Come along to this special in-conversation event to celebrate the launch of The Crimson Road by A.G. Slatter on Tuesday 4 March, 6:30pm at Books@Stones.

A captivating dark gothic fantasy set in the same universe as this award-winning author’s All The Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns and The Briar Book of the Dead. A tale of vampires, assassins, ancient witches and broken promises, perfect for readers of Alix E. Harrow, Hannah Whitten and Alexis Henderson.

Violet Zennor has had a peculiar upbringing. Training as a fighter in underground arenas, honing her skills against the worst scum, murderers and thieves her father could pit her against, she has learned to be ruthless. To kill.

Until the day Hedrek Zennor dies. Violet thinks she’s free – then she learns that her father planned to send her into the Darklands, where the Leech Lords reign. Where Violet’s still-born brother was taken years ago. Violet steadfastly refuses. Until one night two assassins attempt to slaughter her – and it becomes clear: she’s going to have to clean up the mess her father made.

By turns gripping and bewitching, sharp and audacious, this mesmerising story takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Slatter’s sinister and compelling fantasy world.

Angela Slatter (A.G. Slatter) is the award-winning author of All The Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns,The Briar Book of the Dead and the forthcoming The Crimson Road (Titan Books). All are gothic fantasies set in the world of the Sourdough, Bitterwood and Tallow-Wife collections. Angela has recently signed a multi-book deal with Titan, for three novels and three contemporary folk horror novellas. She has won a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, a Ditmar, a Shirley Jackson Award, a Spanish Ignotus Award, three Australian Shadows Awards and eight Aurealis Awards. She is also one of the World Fantasy Award judges for 2024 (for works published in 2023).