Seanan McGuire erschafft fesselnde zeitgenössische Fantasy, die sich mit Themen wie Identität, Wahlfamilie und gesellschaftlichen Zwängen auseinandersetzt, und das mit einer ausgeprägten Mischung aus Humor, Melancholie und scharfer Beobachtungsgabe. Unter dem Pseudonym Mira Grant erkundet sie spekulative Fiktion und beschäftigt sich oft mit postapokalyptischen Welten und der Ethik der Wissenschaft. McGuire versteht es meisterhaft, komplexe Welten zu erschaffen und sie mit unvergesslichen Charakteren zu bevölkern, die bei den Lesern tiefen Eindruck hinterlassen. Ihre Werke fordern beständig Erwartungen heraus und bieten tiefgründige Einblicke in die menschliche Verfassung.
Unter den Feen von San Francisco ist er ein vertrauter Schrecken: der Blinde Michael, der mit seiner Schar in Vollmondnächten über die Hügel von Berkley fegt und Kinder raubt. Bisher hatte sich October Daye keine Gedanken darum gemacht, hat sie doch ganz alltägliche Sorgen, die sie beschäftigen. Aber als die Kinder ihrer Freundin Stacy plötzlich verschwinden, muss sich Toby mit dem Nachtmahr von Faerie auseinandersetzen.
Nach dem Tod seiner Schwester leidet Shaun Mason unter Depressionen. Doch das Leben geht weiter, und als Leiter einer Nachrichtenorganisation hat Shaun alle Hände voll zu tun. Bis eines Tages eine Mitarbeiterin des CDC bei Shaun auftaucht, die behauptet, wichtige Informationen über das Zombievirus zu besitzen, das die ganze Welt verändert hat. Und kurz darauf kommt es zu einem neuen, rätselhaften Ausbruch des Virus.
Von Geburt an ist die junge October Daye eine Außenseiterin. Als Mischling hat sie weder in der Welt der Fae noch in der Welt der Menschen eine Heimat. Doch da erhält sie den Auftrag, für die Sicherheit der Gräfin January O’Leary zu sorgen. Wieder einmal muss Toby ins Land der Fae zurückkehren. Was ihr jedoch zunächst wie ein einfacher Auftrag erscheint, wird schon bald ein gefährliches Unterfangen. In Januarys Umkreis wurden einige Fae ermordet, und die Gräfin könnte das nächste Opfer sein.
Die Ermittlungen rund um die Wahl von Präsident Ryman nehmen eine ungeahnte Wendung. Das Team von Shaun Masons Nachrichtenagentur muss den Kampf gegen verrückte Wissenschaftler, Zombies und abtrünnige Regierungsagenten aufnehmen, um endlich die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen.
Ausgezeichnet mit dem Hugo, Nebula und Locus Award, bietet diese mehrfach preisgekrönte Fantasy-Novelle von Seanan McGuire eine fesselnde Erzählung für alle, die eine andere Welt lieben. Die Geschichte beleuchtet das Schicksal von Kindern und Jugendlichen, die aus magischen Welten zurückkehren. Nancy, die in den Hallen der Toten verweilte, wünscht sich ein Leben in Stille. Christopher, der mit seiner Knochenflöte die Toten tanzen lässt, und Sumi, die das Chaos braucht, kommen aus ganz unterschiedlichen Hintergründen. Jack und Jill, aufgewachsen unter einem blutroten Mond, bringen ihre eigenen Geheimnisse mit. Als sie im „Haus für Kinder auf Abwegen“ von Eleanor West zusammentreffen, ahnen sie nicht, dass ihr größtes Abenteuer noch bevorsteht. Dieses Werk ist ideal für Fans von Ransom Riggs, C. S. Lewis und Philip Pullman. Die Kritiken loben die Geschichte als „so unfassbar gut, dass es weh tut“ und als eine der außergewöhnlichsten, die je gelesen wurden. Seanan McGuire wird als eine der klügsten Autorinnen gefeiert, die mit ihrem Werk sowohl Herz als auch Verstand vereint.
