{"product_id":"9781035047482-red-winter","title":"The Red Winter","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA queer \u003ci\u003eWitcher \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e in this bloody, lusty retelling of the story of the first werewolf, the Beast of Gévaudan, by debut author Cameron Sullivan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLusty, dark, queer fantasy – \u003ci\u003eThe Red Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Witcher \u003c\/i\u003eand Susanna Clarke. Inspired by the eighteenth-century legend of the Beast of Gévaudan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Charming, haunting, ambitious’\u003cbr\u003e– T. KINGFISHER, author of \u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power and redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake. Sebastian knows the Beast. A monster-slayer with centuries of experience, he joined the hunt for the creature twenty years ago and watched it slaughter its way through a long and bloody winter. Even with the help of Sarmodel, the demon he plays host to, bringing the monster down nearly cost him his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, two decades later, Sebastian has been recalled to the hunt by Antoine Avenel d’Ocerne, an estranged lover who shares a dark history with the Beast and a terrible secret with Sebastian. Drawn by both the chance to finish the Beast for good and the promise of a reconciliation with Antoine, Sebastian cannot refuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome monsters, it seems, simply won’t stay buried .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An absolute feast of a book: rich, red, sinfully delicious' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– ALIX E. HARROW, author of \u003ci\u003eStarling House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55658182771062,"sku":"9781035047482","price":22.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39900480.jpg?v=1770726522","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035047482-red-winter","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}