Into Captivity They Will Go

”[I]t is an intense and propulsive novel exploring what it means to be alive and spiritual in a world ignoring such ideas. I loved its rich imagery, its crystal-clear prose, and its strangeness.” —Brandon Hobson, National Book Award Finalist and author of Where the Dead Sit Talking“An ambitious and original novel that dares to explore – with both sharp-eyed clarity and full-hearted empathy – worlds and characters too often overlooked in contemporary fiction.” –Lou Berney, author of November Road“Into Captivity They Will Go is an immersive novel, capturing Caleb’s mindset in a way that is believable and heart-wrenching. Its visceral events grapple with topics of abuse, blind faith, and moral gray areas. As a microcosm of an apocalyptic present, Milligan’s clear understanding of Revelation provides a theological framework for his narrative that is compelling and terrifying.” —Holly Jordan, Foreword Reviews (starred)“In a story like this, about Christian extremism in modern rural America, it’d be easy to go into ironic dark parody or grim horror, but Milligan skirts both of those and shows all the people involved as humans instead.” - Molly Ringle, author of Lava Red, Feather Blue

Noah Milligan splits his time between words and numbers and is a longtime student of physics. Born and raised in the Bible Belt, Noah Milligan is the author of the novel An Elegant Theory, the short story collection Five Hundred Poor, the poetry collaboration [Dis]Connected Volume 2 and and his most recent work, Into Captivity They Will Go. An Elegant Theory was named a semifinalist for the Horatio Nelson Fiction Prize and a finalist for Foreword Review’s 2016 Book of the Year. His short fiction has recently been published in Cowboy Jamboree, Orson’s Review, Windmill: The Hofstra Journal of Literature and Art, and elsewhere.He is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Central Oklahoma and he lives in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife and two children.Readers describe Noah’s writing as “haunting,” “deeply compassionate,” filled with “brutal emotional honesty” and “moral gray areas” that “are different, profound and refreshingly provocative. “The experience of reading Noah’s work leaves you “feeling like you really got into the minds of the characters,” where you “empathize with even the most dubious individual, humanizing them, and allowing us to see every angle. These individuals felt real, like one’s own neighbor, even in situations that are anything but familiar.” That leads to stories that are “gut-wrenching and gorgeous,” and “continue to play on my mind since finishing.”Follow Noah Milligan at , or sign up for his newsletter at

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