Description: "Cassandra Khaw''s explosive, evocative prose is a treat to read. Khaw''s ability to transform the mundane into the deeply phantasmagorical is nothing short of magical. Prepare to take a long leap into the gory, the weird, and the fantastic in the hands of a fresh new voice in fiction." --Kameron Hurley, Hugo Award-winning author of Mirror Empire and The Geek Feminist Revolution "Khaw brilliantly combines the self-aware, on-point tone of their gumshoe narrator with the invasive rhythm of the language of pulsing terrors. The drearily everyday is infused with Lovecraftian dread in a marvelously horrifying, tightly built novella that spins a satisfying tale while doing honor to both of its core sources." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "A glorious fusion of the classic noir detective thriller with Lovecraftian horror, like the squamous tentacular lovechild of Raymond Chandler and H. P. Lovecraft hatching from a five-dimensional egg to slouch down these dark streets in search of human minds to flay. Seriously? Possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016, a suitable light in these dark times." --Charles Stross " Hammers on Bone is sly and amusing and sharp and I wound up digging the hell out of it." --Scott Lynch "Khaw has a definite flair for the grotesque." -- RT Book Reviews "[Anch of human minds to flay. Seriously? Possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016, a suitable light in these dark times." --Charles Stross " Hammers on Bone is sly and amusing and sharp and I wound up digging the hell out of it." --Scott Lynch "Khaw has a definite flair for the grotesque." -- RT Book Reviews "[Anch of human minds to flay. Seriously? Possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016, a suitable light in these dark times." --Charles Stross " Hammers on Bone is sly and amusing and sharp and I wound up digging the hell out of it." --Scott Lynch "Khaw has a definite flair for the grotesque." -- RT Book Reviews "[Anch of human minds to flay. Seriously? Possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016, a suitable light in these dark times." --Charles Stross " Hammers on Bone is sly and amusing and sharp and I wound up digging the hell out of it." --Scott Lynch "Khaw has a definite flair for the grotesque." -- RT Book Reviews "[An] incredible novella... Hammers on Bone transcends its genre - thanks in no small part to its private-investigatorand-monster protagonist and its very London setting - to become a timeless (and disturbing) parable about monsters." -- Locus "Khaw paints a bleak yet potent alternate reality in which monsters--friend or foe--are devastatingly real. Persons strikes a perfect antihero stance that is emotionally fragile despite his supernatural power. Hammers on Bone is a brilliant blend of two venerable genres as well as a deeply affecting tale on its own." --Shelf Awareness, starred review " Hammers on Bone is an easy read on a hard subject." --BleedingCool "Khaw mixes noir tropes straight out of a Dashiell Hammett novel with lush, atmospheric horror making for a vibrant, visceral read." -- The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog "Sizzling prose over a steamy noir beat with horrific monstrosities throughout. A helluva read." --Daniel Jos Older, New York Times bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Midnight Taxi Tango "Hammers on Bone is a delectable surprise, a discomfiting nightmare in novella shape, its eyes looking back at you to ask: who are the real monsters, little reader?" --Book Smugglers "Absolutely fantastic monsters-meet-gritty-noir story." --Mike Laidlaw, creative director for Dragon Age "Atmospheric Lovecraftian noir with a really tremendous eye for detail... If you like Dashiel Hammett and Lovecraft, this is a very effective blend." --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings "This is jolly good. You really ought to read this." --Jonathan L. Howard, author of the Johannes Cabal and Carter & Lovecraft series "So hardboiled you could crack demon heads with it, this twisting and turning Lovecraftian PI mystery is a delight. Cassandra Khaw -- fast becoming one of the hottest names in fantasy fiction -- has a light, assured touch and an inimitable style. I''ll read anything they write." --Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of A Man Lies Dreaming and The Violent Century "Cassandra Khaw blows the dust off Lovecraft''s prose to resurrect the Elder Gods in a white-hot, eyeball-popping adventure." --Ferrett Steinmetz, author of Flex "Khaw is one