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All the Murmuring Bones
Orphan Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, but for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain and their fortunes have suffered as a result. Determined to restore their glory Mirin's grandmother puts in train a plan to restore their glory - but at the price of Mirin's freedom.
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The Cold House
When Everly's husband and young daughter die in a car crash she finds out nothing is quite what she thought... Secrets, lies and grief collide in this funny, tragic, intimate and utterly compelling horror novella.
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The Crimson Road
A captivating dark gothic fantasy set in the same universe as the award-winning author's All The Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns and The Briar Book of the Dead. A tale of vampires, assassins, ancient witches and broken promises, perfect for readers of Alix E. Harrow, Hannah Whitten and Alexis Henderson. Violet Zennor has had a peculiar upbringing. Training as a fighter in underground arenas, honing her skills against the worst scum, murderers and thieves her father could pit her against, she has learned to be ruthless. To kill. Until the day Hedrek Zennor dies. Violet thinks she's free - then she learns that her father planned to send her into the Darklands, where the Leech Lords reign. Where Violet's still-born brother was taken years ago. Violet steadfastly refuses. Until one night two assassins attempt to slaughter her - and it becomes clear: she's going to have to clean up the mess her father made. By turns gripping and bewitching, sharp and audacious, this mesmerising story takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Slatter's sinister and compelling fantasy world in a tale of vampires, assassins, ancient witches and broken promises.
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The Briar Book of the Dead
Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family forgenerations. The Briar family of witches run the town of Silverton,caring for its inhabitants with their skills and magic. In the usualscheme of things, they would be burnt for their sorcery, but thechurch has given them dispensation in return for their protection ofthe borders of the Darklands, where the much-feared Leech Lordshold sway.Ellie is being trained as a steward, administering for the town, andwarding off the insistent interest of the church. When hergrandmother dies suddenly, Ellie?s cousin Audra rises to theposition of Briar Witch, propelling Ellie into her new role. As shenavigates fresh challenges, an unexpected new ability to see andspeak to the dead leads her to uncover sinister family secrets,stories of burnings, lost grimoires and evil spells. Reeling from onerevelation to the next, she seeks answers from the long dead and isforced to decide who to trust, as a devastating plot threatens todestroy everything the Briar witches have sacrificed so much tobuild.
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Our Lady of Battles
From the multi-award-winning author of The Briar Book of the Dead, comes an enthralling gothic fairy tale of witches, lady knights, twisted conspiracies and a coveted enchanted throne. Set in Slatter's much-loved Sourdough universe, this dark magical fantasy is perfect for fans of The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow and Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher. Her Grace, the True Princess Emlyn Mentoras, has come home after twenty years. The sole survivor of the slaughtered royal family of Five Ports, her life's been dedicated to winning back her kingdom from the vicious Woodcutter Kings. Overseen by the Beldame Lanike she's learned the ways of sword and shield, to rule and also - perhaps surprisingly - to show mercy. Emlyn wants the city to live again, for her people to prosper and, most of all, to follow in the footsteps of her idol, St Callwen, Five Ports' founder. But Emlyn's got a secret that will blow her hard-won existence apart... When the horrors of her past catch up with her, she finds herself on a journey into the underworld with a loyal knight by her side seeking an elusive crown. A deadly quest that will test all her skill and courage and reveal a betrayal at the heart of the kingdom. A deeply engrossing, richly told dark fantasy of a blighted monarchy, a stolen destiny and a young woman's difficult search for her own path.
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Fitcher's Bird
Once upon a time, three young sisters survived a catastrophic house fire... Years later, one of them disappears and then another and it is left to the eldest sister to find out whether something else survived... A dark, twisty, page-turning modern gothic horror from the multi award-winning author of The Cold House. When sisters Chloe, Zoe and Dido were children, their father died and their mother could no longer care for them, so they were sent to live with the local doctor's family: mother, father and three sons. Soon after, however, Ashwood Farm burned to the ground, and only the three young girls survived. Years later, the sisters live very separate lives, each dealing with their painful past in different ways. But when first Chloe, and then Zoe disappears, it's left to Dido to rake through their history and find out if her sisters are still in the world or paying the price for what happened that long ago summer night.
