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Ry, nineteen, is still haunted by gruesome events nine years ago that ended with his father's incarceration, and the narrative shifts between the nightmarish past and the present day in 1981 when a meteorite splits open the prison, freeing Ry's father. With complex characterization and vivid descriptions, this gripping but gory page-turner isn't for the faint of heart.