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A mysterious library contains the secrets to the universe in a visionary fantasy with elements of dark academia. Perfect for fans of Susanna Clarke.Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts.After all, she was a normal American herself once.That was a long time ago, of course. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father. In the years since then, Carolyn hasn't had a chance to get out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have studied the books in his Library and learned some of the secrets of his power. And sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God.Now, Father is missing―perhaps even dead―and the Library that holds his secrets stands unguarded. And with it, control over all of creation.

A twisting and apocalyptic dark fantasy novel, Blacktail is the long-awaited second novel from Scott Hawkins, the critically acclaimed author of The Library at Mount Char.Who does your dog pray to?Blacktail, a half-breed wolf, knows only the language of the hunt. When men kill his mate and unborn pups, he answers with a slaughter that is absolute. In his violence, Blacktail draws the gaze of an ancient and terrible feline witch. She sets him on a path south – to wake the sleeping Forest God and end the plague of humankind.As Blacktail journeys farther from his wild home and deeper into the world of man, he encounters strangers – animal, mortal, and otherworldly – who want to help him rid the world of humans. From the blood-slicked wilderness to a burning confrontation with Archangels, this is a feral odyssey of vengeance – brutal, heartbreaking and unlike anything else in fiction.The Forest God sleeps. But what will be the price of waking him?* * *Praise for Scott Hawkins:‘Utterly resistant to categorization’ – V. E. Schwab, author of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil‘Sprawling, epic . . . Unputdownable’ – Cory Doctorow, author of Walkaway‘Funny, horrifying and original’ – Jason Pargin, author of John Dies at the End‘Extravagant, beautifully imagined’ – Booklist

A visceral dark fantasy novel, Blacktail is the long-awaited second novel from Scott Hawkins, the critically acclaimed author of The Library at Mount Char.Who does your dog pray to?Blacktail is a half-breed wolf, born to hunt. When he finds love beyond a garden wall, he dares to imagine a peaceful life – until men butcher his mate and unborn pups in a surgical act of cruelty. His grief ignites a rampage of torn throats and shattered bone, a slaughter so absolute it draws the gaze of an ancient feline witch. She sends him south to wake the sleeping Forest God and end the age of reason.Fuelled by a rage that frightens Hell itself, Blacktail wages war against men and the beasts who dare defend them. From a gore-soaked wilderness to a burning confrontation with Heaven, Blacktail is a feral odyssey of vengeance.The Forest God sleeps. But what will be the price of waking him?* * *‘A modern masterpiece. Blacktail will consume you’– Marcus Kliewer, bestselling author of We Used to Live Here and The Caretaker‘Beautiful, brutal fantasy, red in tooth and claw’– Chuck Wendig, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Staircase in the Woods‘A magnificent, bloody saga that will change the way you look at the world’– Nat Cassidy, bestselling author of When the Wolf Comes Home and Mary