Katsu injects the supernatural into this brilliant retelling of the ill-fated Donner Party....Fans of Dan Simmons's The Terror will find familiar and welcome chills.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

For fans of historical fiction and the supernatural, Katsu's goosebumpy and spooky plot makes for an original and surprising read.-Library Journal (starred review)

An inventive reimagining . . . Westward migration, murder, sensation: the story of the Donner Party has all this. . . . Katsu creates a riveting drama of power struggles and shifting alliances....The tensions [she] creates are thrilling.-Kirkus Reviews

Alma Katsu has taken one of the darkest and most chilling episodes in our history, and made the story even darker, even more terrifying. I swear I'm still shuddering. A fantastic read!-R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Fear Street

Like The Revenant but with an insistent supernatural whisper. The setting and the story are utterly chilling. And the telling of it is so well done. --Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes

The Hunger is a terrific historical novel with a thrilling, bloody twist. Alma Katsu's brilliant reimagining of the Donner party's fate is rich with character, laden with imminent doom, and propelled by chilling mystery. A novel that book clubs and dark fiction fans should devour with equal relish. -Christopher Golden, author of Ararat and Snowblind

If you think the story of the Donner Party can't get more horrific, think again. In this gripping, atmospheric reimagining of that dark tale, Katsu has created a deeply unsettling and truly terrifying masterpiece. -Jennifer McMahon, author of Burntown and The Winter People

An uneasy, nauseous, slow-burning tale that marries historical fiction with a hint of the supernatural. Great detailing; colorful characterization; some supremely ominous stuff, but always reined in at the final moment to rack up the tension even more. Loved it! -Joanne Harris, author of Different Class and Chocolat

The Hunger is a bold and brilliant novel, heavy with foreboding and dread, and with a rich vein of humanity at its core. I challenge you to read it without experiencing your own hunger pangs. -Tim Lebbon, author of Relics and The Silence

In an audacious twist, Alma Katsu has made something new and suspenseful from the legendary story of the Donner Party. The Hunger is filled with terror, pity, and grue.-Keith Donohue, author of The Boy Who Drew Monsters and The Stolen Child