Alexis Henderson

A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. Her mother's union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into disgrace, so Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the other women in the settlement. But a mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still lurking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the journal of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood. Fascinated by the secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her.

The Year of the Witching

WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power, in this dark and enthralling gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation is all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper, seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the far north--where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service--Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery--and at the center of it all is her. Countess Lisavet, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. She takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She'll need to learn the rules of her new home--and fast--or its halls will soon become her grave.

House of Hunger

The stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed horror novel The Year of the Witching.

The Dawn of the Coven

In her new role as Bethel's warden, Immanuelle struggles to unify her people and reckon with the strange new gifts she's wielded since the Slaughter; the community seethes with unrest. Worse still, Immanuelle's nights are haunted with gruesome dreams of Bethel's violent destruction. When a band of wounded refugees from beyond the Wall comes to Bethel seeking sanctuary, Immanuelle realises that her nightmares of fire and blood are more than figments . . . they're prophecies of a coming war so brutal, it will make the horrors of the Slaughter seem tame in comparison. Desperate to prevent these visions from becoming reality, Immanuelle embarks on a secret mission beyond the Wall, hoping to negotiate peace with the atheistic city-state of Hebron before the war can begin in earnest. Her quest takes her through war-ravaged wilds, ruined cities, and mountains teeming with hostile tribes . . . all the way to Hebron, where she meets two ruthless Grand Magisters - brother and sister - who are beind this war on superstition and mysticism. Welcomed as a guest of the Grand Magisters' court, Immanuelle enters a dangerous world of politics and intrigue, where reason is prised, religion feared, and magic is outlawed on penalty of death. But as she works to stop the war, her powers continue to manifest, threatening to expose her true nature to the Grand Magisters, who would see her burned. Then negotiations fall apart, and Immanuelle realises that the only way she can end the war is to win it.

The House of Hunger

Academy for Liars

WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life’s finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she know. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the far north—where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service—Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery. At the center of it all is Countess Lisavet. The countess, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. She takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when she discovers that the ancient walls of the House of Hunger hide even older secrets, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She’ll need to learn the rules of her new home—and fast—or its halls will soon become her grave.

WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life’s finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power, in this dark and enthralling gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation is all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper, seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the far north—where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service—Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery—and at the center of it all is her. Countess Lisavet, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. She takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She’ll need to learn the rules of her new home—and fast—or its halls will soon become her grave.

El año de las brujas

Dawn of the Coven

Chloe Gong

Tiffany D. Jackson

Kendare Blake

Kalynn Bayron

Lamar Giles

Adiba Jaigirdar

Mark Oshiro

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

H. E. Edgmon

Karen Strong

Naseem Jamnia

and Terry J. Benton-Walker


13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED... THE FIRST KILL.

The White Guy Dies First includes thirteen scary stories by all-star contributors and this time, the white guy dies first.

Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don’t stay dead....

A museum curator who despises “diasporic inaccuracies.” A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old house that just wants friends forever....

These stories are filled with ancient terrors and modern villains, but go ahead, go into the basement, step onto the old plantation, and open the magician’s mystery box because this time, the white guy dies first.

Edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker, including stories from bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming contributors: Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H. E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J. Benton-Walker.

A collection you’ll be dying to talk about… if you survive it.

