A comet's debris showers Earth with a powerful new metal, sparking a chaotic gold rush in a small Minnesota town.
No reviews yet
A comet's debris showers Earth with a powerful new metal, sparking a chaotic gold rush in a small Minnesota town.
“[In THE NINTH METAL] debris from a comet drops a fabulously valuable new metal on Northfall, MN., turning it into a bloody, brawling boomtown. Great characters, fine writing, totally engrossing.” —Stephen King “Take one part dystopia, one part sci-fi, two parts apocalypse, then ride them roughshod through a bleak and bloody western, and it still wouldn't get close to what Ben Percy does here, which is blow open the core of humanity's dark heart.” —Marlon James, Booker Prize award-winning author...
will contain mild spoilers
No sexual content depicted
Frequent graphic violence including gang wars, fights, revenge assaults, and intense action sequences
No profanity depicted
Cult members consume omnimetal as a hallucinogenic drug with cautionary portrayal
No LGBTQIA+ representation
Cult worships omnimetal with prayers, rituals, and mantras as a recurring element
Minor cult rituals around omnimetal with Lovecraft-inspired cosmic horror vibes
No evidence found in available sources.
Central themes critique corporate exploitation, mining greed, and environmental destruction
No self-harm or suicide depicted
No abuse or suffering depicted
No information found