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"In this eerie, blood-splashed Western, Lish McBride invokes a frontier that is harsh, cruel, and practical...A damned enjoyable novel."—Kendare Blake, author of Three Dark CrownsThird Place Books is delighted to welcome back local author and former bookseller Lish McBride! McBride will be discussing her new young adult novel, Red in Tooth and Claw, a dark young adult Western fantasy about a teen in a remote settlement full of monsters and secrets. This event is free and open to the public.
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About Red in Tooth and Claw. . .
"In this eerie, blood-splashed Western, Lish McBride invokes a frontier that is harsh, cruel, and practical...A damned enjoyable novel." —Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns
Faolan Kelly’s grandfather is dead. She’s alone in the world and suddenly homeless, all because the local powers that be don’t think a young man of sixteen is mature enough to take over his grandfather’s homestead…and that’s with them thinking Faolan is a young man. If she revealed that her grandfather had been disguising her for years, they would marry her off at the first opportunity.
The mayor finds a solution that serves everyone but Faolan: He hires a gunslinger to ship her off to the Settlement, a remote fort where social outcasts live under the leadership of His Benevolence Gideon Dillard. It's a place rife with mystery, kept afloat by suspicious wealth. Dillard's absolute command over his staff just doesn't seem right. And neither do the strange noises that keep Faolan up at night.
When Faolan finds the body of a Settlement boarder, mangled by something that can’t possibly be human, it’s clear something vicious is stalking the palisades. And as Settlement boarders continue to drop like flies, Faolan knows she must escape to evade the creature’s wrath.
Praise for Red in Tooth and Claw. . .
"In this eerie, blood-splashed Western, Lish McBride's prose invokes a frontier that is harsh, cruel, and practical, allowing moments of warmth to shine all the brighter. Every time I put it down I picked it right back up. Just a damned enjoyable novel."
—Kendare Blake, author of Three Dark Crowns
“Magic, murder, mystery, and mayhem, all set in against a wild, Western backdrop. I have never read anything like this. A terror and a true delight, all wrapped up in a gritty bow.”
—Kristen Simmons, author of Article 5 and Find Him Where You Left Him Dead
"A stark, gritty horror set in an uncanny world, Red in Tooth and Claw transfixed me from the first line, pulling me in for a dark, tense, exhilarating ride."
—Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and #murdertrending
"Lish McBride captivates with a fresh take on YA horror. Part cult drama, part monster story, and all heart, Red in Tooth and Claw will keep you glued to the pages!"
—Chelsea Mueller, author of Prom House
"A heart-fluttering romance develops alongside the spooky magic and gunslinging....Mysteriously spooky and ultimately heartwarming."
—Kirkus Reviews
Lish McBride is the author of funny and creepy young adult books such as Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; Necromancing the Stone; Firebug; Pyromantic; and Curses. She has published short stories on Tor.com, and in the anthologies Cornered, What to Read in the Rain, and Kisses & Curses. Her first book, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults title, a Morris Award finalist, and the winner of the Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award. Lish is a former indie bookseller, has a MFA from University of New Orleans, and prefers pie to cake. While she has no long term goals for world domination, she would like her own castle.
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17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States, Washington 98155
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