By Van Jensen

On Sale: Jan 27, 2026
Page Count: 384 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13: 9781538776865

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When a massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth, humanity braces for annihilation—but the end doesn’t come. In fact, it isn’t an asteroid but a three-mile-tall alien that drops down, seemingly dead, outside Little Springs, Nebraska. Dubbed “the giant,” its arrival transforms the red-state farm town into a top-secret government research site and major metropolitan area, flooded with soldiers, scientists, bureaucrats, spies, criminals, conspiracy theorists—and a murderer.

As the sheriff of Little Springs, David Blunt thought he’d be keeping the peace among the same people he’d known all his life, not breaking up chanting crowds of conspiracy theorists in tiger masks or struggling to control a town hall meeting about the construction of a mosque. As a series of brutal, bizarre murders strikes close to home, Blunt throws himself into the hunt for a killer who seems connected to the Giant. With bodies piling up and tensions in Little Springs mounting, he realizes that in order to find the answers he needs, he must first reconcile his old worldview with the town he now lives in—before it’s too late.

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"A gripping blend of sci-fi mystery and small-town suspense, Godfall delivers an unforgettable ride."
Ron Howard
"A fully engrossing, genre bending procedural that will have you staying up long past your bedtime."
Karin Slaughter, New York Times and #1 International Bestselling Author
"A gripping, fast-paced, genre-bending novel full of heart and wonder. Give this one to fans of Ben H. Winters and Dan Chaon."
Portia Kapraun, Library Journal
"Godfall is a fresh and surprising genre mashup, bringing a laconic small town sheriff together with a crash-landed alien and a series of brutal killings, beautifully interweaving otherworldly images and naturalistic details of rural Nebraska life. Van Jensen is a terrific writer, and I was under the book's strange and extraordinary spell from start to finish."
Dan Chaon, author of Sleepwalk
"Godfall is the genre-mashup novel of my dreams. With breathtaking imagery and razor-sharp prose, Jensen gives us a story that is part alien sci-fi, part mystery, with a doomsday cult, a serial killer, and a dash of sandhill cranes, all against the beautiful backdrop of rural Nebraska. I expect Godfall to rocket to the top of many best-of lists for the year."
Erin Flanagan, Edgar-Award winning author of Deer Season and Blackout
"Godfall blends rural noir with a daring dose of sci-fi to create something wholly new and engaging. Jensen comes in hot with his debut, and I can't wait to read what he does next."
Alex Segura, author of Secret Identity and Miami Midnight
"Van Jensen delivers the sense-bending strange in this tale of mystery and wonder."
Gary Phillips, author of One-Shot Harry
"It isn't easy to infuse magical realism with grit, but Godfall does it with panache. I was under Van's spell from the first chapter. A striking debut novel from one of my favorite writers."
Kevin Maurer, author of No Easy Day and Damn Lucky

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Van Jensen

About the Author

Van Jensen is an acclaimed novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer. Godfall, his debut novel, is in development as a TV series with Academy Award winner Ron Howard attached to direct. Jensen began his career as a newspaper crime reporter, then broke into comic books and graphic novels as the writer of ARCA (IDW), Two Dead (Gallery 13), and Tear Us Apart (Dark Horse). Jensen has written world-renowned characters, including Superman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Godzilla, and James Bond. He has served as a Comic Book Ambassador for the U.S. State Department, teaching refugee children to tell their stories through comics. He lives in Atlanta.

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