseitstillcontainsasparkoflife.Butbecausesomethingisstirringbeneathit…PortCallao.TheMVLysicrates，athree-quarter-milelongsupertanker，isbeingloadedwithhundredsoftonnesoftrash.Watchingfromthebridge，inablearystateofhungovergloom，issecond-in-commandMatthewCotton;moreinterestingisthearrivalofayoungAmericanstudentwhohasmissedtheboatsheshouldhavebeenon.Theyshouldhavepaidmoreattentiontothetrash.Withitspowerfulblendofsuperbcharacterisationanddemonichorror，MurielGray'snewnovelisherbestyet.