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The Cold House
When Everly's husband and young daughter die in a car crash she finds out nothing is quite what she thought... Secrets, lies and grief collide in this funny, tragic, intimate and utterly compelling horror novella. Written by the acclaimed author of the Sourdough Universe novels and winner of multiple awards including the Shirley Jackson and World Fantasy, this searing tale is perfect for fans of Rachel Harrison, Delilah S. Dawson and Sarah-Maria Griffin.
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Unearthed
Nineteen original horror stories exploring ancient sites, uncovering forgotten histories and prising open the tombs of the past, from award-winning authors and editors Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi. Perfect for fans of Ellen Datlow. Unearthed digs beneath these crumbling structures to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets. Featuring the best modern writers of horror and dark fantasy, these stories explore the caverns and the catacombs, the ruined temples and the monoliths - and drag an ancient evil back into the light. Featuring stories from: Tananarive DueChristopher GoldenJosh MalermanTim LebbonEric LaRoccaA.M. ShineJonathan MaberryHildur KnútsdóttirAi JiangA. G. SlatterMark ChadbournPriya SharmaBenjamin PercyV. CastroGemma AmorCavan ScottPremee MohamedHache PueyoSteve Toase
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The Sourdough Compendium
Award-winning stories from the world of All the Murmuring Bones and The Briar Book of the Dead, this is a compendium of fantastic tales from the dark gothic heart of the Sourdough universe. Witches, assassins and pirates are brought to life in immersive, sinister and magical prose.
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A Forest, Darkly
Perfect for fans of Ava Reid and Lucy Holland, this is a page-turning dark fantasy of persecuted witches, snatched children, twisted magic, changelings and the sins that bind.
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Mirildayan Kemikler
Miren OMalley büyülü ve karanlik sirlarla dolu bir ailede dogmustu. Soyu, denizle yaptiklari eski bir anlasmaya dayanan efsanelerle örülmüstü; her nesil, denize bir cocuk vermeliydi ki deniz onlara zenginlik sunsun. Ancak OMalley ailesi yillar icinde gücünü kaybetmis, servetleri tükenmis, yaptiklari anlasma ise unutulmus gibiydi. Ta ki ailenin mirasi Mirenin omuzlarina yüklenene kadar. Fakat o kaderine boyun egmeyecekti.Aile malikanesinden ve sirlarla dolu gecmisinden kacmaya karar veren Miren, hem kan baglarinin hem de denizle yapilan antlasmanin pesini birakmadigini fark etse de özgürlüge giden yolu ararken, hem deniz yaratiklariyla hem de kendi icindeki karanlikla yüzlesmek zorunda kalacakti.Mirildanan Kemikler, aile sirlari, dogaüstü gücler ve karanlik deniz efsaneleriyle dolu bir dünyada gecen sürükleyici bir gotik masal.Muhtesem bir gotik macera... Cesur kahramanlari, güzel dili ve özenle yaratilmis dünyalari sevenler bu kitabi kacirmak istemeyecek. Publishers WeeklyMuhtesem bir sekilde yazilmis, müthis bir okuma... Slatterin dili, siyah ipek üzerine islenmis parlak siyah boncuklar kadar isiltili. Okuyucular her kelimenin tadini cikaracak. Locus MagazineTipki J.R.R. Tolkien gibi, Slatter da kendi icat ettigi mitolojisini alip, hem tanidik hem de derinlemesine tuhaf bir dünya insa etmis. Görkemli ve ürkütücü, tüyler ürpertici ve zarif, acimasiz ve sik... Kimse bu kitabin sonuna kadar sayfalari cevirmeden durabilecek mi, görelim. Ellen Kushner
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The Path of Thorns
A lush and twisted dark fairy tale suffused with witchcraft, dark secrets and bitter revenge from the award-winning author. Exquisite, haunting and at times brutal, readers of Naomi Novik and Erin Morgenstern will be entranced. Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible - and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan - and who will suffer most if she does. But as the ghosts of her past become harder to control, Asher realises she has no choice. From the award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones, dark magic, retribution and twisted family secrets combine to weave a bewitching and addictive tale.
€ 13,00