The White Guy Dies First 

SE BUSCA: CRIADA DE SANGRE DE GUSTO EXCEPCIONAL. DEBE TENER INCLINACIÓN POR LOS MEJORES PLACERES D E LA VIDA . CHICAS DE VOLUNTAD DÉBIL, ABSTENERSE. Marion Shaw se crió en los suburbios, donde lo único que conoció fueron el anhelo y la carencia. A pesar de que lo que más anhela es abandonar la ciudad y todas sus miserias, no tiene ninguna esperanza de escapar hasta el día en que encuentra un anuncio muy peculiar en el periódico, en el cual se busca una criada de sangre. Aunque sabe muy poco sobre el lejano norte, donde los nobles viven a todo lujo y se beben la sangre de aquellos a su servicio, Marion decide tratar de conseguir el puesto. En cuestión de días, se convierte en la nueva criada de sangre de la infame Casa del Hambre. Allí se ve envuelta en un mundo de libertinaje, en cuyo centro está la condesa Lisavet, una mujer amada y temida a partes iguales. Y la condesa no tardará en mostrar un especial interés por Marion. Lisavet es magnética, y Marion está impaciente por satisfacer a su nueva señora. Pero cuando descubre que las antiguas paredes de la Casa del Hambre esconden antiguos secretos, Marion se ve envuelta en un feroz y mortal juego. Marion deberá aprender rápido las reglas de su nuevo hogar, o los pasillos se acabarán convirtiendo en su tumba. «Consolida el puesto de Henderson como una de las autoras góticas más grandes de nuestra generación. Los lectores se quedarán completamente fascinados».S. T. Gibson, autora de A Dowry of Blood

La casa del hambre

Godzina wiedźm

O Ano das Bruxas

Thriller

Das Jahr der Hexen

Négy boszorkány. Négy figyelmeztetés. Négy veszedelem. Bethel földjén, ahol a próféta szava a törvény, Immanuelle Moore puszta létezése is istenkáromlás, hiszen idegen földről jött apját máglyán égették el, anyja pedig boszorkányokkal kötött szövetséget, mielőtt meghalt. Immanuelle-t nagyanyja neveli puritán szellemben, így a lány mindent megtesz azért, hogy kövesse a Szent könyv parancsolatait, tisztelje az Atyát, alázatos és odaadó életet éljen, hasonlóan a település összes nőjéhez. Egy véletlen szerencsétlenség azonban a Bethelt övező, tiltott Sötét Erdőbe csábítja, ahol az első próféta által hajdanán üldözött és megölt négy hatalmas erejű boszorkány lakik. Szellemük még mindig ott kísért, sőt, egy ajándékot is átnyújtanak Immanuelle-nek: halott édesanyja naplóját. Nyomozni kezd, hogy kiderítse, mi áll a családját és népét sújtó szörnyű átkok mögött, ám egyre komorabb titkokra bukkan az Atya és az egyház múltjában. Ha Immanuelle meg akarja változtatni saját-, és népe sorsát, a változásnak vele, a boszorkány lányával kell kezdődnie. . .

A boszorkányság éve

Znakomicie wykreowana rzeczywistość fantasy z wątkami magicznymi! Immanuelle Moore mieszka w Betel, gdzie słowo proroka jest prawem, a kobiety są ciche i uległe. Zepchnięto ją na margines społeczny, ponieważ jest owocem zakazanej miłości do mężczyzny innej rasy. Jej narodziny były zniewagą dla proroka, jej włosy za mocno się kręcą, a skóra ma za ciemny odcień. Dziewczyna jednak stara się być posłuszna Kościołowi i przestrzegać zasad Świętej Reguły. Aż odkrywa świat potężnej magii. Przypadkowo zwabiona do mrocznego lasu, zakazanego miejsca, które odcinało wioskę od świata zewnętrznego, dostaje niezwykły dar. Otrzymuje dziennik zmarłej matki, która wiele lat temu znalazła schronienie w Czarnolesie. To tu pierwszy prorok zabił cztery potężne wiedźmy. Stąd ich dusze wciąż obserwują mieszkańców Betel. Dziennik na zawsze odmienia los Immanuelle, choć już samo jego istnienie zagraża jej życiu i wolności. Prawda o prorokach, Kościele i ich historii zostaje jej objawiona. Prawdziwym zagrożeniem dla Betel jest ciemność. Czy Immanuelle odnajdzie w sobie siłę, aby się jej przeciwstawić? -- Powieść nagrodzona Horror and for Debut Novel (2020), Best Debut Novel (2020) oraz Ladies of Horror Fiction Award, Best Debut (2020).

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