Kill the Beast

The Witcher meets HowlΓÇÖs Moving Castle in this debut original faerie tale of revenge,redemptionand friendshipΓÇöfor fans of T. KingfisherNaomi Novikand cozy fantasy with a dash of gritty adventure. The night Lyssa Cadogan’s brother was murdered by a faerie-made monster known as the Beastshe made him a promise: she would find a way to destroy the immortal creature and avenge his death. For thirteen yearsshe has been hunting faeries and the abominations they created. But in all that timethe one Beast she is most desperate to find has never resurfaced. Until she meets Alderic Casimir de Laurenta melodramatic dandy with a coin purse bigger than his brain. Somehowhe has found the monsterΓÇÖs lairandΓÇöeven more surprisingΓÇöretrieved one of its claws. A claw Lyssa needs in order to forge a sword that can kill the Beast. Alderic is ill-equipped for a hunt and almost guaranteed to get himself killed. But as the two of them search for the rest of the materials that will be the Beast’s undoingAlderic reveals hidden depths: dark secrets that he guards as carefully as Lyssa guards hers. Before longand against Lyssa’s better judgmentan unlikely friendship begins to bloomΓÇöone that will either lead to the culmination of Lyssa’s quest for vengeanceor spell doom for them both.