Silvia Moreno-Garcia meets Fonda Lee, with the feverish intensity of R.F. Kuang’s Poppy War trilogy, In this fierce, glamorous, sapphic adult fantasy about a girl gang in the Chinese secret societies of 1970s Singapore.
“Truly cinematic” — Library Journal, starred review
“Will take the breath out of your chest and replace it with fire” — Nghi Vo, bestselling author of The Chosen and the Beautiful
“Unabashedly vibrant and original” — Sunyi Dean, bestselling author of The Book Eaters
“Burns with the power of resistance and the yearning for identity” — Hayley Dennings, bestselling author of This Ravenous Fate
A lyrical, propulsive YA horror that’s perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, Stephen King’s It, and The Haunting of Hill House, about a teen who must return home to confront the monster that took the lives of her best friends—before it devours her, too.
“An instant YA horror classic.” — School Library Journal, starred review
“Striking… powerful, introspective” — Kirkus, starred review
“Dark and compelling” — Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Gone Girl
“A knife-sharp excavation” — Trang Thanh Tran, bestselling author of She is a Haunting
“The arrival of a rare and exciting literary talent” — Courtney Summers, bestselling author of Sadie
“A haunting, unforgettable debut.” — Allison Saft, bestselling author of Down Comes the Night
select short fiction & essays
Red, Scuttle When The Ships Come Down
Uncanny Magazine
The Name Ziya
Reactor
Laura Lau Will Drain You Dry
Nightmare
What Becomes of Curious Minds
Lightspeed
Lady Macbeth, the Pontianak, and the compelling power of the monstrous feminine
Reactor