{"product_id":"the-hollow-mile-taron-vance-9798275475609","title":"The Hollow Mile","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen investigative journalist \u003cb\u003eEvan Mercer\u003c\/b\u003e travels into the abandoned town of \u003cb\u003eBrightwater\u003c\/b\u003e, he expects to uncover a forgotten tragedy.\u003cbr\u003eHe does not expect to wake something older than civilization-\u003cbr\u003ea living intelligence buried beneath the earth for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrightwater's residents didn't disappear.\u003cbr\u003eThey were \u003cb\u003edevoured.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbed.\u003cbr\u003eTransformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now the \u003cb\u003eOrigin\u003c\/b\u003e, the colossal mind beneath the desert, has found the one thing it has sought for generations: \u003cbr\u003esomeone who can \u003ci\u003ehear\u003c\/i\u003e it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvan's entire life-his nightmares, his mother's madness, every strange whisper he ever thought was his imagination-was preparing him for this moment. The Origin chooses him as its conduit. Its future. Its bridge to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the more Evan fights, the more the Origin spreads, twisting bodies, towns, even the desert itself into a living network of eyes and mouths. Its influence infects those around him-\u003cbr\u003eincluding \u003cb\u003eClara\u003c\/b\u003e, the only person who stood beside him in the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the world beneath the desert awakens, Evan is forced into a psychic war against the oldest organism on Earth...\u003cbr\u003ea war fought through memory, fear, identity-and the last fragile pieces of his humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the truth is simple.\u003cbr\u003eAnd terrifying: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Origin didn't rise for destruction.\u003cbr\u003eIt rose for him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now it's everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside the earth.\u003cbr\u003eInside the people he loves.\u003cbr\u003eInside \u003cb\u003ehim.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo save anyone-to save \u003ci\u003ehimself\u003c\/i\u003e-Evan must confront what the Origin implanted deep in his mind... before the world above is swallowed as Brightwater was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerrifying, atmospheric, and relentless, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow Mile\u003c\/i\u003e is a descent into madness, evolution, and ancient intelligence-perfect for fans of cosmic horror, psychological horror, and stories where survival is far from guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taron Vance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275475609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Taron Vance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47761614373119,"sku":"9798275475609","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86abff66-bf82-4540-8162-52baa14af27e.jpg?v=1765515257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hollow-mile-taron-vance-9798275475609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}