Festive buyers guide: 5+ Daphne Press titles you don’t want to miss

Give the gift of books this festive season with our one stop shop for infomation on available Daphne Press titles.

Welcome to our festive gifting guide! With the holiday season fast approaching, we wanted to give you a quick run down of our newest titles, as well as a recap on our backlist, in one easy to view guide. Whether you’re on the hunt for a stocking-filler, Hanukkah present, or an all-singing, all-dancing special edition set for a festive birthday, we have something perfect just for you.

Contents

Fantasy
Mystery
Horror
Romance
YA

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1. For the fantasy fans

If you know someone who loves to escape to magical worlds, then we have a wealth of titles that could fit the bill this gifting season.

A Rather Vengeful Accord by Danielle Knight

Age range: Adult with crossover YA appeal
Subgenre: Dark academia fantasy
For fans of: Gideon the Ninth & A Deadly Education
Series: First in a duology
Format: Hardback
Special editions: Waterstones

Seven Recipes for Revolution by Ryan Rose

Age range: Adult with crossover YA appeal
Subgenre: Epic fantasy
For fans of: Empire of the Vampire & Attack on Titan
Format: Hardback
Series: First in a trilogy
Special editions: Waterstones & The Broken Binding

War Arts Saga trilogy by Wesley Chu

Age range: Adult
Subgenre: Epic fantasy
For fans of: Wuxia & The Dandelion Dynasty
Series: Completed trilogy
Format: Books 1 & 2 in paperback, book 3 in hardback
Special editions: Waterstones (Book 3) & The Broken Binding (Book 3)

To Cage A God by Elizabeth May

Age range: Adult with crossover YA appeal
Subgenre: Romantic fantasy
For fans of: Shadow and Bone
Series: First in a duology
Format: Paperback
Special editions: Waterstones

Waterstones exclusive editions of *The Art of Legend*, *To Cage a God*, *The River and the Star* and *A Dark and Drowning Tide*

See also:

The Warring Gods duology by Gabriela Romero Lacruz: for South American reincarnated gods and ancient magic — buy links
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft: for gothic folklore, magical springs and nixies — buy links

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2. For the mystery fans

For thrillers and mysteries with an speculative edge, we have a few options…

The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard

Age range: YA
Subgenre: Paranormal mystery
For fans of: X-Files & Stranger Things
Series: Standalone
Format: Paperback
Special editions: Waterstones (click & collect only) & Illumicrate

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

Age range: Adult with crossover YA appeal
Subgenre: Dark academia mystery
For fans of: The Wolf and the Woodsman & An Education in Malice
Series: Standalone
Format: Paperback
Special editions: Waterstones

Trade paperbacks of *The Luminaries* and *Godly Heathens*

See also:

The Luminaries trilogy by Susan Dennard: for paranormal murder mystery — buy links
Ouroboros duology by HE Edgmon: for reincarnated gods in the US rural south — buy links

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3. For the horror fans

If you know someone who prefers a darker edge to their read, these horror books may be the right choice for you…

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White

Age range: Adult (18+)
Subgenre: Queer horror
For fans of: Andrew Joseph White & Midsommer
Series: Standalone
Format: Hardback
Special editions: Waterstones & Illumicrate

Overgrowth by Mira Grant

Age range: Adult
Subgenre: Sci-fi horror
For fans of: Day of the Triffids & Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Series: Standalone
Format: Hardback
Special editions: Illumicrate

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Age range: YA
Subgenre: Historical paranormal horror
For fans of: The Honeys & My Dearest Darkest
Series: Standalone
Format: Paperback
Special editions: Illumicrate

Trade paperbacks of *The Spirit Bares Its Teeth*, *Hell Followed With Us* and *Compound Fracture*

See also:

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White: for post-apocalyptic cults — buy links‍
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White: for small-town blood feuds — buy links

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4. For the romance fans

Romance is not only one of the bestselling genres in fiction, it’s also building in popularity, especially fantasy books that lean heavily towards romance.

Bride of the Shadow King trilogy by Sylvia Mercedes

Age range: Adult with crossover YA appeal
Subgenre: Romantasy
For fans of: Ice Planet Barbarians & The Bridge Kingdom
Series: Completed trilogy
Format: Paperback
Special editions: Illumicrate

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May

Age range: Adult (18+)
Subgenre: Dark romantasy
For fans of: Quicksilver & Phantasma
Series: First in a series
Format: Paperback
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Trade paperbacks of *Bride of the Shadow King* trilogy and *The Wolf and the Crown of Blood*

See also:

A Rather Vengeful Accord by Danielle Knight: for unresolved sexual tension and a slow-burn rivals-to-lovers — buy links‍
To Cage A God by Elizabeth May: for a sapphic enemies-to-lovers relationship and a banter-filled second-chance romance — buy links‍
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft: for sapphic academic rivals-to-lovers — buy links‍
The Warring Gods duology by Gabriela Romero Lacruz: for sweeping sapphic epic fantasy — buy links

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5. For the YA fans

If you’ve got some younger readers to buy for, we have various books perfect for a teenage and young adult age range.

The Luminaries trilogy by Susan Dennard

Age range: YA
Subgenre: Paranormal mystery
For fans of: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina & Kelly Andrew
Series: Completed trilogy
Format: Paperback
Special editions: Waterstones (Book 3) & Illumicrate (Books 2 & 3)

Ouroboros duology by HE Edgmon

Age range: YA
Subgenre: Queer contemporary fantasy
For fans of: Aiden Thomas & Andrew Joseph White
Series: Completed duology
Format: Paperback
Special editions: Illumicrate

Illumicrate editions of *The Whispering Night*, *Godly Heathens*, *Merciless Saviours* and *The Executioners Three*

See also:

The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard: for 90s-set paranormal mystery — buy links‍
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White: for Victorian sanitorium horror — buy links

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Festive buyers guide: 5+ Daphne Press titles you don’t want to miss

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Give the gift of books this festive season with our one stop shop for infomation on available Daphne Press titles.

1. For the fantasy fans

A Rather Vengeful Accord by Danielle Knight

Seven Recipes for Revolution by Ryan Rose

War Arts Saga trilogy by Wesley Chu

To Cage A God by Elizabeth May

2. For the mystery fans

The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

3. For the horror fans

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White

Overgrowth by Mira Grant

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

4. For the romance fans

Bride of the Shadow King trilogy by Sylvia Mercedes

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May

5. For the YA fans

The Luminaries trilogy by Susan Dennard

Ouroboros duology by HE Edgmon

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