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Im Jahr 2014 geschieht das Unbegreifliche: Künstlich hergestellte Viren entweichen aus einem Labor und verbinden sich zu einem neuen Krankheitserreger, der die Toten zum Leben erweckt. Millionen Menschen sterben, als eine Flut von Zombies die ganze Welt überrennt. Zwanzig Jahre nach dem Ausbruch sind die Internetblogger Georgia und Shaun Mason auf der Suche nach den Hintergründen der Epidemie. Als Senator Peter Ryman sie bittet, ihn bei seiner Wahlkampagne zu begleiten, sagen die beiden sofort zu. Doch dann kommt es zu einem Zombie-Angriff, der eindeutig auf Sabotage zurückzuführen ist. Eine gefährliche Jagd beginnt.
Eine der besten paranormalen Fantasy-Geschichten der letzten Dekade: Treffen Sie October „Toby“ Daye, eine Fae-Halbblut, ehemalige Straßenkind und selbstexilierter Ritter aus dem Herzogtum Shadowed Hills.
Die Welt der Feen und Elfen ist nie gänzlich verschwunden, sondern besteht im Geheimen neben der Wirklichkeit fort. October „Toby“ Daye ist ein Kind beider Welten, halb Mensch, halb Fae. Einst verlor sie alles, was ihr lieb war; und seitdem meidet sie Menschen und Fae gleichermaßen. Da wird in San Francisco eine Fürstin der Fae, ermordet, und Tobys Leben gerät erneut aus den Fugen. Durch einen mächtigen Fluch, den die Fürstin mit ihrem letzen Atem ausstößt, ist Toby verpflichtet, ihren Tod aufzuklären. Um dem Fluch zu entkommen, muss Toby in die Welt der Fae zurückkehren. Bald stellt sie fest, dass mehr als nur ihr Leben auf dem Spiel steht. Ein packender Feenkrimi und zugleich der erste Roman in einer spannungsgeladenen Urban-Fantasy-Serie, die keltische Motive in eine moderne Welt überführt. „Hervorragend recherchiert, packend erzählt, äußerst atmosphärisch und kompromisslos wie ein guter Krimi. Der viel versprechende Auftakt einer neuen Urban-Fantasy-Serie, die Fans von Jim Butcher und Kim Harrison gleichermaßen anspricht.“ Publishers Weekly
"Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. My name is Georgia Mason, and I am begging you. Rise up while you can." The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. NOW, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them. The Newsflesh trilogy boxed set includes Feed, Deadline, and Blackout.
Now, for the first time, Mira Grant's complete New York Times bestselling NEWSFLESH trilogy is available in a single volume. "Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. My name is Georgia Mason, and I am begging you. Rise up while you can." The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives - the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them. The Rising includes Feed, Deadline, and Blackout. NewsfleshFeedDeadlineBlackout Feedback Newsflesh Short Fiction CollectionRise
When Eleanor West decided to open her school, her sanctuary, her 'Home for Wayward Children,' she knew from the beginning that there would be children she couldn't save; when Cora decides she needs a different direction, a different fate, a different prophecy, Miss West reluctantly agrees to transfer her to the other school, where things are run very differently by Whitethorn, the Headmaster
Dinosaurs and portals, and a girl who can find both in the latest book in the Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Wayward Children series. Antsy is the latest student to pass through the doors at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children. When her fellow students realize that Antsy's talent for finding absolutely anything may extend to doors, she's forced to flee in the company of a small group of friends, looking for a way back to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go to be sure that Vineta and Hudson are keeping their promise. Along the way, temptations are dangled, decisions are reinforced, and a departure to a world populated by dinosaurs brings untold dangers and one or two other surprises! A story that reminds us that finding what you want doesn't always mean finding what you need.
The fifth installment in Seanan McGuire's award-winning, bestselling Wayward Children series, Come Tumbling Down picks up the threads left dangling by Every Heart a Doorway and Down Among the Sticks and Bones When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister—whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice—back to their home on the Moors. But death in their adopted world isn't always as permanent as it is here, and when Jack is herself carried back into the school, it becomes clear that something has happened to her. Something terrible. Something of which only the maddest of scientists could conceive. Something only her friends are equipped to help her overcome. Eleanor West's "No Quests" rule is about to be broken. Again. The Wayward Children Series Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky Book 4: In an Absent Dream Book 5: Come Tumbling Down
Nadya never considered herself less than whole, not until her adoptive parents fitted her with a prosthetic arm against her will, seeking to replace the one she'd been missing from birth. It was cumbersome; it was uncomfortable; it was wrong. It wasn't her. Frustrated and unable to express why, Nadya began to wander, until the day she fell through a door into Belyyreka, the Land Beneath the Lake--and found herself in a world of water, filled with child-eating amphibians, majestic giant turtles, and impossible ships that sailed as happily beneath the surface as on top. In Belyyreka, she found herself understood for who she was: a Drowned Girl, who had made her way to her real home, accepted by the river and its people. But even in Belyyreka, there are dangers, and trials, and Nadya would soon find herself fighting to keep hold of everything she had come to treasure.
