소설 『기묘한 이야기: 최초의 의심』은 오리지널 시리즈보다 앞선 과거의 이야기를 다룬 속편이다. 1960년대 말과 70년대 초반을 배경으로 초능력 소녀 일레븐의 엄마인 테리 아이브스를 주인공으로 등장시켜 호킨스 연구소의 비밀을 파헤쳐 나간다. 드라마의 열렬한 팬인 작가 그웬다 본드는 시리즈의 세계관을 충실하게 계승하면서도 독창적인 아이디어가 빛나는 매력적인 작품을 완성했다. 출간과 동시에 뉴욕타임스 베스트셀러에 오르며 시리즈의 팬과 독자의 전폭적인 지지를 받고 있는 소설이 이제 한국 팬들의 ‘기묘한’ 세계를 더욱 풍성하게 해줄 것이다.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  If you think you know the truth behind Eleven’s mother, prepare to have your mind turned Upside Down in the first official Stranger Things novel—“the prequel story that fans have been waiting for” (Kirkus Reviews).

It’s the summer of 1969, and the shock of conflict reverberates through the youth of America. As a student at a quiet college campus in the heartland of Indiana, Terry Ives couldn’t be farther from the front lines of Vietnam or the protests in Washington.
 
But the world is changing, and Terry isn’t content to watch. When word gets around about an important government experiment in the small town of Hawkins, she signs on as a test subject for the project, code-named MKULTRA. The remote lab, deep in the woods, contains a mystery Terry is determined to uncover.
 
Behind the walls of Hawkins National Laboratory—and the piercing gaze of its director, Dr. Martin Brenner—lurks a conspiracy greater than Terry could have ever imagined. To face it, she’ll need the help of her fellow test subjects, including a young girl with unexplainable superhuman powers and a number instead of a name: 008.
 
Amid the rising tensions of the new decade, Terry Ives and Martin Brenner have begun a different kind of war—one where the human mind is the battlefield.

Praise for Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds

“You’re left hungry for more, but in the best way possible, as the book manages the balancing act between interconnected prequel and standalone story.”—Cinelinx
 
“Highly recommended for those readers interested in expanding their knowledge of the Stranger Things’ universe, this book is also a dark and captivating story that will stick in the readers’ minds even if they are not fans of the franchise.”—The Unseen Library