Cassidy Ellis Salter and Anna Fiteni with Alwyn Hamilton - Canterbury

In a rotten and bloody world, four magical rivals are forced to work together to avoid certain death in a deadly competition. A queer, gothic fantasy YA, perfect for fans of The Atlas Six and Gideon the Ninth.

Beneath a tooth-filled sky, the world rots.

At the heart of the decaying world is Fourspires Castle, home to arcanists from across the four magical disciplines: bone, blood, botany and stone.

When the king is assassinated, chaos erupts. To seize the crown, arcanists and their human familiars are dragged into the Slaughter – a deadly competition, where survival means killing and death is the only escape.

Amidst the bloodshed, four rival familiars must work together … Taro, a bone witch still obsessed with her ex. Nixie, a botanical familiar with a ghost living in her bedroom. Elliot, a cursed and vengeful blood familiar and Alix, banished from the stone arcania tower and shrouded in secrets.

Together, the four Wyrdosare not just fighting to survive, but to lift the curse upon their world. There must be more to the sky than a dome of teeth and spittle; there must be something beyond the decay of Fourspires …

Gothic, visceral and utterly compelling, These Shattered Spires is the first book in the Wyrdos trilogy.

Join us at Waterstones Canterbury for an unforgettable evening with Cassidy Ellis Salter and Anna Fiteni speaking with fellow author Alwyn Hamilton, as we celebrate the release of Cassidy's book These Shattered Spires. Anna Fetini’s book The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire is Lush, romantic and hypnotic. Alwyn Hamilton’s book The Notirous Virtues is a glittering fantasy thriller, featuring a family obsessed with money, power, fame - and magic.

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