Cassandra Khaw

A horror tale about the Witch Bride, second wife of a King, and the discord between her and her young stepson. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Tor.com Original

These Deathless Bones

Maria

a creepy short story perfect for the month of october! will definitely check out the author’s other works

Lia Yuliana

Update 02/12/2021

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    Actually, I suppose I was meant to be all of those things, but I was also expected to rise above the unflattering stereotypes.
Well, fuck them.
  



These Deathless Bones is an award nominated short story that I recently discovered through exploring Goodreads (which I rarely do). I went into this story completely blind, didn't read the blurb, nor read reviews. I read it for the cover and Cassandra Khaw's name. I scrolled through this story in a heartbeat because of how easily I am immersed into the scene between a step mother that is a witch and her step son, the child from her husband's previous marriage. The child is not as innocent as he may seem, he is cruel and despicable. The turn of events excited me, though sometimes disturbing as it is revealed the extent of how dark and evil the step son is. For years she tried to love him but she has had enough. 
I highly recommend for everyone to read it! It is less than 20 pages too. Cassandra Khaw gained a fan out of me. I will definitely check out her other works!


  
    Bones do not lie.

Maggie Gordon

These Deathless Bones reads a bit too much like a proposal for a book than a standalone short story. There's a great story wanting to get out, it just needs a bit more detail to make it seem earned. As it is, the imagery and magic are haunting, and this is definitely a case of more would be better.

a bit more gruesome than moody but perhaps i would be interested of a wider, longer context to this world

These Deathless Bones A Tor.com Original

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