The Secret Market of the Dead
Giovanni De Feo
The Night Circus meets Pan's Labyrinth in this gothic historical fantasy debut inspired by Italian folklore in which a young woman competing with her twin brother to inherit the family forge finds her power in the nocturnal world that lurks beneath her own.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Saga Press
- Year
- 2025
- ISBN-13
- 9781668077368
- Genre
- FantasyFiction
- Topics
- Sibling rivalryItalian folkloreComing of age
Awards
- World Fantasy Award for Best NovelShortlisted(2026)
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