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NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL
Inspired by a true story of resistance during the Armenian Genocide, this stirring coming-of-age novel is a parable of courage and impossible choices in the midst of unimaginable horror.
PRAISE FOR NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL:
Never Hide from the Devil is not merely a historical reconstruction; it is a jagged piece of shrapnel from 1915 Van, pulsing with the frantic, localized energy of a city under siege.—The Armenian Weekly
Vividly written, this moving story reminds us that resistance against tyranny and oppression is possible. Costs may be high, but courage can prevail. A real tour de force!—Ronald Grigor Suny, William H. Sewell, Jr. Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of History, The University of Michigan
The horrors perpetrators commit are only half the story of genocide. The other half is the resistance of its victims. N.T. McQueen delivers a powerful novel of courage and defiance in the face of annihilation.—Dr. Khatchig Mouradian, Columbia University, author of The Resistance Network
Written with short and compelling chapters, this novel plunges the reader with authenticity into this little-known act of defiance during the 20th century’s first genocide.—Marsha Skrypuch, author of Making Bombs for Hitler and the Kidnapped from Ukraine trilogy
Through the eyes of a young boy, McQueen crafts a devastating and unforgettable portrait of the 1915 Defense of Van—a story of resilience against impossible odds that delivers the history of the Armenian Genocide to a new generation.—Eric Z. Weintraub, author of South of Sepharad
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ABOUT NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL:
The government wants them dead.
Fourteen-year-old Suren Simonian, an Armenian, lives as most boys his age do in the city of Van, eastern Anatolia. He goes to school, gawks at boys’ fistfights, and does his best to avoid the Turkish gendarmes. Most days he spends with his Turkish best friend, Hamza.
But in spring 1915, rumors spread through Van of Turkish massacres of Armenian villages.
Now Turkish troops have massed outside Van with one goal—to exterminate the city’s Armenians.
As Suren struggles to understand what it means to be a man, he knows one thing for sure:
When everything you’ve known and loved is at stake, the only answer is to fight back. You can never hide from the devil.
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ABOUT THE 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 Devil (Cennan, 2026), The Cry of Dry Bones (2021), and Between Lions and Lambs (2011).
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.
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