Katy Darby

The whores' asylum

Cherry Potts

This is a selection of weird stories, science fiction, fantasy and more from the Liars' League.

Science Fiction, Fantasy and Strange Stories from Liars' League

Weird Lies

'Love is a disease; and one which has proved mortal to many men down the ages.' Oxford, 1887: brilliant medical student Stephen Chapman volunteers at a shelter devoted to reforming fallen women, where he meets and falls for Diana, a girl who has broken hearts and inspired deadly duels. His best friend Edward sees her as a dangerous temptress, but Stephen believes she is a wronged woman. What secrets does Diana hold, and what will happen when Stephen strays further into unknown and forbidden territory? So begins a bloody and lusty tale of ill-lit streets and seedy taverns, of harlots and drunkards, of the highest in the land seeking out the lowest kind of depravity, of desperate murder and scandalous orgies, and of an innocent trapped in a world of passion and sin. 'A thing of beauty . . . Darby has wrought a truly Gothic little gem. Masterful . . . A rare achievement.' Independent on Sunday 'A compelling tale of death, despair and obsession . . . done with such energy and ingenuity that it's also tremendous fun.' Sunday Times 'Shocking, exciting and gruesome . . . recreates convincingly the colourful world of Victorian 'sensation' novels and the stories of Sherlock Holmes.' Daily Express

The Unpierced Heart

Arachne Press’ second collaboration with Liars’ League bringing the freshness, wit, imagination and passion of their authors to stories of love for romantic cynics and cynical romantics.

Short Stories from Liars' League

Lovers' Lies

Irreverent, dark, laugh out loud, London Lies is a roller coaster of a book with as many faces as the City it describes. But when all is said and done, every one of the authors is a liar... From the mean streets of Hackney to sleepy South London suburbs, from boho Bloomsbury to City wine bars, London Lies is a tour of the capital as you've never seen it before. What happens when a girl on her way to work is propositioned by a frog? When a man breaks into London Zoo to fight a hippo?

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