of the most exciting writers I''ve seen emerge in the past two years. [ Hammers on Bone bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Midnight Taxi Tango "Hammers on Bone is a delectable surprise, a discomfiting nightmare in novella shape, its eyes looking back at you to ask: who are the real monsters, little reader?" --Book Smugglers "Absolutely fantastic monsters-meet-gritty-noir story." --Mike Laidlaw, creative director for Dragon Age "Atmospheric Lovecraftian noir with a really tremendous eye for detail... If you like Dashiel Hammett and Lovecraft, this is a very effective blend." --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings "This is jolly good. You really ought to read this." --Jonathan L. Howard, author of the Johannes Cabal and Carter & Lovecraft series "So hardboiled you could crack demon heads with it, this twisting and turning Lovecraftian PI mystery is a delight. Cassandra Khaw -- fast becoming one of the hottest names in fantasy fiction -- has a light, assured touch and an inimitable style. I''ll read anything they write." --Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of A Man Lies Dreaming and The Violent Century "Cassandra Khaw blows the dust off Lovecraft''s prose to resurrect the Elder Gods in a white-hot, eyeball-popping adventure." --Ferrett Steinmetz, author of Flex "Khaw is one of the most exciting writers I''ve seen emerge in the past two years. [ Hammers on Bone tyle. I''ll read anything they write." --Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of A Man Lies Dreaming and The Violent Century "Cassandra Khaw blows the dust off Lovecraft''s prose to resurrect the Elder Gods in a white-hot, eyeball-popping adventure." --Ferrett Steinmetz, author of Flex "Khaw is one of the most exciting writers I''ve seen emerge in the past two years. [ Hammers on Bone bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Midnight Taxi Tango "Hammers on Bone is a delectable surprise, a discomfiting nightmare in novella shape, its eyes looking back at you to ask: who are the real monsters, little reader?" --Book Smugglers "Absolutely fantastic monsters-meet-gritty-noir story." --Mike Laidlaw, creative director for Dragon Age "Atmospheric Lovecraftian noir with a really tremendous eye for detail... If you like Dashiel Hammett and Lovecraft, this is a very effective blend." --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings "This is jolly good. You really ought to read this." --Jonathan L. Howard, author of the Johannes Cabal and Carter & Lovecraft series "So hardboiled you could crack demon heads with it, this twisting and turning Lovecraftian PI mystery is a delight. Cassandra Khaw -- fast becoming one of the hottest names in fantasy fiction -- has a light, assured touch and an inimitable style. I''ll read anything they write." --Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of A Man Lies Dreaming and The Violent Century "Cassandra Khaw blows the dust off Lovecraft''s prose to resurrect the Elder Gods in a white-hot, eyeball-popping adventure." --Ferrett Steinmetz, author of Flex "Khaw is one of the most exciting writers I''ve seen emerge in the past two years. [ Hammers on Bone bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Midnight Taxi Tango "Hammers on Bone is a delectable surprise, a discomfiting nightmare in novella shape, its eyes looking back at you to ask: who are the real monsters, little reader?" --Book Smugglers "Absolutely fantastic monsters-meet-gritty-noir story." --Mike Laidlaw, creative director for Dragon Age "Atmospheric Lovecraftian noir with a really tremendous eye for detail... If you like Dashiel Hammett and Lovecraft, this is a very effective blend." --Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings "This is jolly good. You really ought to read this." --Jonathan L. Howard, author of the Johannes Cabal and Carter & Lovecraft series "So hardboiled you could crack demon heads with it, this twisting and turning Lovecraftian PI mystery is a delight. Cassandra Khaw -- fast becoming one of the hottest names in fantasy fiction -- has a light, assured touch and an inimitable style. I''ll read anything they write." --Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of A Man Lies Dreaming and The Violent Century "Cassandra Khaw blows the dust off Lovecraft''s prose to resurrect the Elder Gods in a white-hot, eyeball-popping adventure." --Ferrett Steinmetz, author of Flex "Khaw is one of the most exciting writers I''ve seen emerge in the past two years. [ Hammers o

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