Winner: 2022 Hugo Award for Best Series A stand-alone fantasy tale from Seanan McGuire's Alex award-winning Wayward Children series, which began in the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning, World Fantasy Award finalist, Tiptree Honor List Every Heart a Doorway This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should. When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise. Alas, everything costs at the goblin market, and when her time there is drawing to a close, she makes the kind of bargain that never plays out well. The Wayward Children Series Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky Book 4: In an Absent Dream
Hitchhiking her way along the highways and byways of America, ghost Rose Marshall continues her battle with her killer--the immortal Bobby Cross.
Over the centuries, extraterrestrial hunters of the Yautja race-also known as the Predators-have encountered (and stalked) humans on Earth and in the depths of space. Offered here are sixteen all-new stories of such hunts, written by many of today's most extraordinary authors.
A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series. “Welcome to the Hooflands. We’re happy to have you, even if you being here means something’s coming.” Regan loves, and is loved, though her school-friend situation has become complicated, of late. When she suddenly finds herself thrust through a doorway that asks her to "Be Sure" before swallowing her whole, Regan must learn to live in a world filled with centaurs, kelpies, and other magical equines—a world that expects its human visitors to step up and be heroes. But after embracing her time with the herd, Regan discovers that not all forms of heroism are equal, and not all quests are as they seem... A standalone Wayward Children story containing all-new characters, and a great jumping-on point for new readers.
For the first time experience the first three hardcover volumes of Seanan McGuire's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series together in a boxset...
Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math. Roger and Dodger aren't exactly human, though they don't realise it. They aren't exactly gods, either. Not entirely. Not yet. Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He's not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own. Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn't attained
'VISCERAL . . . IRRESISTIBLE . . . a claustrophobic, deep-sea terror tale that will leave readers glad to be safely on dry land' Kirkus NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MIRA GRANT RETURNS WITH A RAZOR-SHARP TALE OF THE HORRORS THAT LIE BENEATH . . . Seven years ago the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a mockumentary, bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a tragedy; others have called it a hoax. Now, a new crew has been assembled to investigate. And they'll discover that whatever is down there is definitely no joke . . . Praise for Mira Grant: 'ASTONISHING' New York Times 'GRIPPING, THRILLING AND BRUTAL . . . A MASTERPIECE OF SUSPENSE' Publishers Weekly 'INTELLIGENT AND EXCITING' Telegraph 'MYSTERY, DANGER AND EXCITEMENT ABOUND' RT Book Reviews
"Nature abhors a straight line. The natural world is a place of curves and softened edges, of gentle mists and welcoming spirals. Nature remembers deviation; nature does not forgive ... For Harlowe Upton-Jones, life has never been a straight line. Shipped off to live with her paternal grandparents after a mysterious cult killed her mother and father, she has grown up chasing the question behind the curve, becoming part of a tight-knit teen detective agency. But "teen" is a limited time offer, and when her friends start looking for adult professions, it's up to Harlowe to find them one last case so that they can go out in a blaze of glory. Welcome to Spindrift House. The stories and legends surrounding the decrepit property are countless and contradictory, but one thing is clear: there are people willing to pay a great deal to determine the legal ownership of the house. When Harlowe and her friends agree to investigate the mystery behind the manor, they do so on the assumption that they'll be going down in history as the ones who determined who built Spindrift House - and why. The house has secrets. They have the skills. They have a plan. They have everything they need to solve the mystery. Everything they need except for time. Because Spindrift House keeps its secrets for a reason, and it has no intention of letting them go. Nature abhors a straight line. Here's where the story bends."--Publisher description
There is another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again. It isn't as friendly as Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. And it isn't as safe.
Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City…
A HUGO AWARD FINALIST! WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL, 2020! A Pick on the 2020 RUSA Reading List! New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy organizations, and impossible cities in the standalone fantasy, Middlegame. Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math. Roger and Dodger aren’t exactly human, though they don’t realise it. They aren’t exactly gods, either. Not entirely. Not yet. Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He’s not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own. Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn’t attained. A USA Today Bestseller, and named as one of Paste Magazine's 30 Best Fantasy Novels of the Decade!
A stand-alone fantasy tale from Seanan McGuire's Alex-award winning Wayward Children series, which began in the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning, World Fantasy Award finalist, Tiptree Honor List Every Heart a Doorway Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third book in McGuire's Wayward Children series, returns to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children in a standalone contemporary fantasy for fans of all ages. At this magical boarding school, children who have experienced fantasy adventures are reintroduced to the "real" world. When Rini lands with a literal splash in the pond behind Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, the last thing she expects to find is that her mother, Sumi, died years before Rini was even conceived. But Rini can’t let Reality get in the way of her quest – not when she has an entire world to save! (Much more common than one would suppose.) If she can't find a way to restore her mother, Rini will have more than a world to save: she will never have been born in the first place. And in a world without magic, she doesn’t have long before Reality notices her existence and washes her away. Good thing the student body is well-acquainted with quests... A tale of friendship, baking, and derring-do. Warning: May contain nuts. The Wayward Children Series Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky Book 4: In an Absent Dream
Following Parasite and Symbiont, this is the third and final book in this CONTAGIOUS series about a miracle cure . . . and a nightmare side-effect - from the New York Times bestselling author of Feed
FEEDBACK is a full-length Newsflesh novel which overlaps the events of the New York Times bestselling novel FEED and shows the story from a whole new perspective . . .
The explosive second arc of SEANAN MCGUIRE's run on SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER! Join her and the incredible TAKESHI MIYAZAWA as they delve into the world of a teenaged web-slinger as GWEN STACY attempts to balance out her home and costumed life! But when the two begin to bleed into one another, it's hard to keep things straight as Gwen begins getting recognized on the streets. Will she let this newfound fame drive her into hiding or will she be able to fi nd a way to wield the responsibility of her public hero status for good? And more importantly, with her secret identity no longer a secret, will Gwen be able to keep her friends and family safe? COLLECTING: SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER 5-9
Featuring a collection of five gripping tales, this installment of the Limbus saga explores themes of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Renowned authors such as Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Laird Barron, and David Liss contribute their unique voices, promising a diverse range of chilling and imaginative narratives. Each story delves into the unknown, offering readers a thrilling experience filled with suspense and creativity.
The first anthology of original short stories featuring the confluence of two iconic properties, as the Predators seek the ultimate prey, the Xenomorphs from Alien.
Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers, and including a rare story by “the father of artificial intelligence,” Dr. John McCarthy, Robot Uprisings meticulously describes the exhilarating and terrifying near-future in which humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created.
The first installment of the exhilirating InCryptid series, from the author of the October Daye urban fantasies
Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward ChildrenNo SolicitationsNo VisitorsNo QuestsChildren have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.No matter the cost.
For everything there is a season. The New York Times bestselling Seanan McGuire takes us back to the world of MIDDLEGAME in this action-packed standalone adventure.
A charming slow-burn romantasy featuring a duty-bound noblewoman with a chronic illness, a prince who would rather be in a library than on a throne, and a magical ride through a world of cozy enchantment. Bianca knows her duty comes before her heart. So when the threat of war looms, she agrees to marry the neighboring kingdom’s heir. But not all royal weddings are a fairytale, and Prince Aric, Bianca’s betrothed, is cold, aloof, and seems to hate her on sight. To make matters worse, on their wedding night, an assassination attempt goes awry—leaving Aric magically transformed into a horse. Bianca does what any bride in this situation would: she mounts her new husband and rides away to safety. Sunset returns Aric to human form, but they soon discover the assassination attempt is part of a larger plot against the throne. Worse, Bianca has been framed for Aric’s murder, and she’s now saddled with a husband who is a horse by day and a frustratingly attractive man by night. As an unexpected romance begins galloping away with their hearts, Bianca and Aric must rely on each other to unravel the curse and save the throne.
