Never Hide from the Devil

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Genres

Based on a True Story, Friendship, Coming of Age, War Fiction, Historical, Novels, and Young Adult

Trigger Warnings

Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

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Publication Date

May 5, 2026

Page Length

356 pages

Available Formats

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Never Hide from the Devil

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

When your city is under siege, growing up means choosing a side.

In the spring of 1915, fourteen-year-old Suren Simonian thinks he understands his world. He goes to school. He watches street fights. He spends his days with his best friend, Hamza.

But when rumors of massacres reach the city of Van, Suren’s ordinary life begins to fracture. Turkish troops gather outside the city walls. Armenian families whisper in fear. Friendships strain under the weight of politics and suspicion.

As violence closes in, Suren must decide what kind of man he wants to become. Protect his family and hide? Or stand with his community as they prepare to resist?

Inspired by true events during the siege of Van, Never Hide from the Devil is a powerful coming-of-age story about friendship, courage, and the cost of choosing to fight back when everything you love is at risk.

Details

Genres

Based on a True Story, Friendship, Coming of Age, War Fiction, Historical, Novels, and Young Adult

Trigger Warnings

Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Amazon or Barnes & Noble

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

May 5, 2026

Page Length

356 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

N.T. McQueen is an avid writer and dedicated college lecturer. With a master’ s degree in fiction from California State University, Sacramento, McQueen has brought unique perspectives on human nature to readers in his captivating novels Never Hide from the Devil (Cennan, 2026), The Cry of Dry Bones (2021), Between Lions and Lambs (2011), and the collection Faces in the Flames (Silent Clamor Press, 2026)

His writing has been featured in North American Review, Stonecoast Review, Entropy, Sunlight Press, Atticus Review, Dappled Things, Grief Digest Magazine, and Foreword Magazine. He lives in California with his wife and daughters and enjoys fishing, traveling, and a tasty cup of coffee.

Publisher

Cennan / Cynren