{"product_id":"vile-lady-villains-9781454966609","title":"Vile Lady Villains [Christopoulou, Danai]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDanai Christopoulou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA queer, gothic horrormantasy that's perfect for readers of S. T. Gibson and Kiersten White.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the consequences of her murderous actions closing in, Lady Macbeth turns to the three witches for help. They give her a potion that transports her to an unknown realm. Desperately lost, she opens a door and comes face to face with a beautiful woman drenched in blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Klytemnestra, Queen of Mycenae, is exacting bloody vengeance on her husband. Yet as she revels in her triumph, an otherworldly door appears and a strange woman steps in. Thinking this stranger a spirit, she chases Lady Macbeth into the realm of stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hunted by screaming wraiths into worlds that are hell bent on their demise, this murderous pair are forced to form an alliance or perish. Yet the realm's goddess, The Mistress of the House of Books, claims to hold the key to saving them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As every threat brings our vile lady villains closer, turning ill intentions into fiery attraction that no author dare write, they have a choice: remain within the confines of their original tales ... or burn down the world to pen a new story together ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454966609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanai Christopoulou (they\/them) \u003c\/b\u003ewas raised on a diet of myths and tragedies instead of fairytales. A journalist and copywriter by trade, Danai's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ekhoréo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFusion Fragment\u003c\/i\u003e, Flame Tree Press and more. They have also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and for a Best of Small Fictions and long-listed for a Nebula Award. \u003ci\u003eVile Lady Villains\u003c\/i\u003e is Danai's debut novel. Growing up amid the ancient ruins of Athens, Greece, Danai currently haunts a forest in Sweden along with an army of cats, chickens, and a kind Swedish man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018506297520,"sku":"9781454966609b","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_81d3a618-b14c-4272-90d1-ef4ed008e29f.jpg?v=1773967431","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/vile-lady-villains-9781454966609","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}