The Salt King by Pulley, Natasha
The Salt King by Pulley, Natasha

The Salt King

An apocalyptic novel about belief, religion, and the power of myth that blends the gripping, end-of-the-world storytelling...
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Author: Natasha Pulley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Salt King by Pulley, Natasha

The Salt King

$35.98
The Salt King by Pulley, Natasha

The Salt King

$35.98
Author: Natasha Pulley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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An apocalyptic novel about belief, religion, and the power of myth that blends the gripping, end-of-the-world storytelling of The Passage with the biting wit and epic queer romance that makes Natasha Pulley's books "delightful" (The Washington Post).

Jesuit priest Avelyn Brocken was born into a mining family in Hreodwater, a small, totally isolated salt town in the Fens of England. At age 16, he fled, abandoning his faith in the god of the mine-the Salt King-and the mythology that killed his whole family.

When a fellow priest is miraculously healed only to then be turned to salt after a visit to Hreodwater, Avelyn is sent by the Vatican to investigate. But in Hreodwater, the town's gentle doctor, Jericho, tells him that the priest is not the only one experiencing strange cures-and may not be the only one in danger from a substance in the mine that the locals call "salt light."

Avelyn and Jericho team up to protect the world from the salt light-but they may already be too late: strange happenings are occurring at mines all around the world. At an archaeological dig on the Dead Sea, electrical devices froth salt; at another salt mine in Russia, a KGB officer finds the bodies of five tourists who seem to have turned to salt; and at the huge salt works at Wieliczska in Poland, all communication is lost, and rumors circulate of total annihilation.

As salt light spreads, devastating cities around the world, Avelyn must decide what and who to believe-and whether his faith is strong enough to withstand an apocalypse.

Author: Natasha Pulley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 08/18/2026
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.53lbs
Size: 9.49h x 6.46w x 1.52d
ISBN: 9781639737291


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 106
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026
Publishers Weekly 06/08/2026
Booklist 07/01/2026

About the Author
Natasha Pulley is the internationally bestselling author of seven books, including The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, The Mars House, and The Hymn to Dionysus. She has won a Betty Trask Award and been shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award and the Royal Society of Literature's Encore Award and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize.
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