Gwen Stacy, the Spider-Woman of Earth-65, makes her sensational return! And she's picking up right where she left off, fighting crime through her home reality - unaware that it sits on the precipice of interdimensional calamity! Spider-Geddon is about to rock Gwen's world! Finding herself trapped in a parallel dimension as her friends and fellow Spiders are dying...with her teleporter watch destroyed and no way to get home...what can Gwen do to stop the Inheritors from wreaking havoc across the entire Web of Life and Destiny? And from out of the interdimensional chaos, she must face one of her deadliest enemies yet - the Gwen Goblin! With her life in jeopardy from all sides, is there a reason we're calling her Ghost-Spider?!
For the first time, a young adult novel tells a brand-new story of terror and heroism in the Alien film universe, as a new heroine in the mode of Ellen Ripley encounters aliens and human cruelty at the edge of known space.
A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system - even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. Now, years on, almost every human being has a SymboGen tapeworm living within them. But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives - and will do anything to get them.
THE SECOND BOOK IN MIRA GRANT'S TERRIFYING PARASITOLOGY SERIES. THE ENEMY IS INSIDE US. The SymboGen designed tapeworms were created to relieve humanity of disease and sickness. But the implants in the majority of the world's population began attacking their hosts, turning them into a ravenous horde. Now those who do not appear to be afflicted are being gathered for quarantine as panic spreads, but Sal and her companions must discover how the tapeworms are taking over their hosts, what their eventual goal is, and how they can be stopped. ParasitologyParasiteSymbiont Chimera For more from Mira Grant, check out: Newsflesh FeedDeadlineBlackout Newsflesh Short Fiction Apocalypse Scenario #683: The BoxCountdownSan Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California BrowncoatsHow Green This Land, How Blue This SeaThe Day the Dead Came to Show and TellPlease Do Not Taunt the Octopus
A fantastic new anthology of tales told in the Sookie Stackhouse universe, to unite all fans of paranormal romance everywhere!
Tenth Anniversary Edition - Featuring an All-New Novella
Half-fae Toby retreats to the human world after being rejected by her Faerie family, but finds her anonymity compromised by the murder of an important countess who binds her to investigate, forcing Toby to resume her fae position.
Když Alex Price souhlasil, že se vypraví do Ohia, aby dohlížel na chovný program bazilišků a pomohl své sestřenici-telepatce při zotavování, nečekal, že kolem toho bude tolik mrtvých. V zoo, kde Alex pracuje, se však objevují mrtvoly a jeho přítelkyně – Shelby Tannerová, australská zooložka se zálibou ve velkých kočkovitých šelmách – začíná být nedůvěřivá. A co hůř; všechna těla byla částečně proměněna v kámen… Třetí kniha série InCryptid přivede čtenáře na nová místa a seznámí ho s novým členem rodiny, přičemž se Alex snaží ustát náročnou pozici mezi běžným životem, prací a touhou nenechat se proměnit v zahradní sochu. Na scéně se objevují staří i noví přátelé a nebezpečí číhá na každém rohu.
Rodina Priceových se po celé generace věnuje zkoumání monster z celého světa a snaží se je chránit před lidmi – a lidi před nimi. Verity Priceová je od narození vedená k práci kryptozooložky, ačkoli by raději tančila tango, než se zaplétala s démony. Když ji její práce s komunitou kryptidů zavála na Manhattan, myslela si, že jí konečně nic nebude bránit v účasti na prestižních tanečních soutěžích. Jenže ono to dopadlo trochu jinak… Nyní, když Verity vyřešila problém hadího kultu, který zabíjel panny z celého Manhattanu, je připravena vrhnout se po hlavě do společenského tance. Ovšem jen do chvíle, než ji Dominic De Luca – její chvíli přítel, chvíli expřítel a také člen Úmluvy svatého Jiří, zaměřené na lov monster – informuje, že Úmluva je na cestě na Manhattan. Lidé z Úmluvy si chtějí ověřit, že je vše připraveno na čistku, jež má město zbavit kryptidů. V sázce jsou všichni a všechno, co Verity miluje, a tak rozhodně nehodlá čekat se založenýma rukama. Spojenectví projde tvrdou zkouškou, spojenci upadnou v pochybnost, přijdou ztráty na životech a mluvící myši ve Veritině bytě to všechno zvěční jako Písmo svaté – pokud ovšem zůstane kámen na kameni, až bude po všem. Je tu půlnoční výprodej a se slevou si dnes můžete zakoupit zradu, faleš… a masakr.
