The Book Eaters

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THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

I devoured this V.E. Schwab

A vampire-themed Handmaids Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary Guardian

A gorgeous new fantasy horror a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart
A gorgeous new fantasy horror a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart

Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families.

The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends.

Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweathers second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family or worse.

Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself

This is a story of escape, a mothers savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new.

Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and Let the Right One In

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A gripping and beautifully plotted story told with verve and deliciously dark wit
Daily Mail

An exciting blend of gothic horror and action, smart and haunting Laura Purcell, bestselling author of The Silent Companions

"Some novels are intended to be devoured in one sitting. Such is the case with Sunyi Deans The Book Eaters. Innovative, unique, poignant, and told with a voice as original as the story itself. I finished this novel in that one sitting, yet Ill be pondering it for a long time to come. This is the debut of a new master of the modern fantasy. Don t miss it
James Rollins, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Starless Crown

A delightfully weird exploration of motherhood, queerness, and escaping patriarchal norms
Buzzfeed

Raw and imaginative, this gritty, gothic anti-fairytale knows the truth: love will make a villain out of anyone
Olivie Blake, NYT bestselling author of The Atlas Six

Sunyi Deans The Book Eaters is a darkly sweet pastry of a book about family, betrayal, and the lengths we go to for the ones we love. Great reading for a rainy morning, with tea or coffee on, a cat in your lap, and nowhere to be but lost in a delicious modern fairy tale
Christopher Buehlman, author of The Blacktongue Thief

A riveting tale that consumed me as earnestly as I devoured it. Full of grit and humanity, Sunyi Dean expertly weaves the complexities of motherhood, loyalty, and found family in a world not far from our own. Dean's debut has already established her as a master of craft. If I were a book eater, this novel would be one to savour
Saara El-Arifi, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife

Author Bio

Sunyi Dean is an autistic author of fantasy fiction. Originally born in the States and raised in Hong Kong, she now lives in Yorkshire with her children. When not reading, running, falling over in yoga, or rolling d20s, she sometimes escapes the city to wildswim in lonely dales. Her short stories have featured in The Best of British Scifi Anthology, Prole, FFO, Tor Dot Com, etc. The Book Eaters is Dean's debut novel.