{"product_id":"a-thousand-monstrous-forms-9798892427395","title":"A Thousand Monstrous Forms [Schaefer, Saratoga]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSaratoga Schaefer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBluebeard gets a gothic horror and sapphic romance twist in this fairy-tale retelling from the author of \u003ci\u003eSerial Killer Support Group\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrad Wife\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArtist Poppy Reed doesn't care if others think her marriage to Celia Marie Fox, a wealthy art dealer, is impulsive. Sure, they've only known each other for six months, and Celia has an infamous romantic reputation, but Poppy is brimming with excitement when she moves across the country to Celia's home: a formidable, isolated, and art-filled manor called Busirane. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Poppy tries to celebrate her first weeks of marriage and enjoy her new home, Busirane seems intent on rebuffing her every attempt to settle in. Strange noises and confounding occurrences lead Poppy to believe the house is haunted, a suspicion worsened by Celia's insistence that Poppy avoid the locked basement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Celia leaves for a work trip, Poppy is left alone in the house, then finds herself snowed in. Surrounded by secrets, stalked by faceless statues, and beset by bodiless whispers, she struggles to trust her wife--and her own mind. When Poppy is eventually drawn to the forbidden basement, dark truths shatter everything she thought she knew, throwing her into a desperate bid for survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892427395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaratoga Schaefer \u003c\/b\u003e(they\/them) is the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and Indie Press bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSerial Killer Support Group\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrad Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Time We Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Monstrous Forms\u003c\/i\u003e. Their books have been featured in \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, and their writing has appeared in Writer's Digest, CrimeReads, and more. Originally from Brooklyn, Saratoga now lives upstate with several needy animals and a haunted clown table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533355901104,"sku":"9798892427395b","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/a-thousand-monstrous-forms-9798892427395","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}