{"product_id":"fate-worse-than-drowning","title":"Fate Worse Than Drowning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gorgeously atmospheric, heartrending and deeply ominous.\" - Hester Steel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Faceless Thing We Adore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A seductive and infernal hymn of dread, love, and damnation.\" - Elliott Gish, author of \u003ci\u003eGrey Dog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eA Dark and Drowning Tide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse Witches\u003c\/i\u003e comes a queer speculative fiction novel about a lighthouse keeper who made a devil's bargain to save her sister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when a shipwrecked survivor washes ashore, she is left with an impossible choice…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne deal with the devil makes a fool. Two? A villain...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA year ago, Elle made a deal with the devil to save her sister. Now, they live on a desolate spit of land beyond Halifax harbour. Elle, as a lighthouse keeper, steers unsuspecting sailors to their destruction; those are the terms of her bargain. Liney need never know the cost. Her safety is worth every drop of blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut a sinner’s pact is not so simple. When the devil returns, demanding more—more shipwrecks, no survivors—Elle knows what she must do to keep Liney safe...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother ship. Another crew killed in the devil’s name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen a woman washes ashore. Is she a soul to be sacrificed, or part of a darker design? As Liney and the stranger grow closer, Elle faces an impossible choice: kill, and break Liney’s heart, or forfeit her own soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDanger arises from all sides: the merciless sea, ruthless men on the mainland, and the infernal bargain itself…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouls and sisterhood, fate and fire—what must be sacrificed for the devil to get his due?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting tale of doomed love and a chilling Faustian bargain, \u003ci\u003eA Fate Worse Than Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterwork of queer speculative fiction that will captivate fans of gothic literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTropes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGothic Fiction\u003cbr\u003eLGBTQ+\u003cbr\u003eSpeculative Fiction\u003cbr\u003eDeal with the Devil\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585204433240,"sku":"9781464291456","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781464291456_f99c177c-6f3a-4a9c-a92c-027076b89b9b.jpg?v=1780118158","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/fate-worse-than-drowning","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}