This is a story of escape, a mother’s savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new. But time is running out – for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself… A gorgeous fantasy horror a book about stories and fairytales with family and love at its dark heart Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman (. Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. It has aliens, a secret society, a dark look at marriages, the taboos of mind eating, the way societal roles change us all and, most importantly, a female book eater’s wish to be with her children. Publication Date: AugAbout the Author Sunyi Dean is an autistic author of fantasy fiction. The Book Eaters is a face paced, getaway style, spy mission kind of novel. The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends.Ĭhildren are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather’s second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater – a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans – she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family… or worse. Library Journal, starred review A gripping and beautifully plotted story told with verve and deliciously dark wit.
Princesses on mattresses, princesses with glass slippers, princesses. Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families. 2022, Tor 26.99, 304 pages You’ve consumed a lot of fairy tales in your lifetime.
‘A vampire-themed Handmaid’s Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary’ GuardianĪ gorgeous new fantasy horror – a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart…
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