Our Hideous Progeny
By: C.E. McGill
3.96
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
It is not the monster you must fear, but the monster it makes of men. . . For readers of Circe o…
Want to Read $ 12.99"We had built here, in this half-ruined boat house on the edge of the Moray Firth, a temple to our own strange gods- to Chemistry and Anatomy and Electricity."-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
"There is something romantic about feeding a predator from the palm of your hand, I think- a creature which might bite you if it chooses, but chooses not to. But how does one turn such awful beauty to lead and ink on a page?"-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
"I will always hold dear to my heart that fact that I was the first to see those golden eyes open, to see its reptilian pupils narrow and focus on my own- for in those eyes I saw, for the first time, proof that we had created something truly alive."-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
"I suppose that is why it often makes me sad to read about history, or even natural history, as you do; I cannot help but think of everyone whose tale cannot fit in one book, those poor creatures who remain lost or forgotten. Do you think that one day, some Mary of the future will sketch our bones and wonder what we might have been in life?"-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
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1. Thornhedge
By: T. Kingfisher
4.00
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
2. Camp Damascus
By: Chuck Tingle
3.94
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
A searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- queer
"Then again, does it really matter if you're just evil, as opposed to over-the-top cartoonishly evil?"-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus
"That acknowledgement could arrive after several decades, or it could happen tonight, but the time will come. Eventually, I'll have to fully contend with this simple fact: the love I was promised was …"-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus
3. The Warm Hands of Ghosts
By: Katherine Arden
4.02
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despit… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- horror
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"Winter said there's ghosts all around you. Faland snorted. When you swim in the ocean there's water all around you, but no one mentions it."-Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts
4. The Familiar
By: Leigh Bardugo
3.84
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishavers… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"There was nothing more dangerous than a woman witha pen in her hand."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"She was allowed to want more for herself. And even if she wasn't, she would find a way to get it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"And you're not afraid...of the devil? Of his minions? "Fear men, Luzia," he said. "Fear their ambition and the crimes they commit in its service. But don't fear magic or what you may do with it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
5. What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
By: T. Kingfisher
3.89
Format: 165 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edg… read more
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- gothic
- retellings
- fiction
- horror
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"You shouldn't joke about fairies."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
"The dead don’t walk. Except, sometimes, when they do."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
"Most of us go to the Devil without him having to personally oversee things."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
"I had a strong urge to step back from them, and an even stronger urge to poke them with a stick."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
6. Diavola
By: Jennifer Marie Thorne
3.95
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothi… read more
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- gothic
- adult
- fiction
- horror
7. A House with Good Bones
By: T. Kingfisher
3.69
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explor… read more
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- gothic
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
"Like many family dynamics, it didn't have to be healthy, it just had to work."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
"He's got an alibi. People with alibis in the first half of the show are always suspicious."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
"I could research it. I am a champion researcher. It's why they pay me the meager academic bucks."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
"I understood Grand Mae then, I think. I could not pity the adult she had become, but I could pity the girl she had been."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
8. The Salt Grows Heavy
By: Cassandra Khaw
3.59
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewi… read more
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- retellings
- lgbt
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- queer
"And you shall know her by the trail of dead"-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
"There is nothing wrong with being a monster."-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
"A thousand mythologies contributed to my conception."-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
"The truth liberates; it cannot cripple or maul, cannot injure, not unless one declares themselves its apostate."-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
9. Vampires of El Norte
By: Isabel Cañas
3.90
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the aut… read more
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- gothic
- historical
- fiction
- horror
- historical fiction
- fantasy
10. Silver Nitrate
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.61
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic come… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- horror
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
11. A Botanical Daughter
By: Noah Medlock
3.72
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty… read more
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- gothic
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- queer
"Grief can be a kind of exhaustion, after all."-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter
"Gregor now knew in his soul that greatness came at a price, and true greatness is paid for by the hour."-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter
"He had tried sculpting in other materials - in clay, marble, wood, and bronze - but corpses were the only medium that really sang under his fingers."-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter
