The song in Deacon's head is growing stronger, and soon he won't be able to ignore it any more.
CASSANDRA KHAW writes horror, press releases, video games, articles about video games, and tabletop RPGs. These are not necessarily unrelated items. Her work can be found in professional short story magazines such as Clarkesworld, Fireside Fiction, Uncanny, and the scientific journal Nature. Cassandra's first original novella Hammers on Bone came out in October 2016. To her mild surprise, people seem to enjoy it.
A Song for Quiet is a moving story of music, monsters and grief."
--Victor LaValle, author of The Ballad of Black Tom
"Khaw continues to demonstrate mastery of seductive short-form
horror, juxtaposing the disgusting and relentlessly terrifying with
moments of exquisite beauty in ways that make it impossible to look
away." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Gritty, unflinching,
and unexpected, A Song for Silence has an infectious Blues rhythm
that's impossible to ignore." --Angela Slatter, World Fantasy
Award-winning author of The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings
PRAISE FOR HAMMERS ON BONE "A glorious fusion of the classic noir
detective thriller with Lovecraftian horror. Possibly the most
promising horror debut of 2016, a suitable light in these dark
times." --Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files "Cassandra
Khaw's explosive, evocative prose is a treat to read. Khaw's
ability to transform the mundane into the deeply phantasmagorical
is nothing short of magical. Prepare to take a long leap into the
gory, the weird, and the fantastic in the hands of a fresh new
voice in fiction." --Kameron Hurley, Hugo Award-winning author of
Mirror Empire and The Geek Feminist Revolution "The drearily
everyday is infused with Lovecraftian dread in a marvelously
horrifying, tightly built novella that spins a satisfying tale
while doing honor to both of its core sources." --Publishers
Weekly, starred review "Khaw paints a bleak yet potent alternate
reality in which monsters--friend or foe--are devastatingly real.
Persons strikes a perfect antihero stance that is emotionally
fragile despite his supernatural power. Hammers on Bone is a
brilliant blend of two venerable genres as well as a deeply
affecting tale on its own." --Shelf Awareness, starred review "Khaw
has a definite flair for the grotesque." --RT Book Reviews
"Sizzling prose over a steamy noir beat with horrific monstrosities
throughout. A helluva read." --Daniel José Older, New York Times
bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Midnight Taxi Tango "Hammers
on Bone is a delectable surprise, a discomfiting nightmare in
novella shape, its eyes looking back at you to ask: who are the
real monsters, little reader?" --Book Smugglers "Absolutely
fantastic monsters-meet-gritty-noir story." --Mike Laidlaw,
creative director for Dragon Age "Atmospheric Lovecraftian noir
with a really tremendous eye for detail... If you like Dashiel
Hammett and Lovecraft, this is a very effective blend." --Aliette
de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of The House of Shattered
Wings "This is jolly good. You really ought to read this."
--Jonathan L. Howard, author of the Johannes Cabal and Carter &
Lovecraft series "So hardboiled you could crack demon heads with
it, this twisting and turning Lovecraftian PI mystery is a delight.
Cassandra Khaw -- fast becoming one of the hottest names in fantasy
fiction -- has a light, assured touch and an inimitable style. I'll
read anything they write." --Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy
Award-winning author of A Man Lies Dreaming and The Violent Century
"Cassandra Khaw blows the dust off Lovecraft's prose to resurrect
the Elder Gods in a white-hot, eyeball-popping adventure."
--Ferrett Steinmetz, author of Flex "Khaw is one of the most
exciting writers I've seen emerge in the past two years. [Hammers
on Bone] is Lovecraftian in all the best ways." --Silvia
Moreno-Garcia, author of Certain Dark Things "One hell of a
delicious, hardbitten, unflinching experience." --Alyssa Wong,
Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author of "Hungry Daughters
of Starving Mothers
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