The Butcher of the Forest
By Premee Mohamed
Harry Hartog's review
This book grabbed my attention from the beginning and had me racing to the end alongside its protagonist, as she battles to rescue two children who have wandered into the dark woods. Spare in page count, lush in detail, and set in a gorgeously grim fairy-tale world that feels fully realized, I couldn’t recommend this novella enough. - Krystal, Harry Hartog Maroochydore
Description
"A perfect mix of horror and fantasy." The New York Times
At the northern edge of a valley ruled by a ruthless foreign tyrant lies a wild forest, home to otherworldly creatures and dangerous magic. The local people know never to enter-for no one who strays into the north woods is ever seen again. No one, that is, except Veris Thorn.
When the children of the Tyrant vanish into the wood, Veris is summoned to rescue them. She has only one day before the creatures of the forest claim the children for their own. If she fails, her punishment will be swift and merciless.
To stand a chance of surviving the wood, Veris must evade traps and trickery, ancient monsters and false friends, and the haunting memory of her last journey into the forest.
Time is running short. One misstep will cost everything.
- ISBN:
- 9781803368726
- Format:
- Hardback
- Pages:
- 144
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Titan Books Ltd
- Imprint:
- Titan Books Ltd