"Simon, what do you understand to be the nature of a soul?" he said suddenly. Simon was staring darkly into the endless distance. He didn't refocus his gaze to reply. "That part of us which cannot be …"-Noah Medlock, A Botanical Daughter
12. My Darling Dreadful Thing
By: Johanna van Veen
3.89
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
In a world where the dead can wake and walk among us, what is truly real? Roos Beckman has a spi… read more
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- gothic
- lgbt
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- queer
"The question everyone wants answered is this: Was I or was I not actually possessed? But it is not so simple as that."-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing
"There’s a reason the word ‘haunting’ is rarely used in a positive way. To never be free of someone, well, that’s not always a comfort."-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing
"It’s a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you’ve given away things you should’ve kept. Some parts of us must remain inviolate if we are to survive as a perso…"-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing
"I was never a happy child. I think that, if I had been, things would have gone very differently with me. For one, I don’t think Ruth would have become my constant companion. Spirits like her are not …"-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing
13. Starling House
By: Alix E. Harrow
3.83
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that ca… read more
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- gothic
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
"You’re a pretty good liar"-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"Survival is a hard habit to break."-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"Maybe the truth is always messy that way."-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all"-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
14. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.52
Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition
Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has th… read more
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- gothic
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- horror
- fantasy
- queer
"He's...he's doing the same thing I do. His hands are fluttering. Like mine. Oh God, he's like me."-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I should not have to keep fixing the damage done to us. It would be so easy to not hurt us and the Speakers can't even do that. It's more work to hurt us. It's more work to be cruel - and yet they co…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"I do not get to savor the masculine cut of my clothes, or the illusion of short hair, or the feeting joy of my skin feeling like mine. Instead, I have to worry if my boyhood is convincing enough to k…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
"My name is Daphne.' Daphne? In that moment, it's as if I've peeled the skin away from the chest of a patient, revealing a beating heart. A boy could not say that name as if terrified the syllables wi…"-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
15. Our Hideous Progeny
By: C.E. McGill
3.96
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
It is not the monster you must fear, but the monster it makes of men. . . For readers of Circe o… read more
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- gothic
- retellings
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- queer
"We had built here, in this half-ruined boat house on the edge of the Moray Firth, a temple to our own strange gods- to Chemistry and Anatomy and Electricity."-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
"There is something romantic about feeding a predator from the palm of your hand, I think- a creature which might bite you if it chooses, but chooses not to. But how does one turn such awful beauty to…"-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
"I will always hold dear to my heart that fact that I was the first to see those golden eyes open, to see its reptilian pupils narrow and focus on my own- for in those eyes I saw, for the first time, …"-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
"I suppose that is why it often makes me sad to read about history, or even natural history, as you do; I cannot help but think of everyone whose tale cannot fit in one book, those poor creatures who …"-C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny
16. Someone You Can Build a Nest In
By: John Wiswell
4.07
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- queer
"No young woman of means has gone through her entire life without at least once surveying her opportunities and wishing for a dragon instead."-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In
"Homily professed her love by digging a second crossbow bolt of Shersheshin's body. It was so much clearer a declaration of affection than any of those speeches spun by poets or playwrights. And stuff…"-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In
17. An Education in Malice
By: S.T. Gibson
3.58
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insat… read more
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- gothic
- lgbt
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- queer
"Right and Wrong don't exist. They're fairy tales made up by priests and parents"-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice
"I wasn't in the habit of confessing my sapphic proclivities as a sin, since I didn't consider them to be one, but my idolatry of Carmilla definitely counted as something worth confessing."-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice
"She kissed me with a martyr’s agonized desperation, like I was the only sword she ever wanted to fall on. I kissed her right back like the cutting edge of a blade, trying to inflict as much damage as…"-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice
"I was, I knew full well, a creature composed of strange desires. They'd always been with me, these hungers. As a child I played villain in every game of 'capture the princess,' tying my pretty playma…"-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice
18. A Sorceress Comes to Call
By: T. Kingfisher
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
19. Lady Macbeth
By: Ava Reid
3.61
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare… read more
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- gothic
- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
"Nakedness, even among women in private, is still uncommon, uncouth. Bodies are meant to be guarded like gold. The flash of a bare ankle is like dropping a pendant, so that everyone can see it clatter…"-Ava Reid, Lady Macbeth
20. Lucy Undying
By: Kiersten White
3.67
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In this epic and seductive gothic fantasy, a vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on h… read more
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- gothic
- retellings
- lgbt
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
