When a sixteen-year-old troublemaker named Marlow Green is trapped in a surreal firefight against nightmarish creatures in the middle of his New York City neighborhood, he unwittingly finds himself amid a squad of secret soldiers dedicated to battling the legions of the devil himself. Powering this army of young misfits is an ancient machine from the darkest parts of history. Known as the devil's engine, it can make any wish come true-as long as you are willing to put your life on the line. Promised powers beyond belief, and facing monstrous apparitions straight out of the netherworld, Marlow must decide if he's going to submit to a demonic deal with the infernal machine that will enable him to join the crusade-if it doesn't kill him first. From the author of the Escape from Furnace series, here is the opening salvo in an explosive new horror trilogy about an ordinary American kid caught up in an invisible war against the very worst enemy imaginable.

アレクサンダー・ゴードン・スミスは、閉塞感漂う極限状態を描く天才だ。本作は単なるホラーアクションではなく、欲望の代償という根源的な恐怖を抉り出す。不良少年マーロウが対峙するのは、異形の怪物のみならず、魂を削って万能の力を得るという悪魔の機械との契約、つまり自分自身の内なる闇そのものである。 理不尽な暴力が支配する世界で、はみ出し者たちが命を賭して戦う姿には、凄絶な美しさが宿る。代償なしに救いは得られないという残酷なリアリズムが、物語に文学的な重厚感を与えている。読者は、禁断の力に魅了され崩壊していく人間の本性を生々しく突きつけられ、ページをめくる手が止まらなくなるはずだ。