Bestselling authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey have teamed up to deliver a dark new story with magic, monsters, and mayhem, perfect for fansof unhinged eldritch horror.
Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. Shes been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and shell work the most gruesome gigs, exorcize the nastiest demons, and make deals with the cruelest gods to claw her way to the top. But nothing can prepare her for the toughest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah, shows up at her door in need of help. Keeping Sarah safe becomes top priority.
Julie is desperate for a quick fix to break the dead-end grind and save her friend. But her power grab sets off a deadly chain of events that puts Sarah and the entire world - directly in the path of annihilation.
The first explosive adventure in the Carrion City Duology,The Dead Take the A TrainfusesCassandra Khaws cosmic horror andRichard Kadreys gritty fantasy into a full-throttle thrill ride straight into New Yorks magical underbelly.
A 2024 Dragon Awards for Best Horror Novel nominee!
CASSANDRA KHAW is theUSA Todaybestselling author ofNothing But Blackened Teethand the Bram Stoker Award-winner,Breakable Things. Other notable works of theirs areThe Salt Grows Heavyand British Fantasy Award and Locus Award finalist,Hammers on Bone. Khaws work can be found in places likeThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,Years Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, andTor.com. Khaw is also the co-author ofThe Dead Take the A Train, co-written with bestselling author Richard Kadrey.
RICHARD KADREY is theNew York Timesbestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series.Sandman Slimwas included in Amazons 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime, and is in produl£+
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