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HITTING ROCK BOTTOMWhen Alexandra Belarus discovered her family’s secret ability to breathe life into stone, she uncovered an entire world of magic hidden within New York City—a world she has accidentally thrown into chaos. A spell gone awry has set thousands of gargoyles loose upon Manhattan, and it’s up to Lexi and her faithful protector, Stanis, to put things right.But the stress of saving the city is casting a pall over Lexi and Stanis’s relationship, driving them to work separately to solve the problem. As Stanis struggles to unite the gargoyle population, Lexi forges unlikely alliances with witches, alchemists and New York’s Finest to quell an unsettling uprising led by an ancient and deadly foe long thought vanquished.



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Anton Strout

When not plotting against his mortal enemy Patrick Rothfuss, Anton Strout is the author of the Simon Canderous urban fantasy series for Ace Books including His new series with Ace Books is entitled The Spellmason Chronicles. is first in the series, followed by and the upcoming He is also the host and curator of content for The Once & Future Podcast, a weekly show that focuses on discussions with other working writers. His other writing has appeared in a variety of anthologies??some of which include Simon Canderous tie-in stories??including: He currently lives outside New York City in the haunted corn maze that is New Jersey (where nothing paranormal ever really happens, he assures you) . In his scant spare time, he is an always writer, sometimes actor, sometimes musician, occasional RPGer, and the world??s most casual and controller-smashing video gamer. He also works in the exciting world of publishing, and yes, it is as glamorous as it sounds. He can be found lurking the darkened hallways of



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