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You must read this new dark fantasy book 📚

In case you missed it yesterday, here’s the cover illustration for THE SKELETON FAERIE, book 1 in my new dark fantasy series where Celtic mythology + fairy folklore meets a nuclear postapocalypse ✨ perfect for fans of The Black Cauldron, Pan’s Labyrinth, and The Child Thief

Cover illustration and design by the supremely talented Gabrielle Ragusi!!! #mythologyretelling #mythologybooks #darkfantasybooks #fantasybooks #fantasybookrecs

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