What’s the one question you wish someone would ask you about this book, or your work in general?
I hope the readers will feel that same excitement. I’ve always loved books by authors like James Rollins and Preston & Child, that play in this arena, and I’m loving every moment of building these adventures and these characters. Ben Walker was one of the main characters in that novel, and THE PANDORA ROOM presents a whole new adventure and a deepening of his character, as well as the character of Kim Seong, and the introduction of others. I really believe one of the reasons Ararat won the Bram Stoker Award is because it’s an adventure thriller AND a horror novel, and that it asks profound questions but doesn’t let that bog down the action or distract from the chills. Throughout my career, editors and readers have told me they love books that shatter the boundaries of genre, and I’ve always loved them too, which is why I try to break the rules as often as I can. What do you hope readers will take away from this book?
I’m writing the bible for the series and the pilot.
Now I’m executive producing a Ben Walker TV series that will use the plots of Ararat, THE PANDORA ROOM, next year’s Red Hands, and possibly my novel The Ocean Dark to build an international, globe-trotting, horror-adventure-thriller hybrid. The biggest opportunity came from that same challenge. Research on something like this is always a huge challenge, but in this case, it was creating a book that could stand entirely on its own for readers who are coming to my work for the first time, but also be a satisfying follow up for those who read Ararat. What was the biggest challenge this book presented? What about the biggest opportunity? For Sophie, Walker, and the others, the Pandora Room may soon become their tomb.īestselling author Christopher Golden spent some time with The Big Thrill adding some insight and intrigue into his latest thriller, THE PANDORA ROOM: Whatever the jar contains, they want it, no matter who they have to kill…or what will emerge when they open it. Governments rush to lay claim, but jihadi forces aren’t waiting for the dust to settle.
Those who believe the myth want to know which jar has been found in the Pandora Room, the one containing blessings, or the one full of curses. “Weird shit” expert Ben Walker joins Sophie’s team just as the mystery deepens and grows ugly. Now, in a subterranean city in Northern Iraq, archaeologist Sophie Durand has discovered a secret chamber covered in writing that confirms that version of the tale–a chamber which contains a single jar. One contained all the blessings of the gods, the other all the world’s curses.
In one ancient variation on the myth of Pandora’s Box, there were two jars, one for Pandora and one for her sister, Anesidora. THE PANDORA ROOM is New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden’s chilling exploration of what happens when the original Pandora’s Box is discovered in an ancient subterranean city, stirring international conflict and exposing the archaeological team to curses, whispers, and the terror of a legendary plague. When what appears to be the original Pandora’s Box is discovered in an ancient city, neighboring countries fight for ownership and unleash a terrible plague.