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There's an underground black market for arcane things. Akin to the trade in rhino horns or tigers' bones, this group trafficks in mummified satyrs, gryphons' claws, and more.When Angela Gough's lover Vince goes missing, she sets out to find him - whatever the risk. She learns that he was employed by the infamous London crime lord Frederick Meloy, providing bizarre objects beyond imagining. Descending into the city's underbelly, she uncovers a deadly side to the black market. It might have claimed Vince, and Angela may be next.Gripping supernatural terror launching a new trilogy by the acclaimed author of Coldbrook ("distinct, unique, and absorbing") , The Silence ("truly addictive") , and the Alien-Predator "Rage War."Tim Lebbon's RELICS opens a darkly beautiful glimpse into another world, one lurking in the shadows, hovering at the corner of the eye. If Anne Rice and Clive Barker had written a story together, it might have looked something like this novel: richly imagined, fantastical, yet grounded in the grit and reality of modern-day London. I look forward to the wonders and terrors yet to come."--JAMES ROLLINS, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Labyrinth"A magical, perilous drama full of characters who live and breathe, darkness you can feel..."--Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat"Tim Lebbon is an immense talent."--Joe R. Lansdale, creator of Hap and Leonard
About the Author
I'm a New York Times-bestselling horror, thriller and fantasy writer from a little village in South Wales. I've written over 45 novels, including several in collaboration with Christopher Golden, as well as dozens of novellas and hundreds of short stories. I've written tie in novels in the Alien, Predator, Helllboy, Star Wars, and Firefly universes. Maybe a mash-up of all those properties would be fun! My novel The Silence was made into a Netflix movie starring Kiernan Shipka and Stanley Tucci. I even got to be in the movie, starring as a bloodied corpse! My novella Pay The Ghost was a 2015 movie starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Uli Edel.My latest novel EDEN is an eco-horror thriller. Josh Malerman calls it 'Instantly cinematic'. Sarah Pinborough calls it 'Smart, prescient and gripping.'I have several other projects currently in development for TV and the big screen, including original screenplays and a TV series with a US broadcaster.I've won four British Fantasy Awards, a Bram Stoker Award and a Scribe, as well as being shortlisted for the prestigious World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Awards. I love running, biking and swimming, and often try to put them all together in long-distance triathlons. I raced my first Ironman in 2013. At the time it was definitely, without a doubt, absolutely the only ironman I'd ever do. Ironman Canada on my 50th birthday in 2019 was my 5th...
