A Land So Wide

The town of Mistaken has a secret. . . .

Mistaken is a tiny settlement in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness blessed with rich natural resources--and cursed with unspeakable dangers. Just outside the town's Warding Stones lurk the Bright-Eyeds, insatiable monsters who have rained utter destruction down on nearby villages. Mistaken's founders made a deal to protect those who live there, but at a steep cost: anyone who spends a night within its borders belongs to it forever.

Until the day when the man Greer Mackenzie loves disappears beyond the Warding Stones, pursued by a terrifying creature. Determined to rescue him, Greer must find a way to defy Mistaken's curse and brave the cold and pitiless wilderness. But she herself is being hunted, not only by the ruthless Bright-Eyeds but by the hidden truths behind Mistaken's founding and her own origins.

This deeply atmospheric adult debut from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows is a stunning celebration of one woman's unrelenting bravery on a quest to reclaim her lost love--and seize her own future.

Author: Erin A. Craig
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.22w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780593686805


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2025 pg. 37
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2025
Publishers Weekly 07/28/2025

About the Author
#1 New York Times best-selling author Erin A. Craig has always loved telling stories. After getting her B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, in Theatre Design and Production, she stage managed tragic operas with hunchbacks, séances, and murderous clowns, then decided she wanted to write books that were just as spooky. An avid reader, decent quilter, rabid basketball fan, and collector of typewriters, brass figurines, and sparkly shoes, Erin makes her home in West Michigan with her husband and daughter.