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Cassandra Khaw

Biography

Cassandra Khaw

Cassandra Khaw is the USA Today bestselling author of NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH and the Bram Stoker Award-winner BREAKABLE THINGS. Other notable works of theirs are THE SALT GROWS HEAVY and British Fantasy Award and Locus Award finalist HAMMERS ON BONE. Khaw’s work can be found in places like The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Tor.com. Khaw is also the co-author of THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN, co-written with bestselling author Richard Kadrey.

Cassandra Khaw

Books by Cassandra Khaw

by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey - Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror

Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out 30-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. She’s been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she’ll work the most gruesome gigs, exorcize the nastiest demons, and make deals with the cruelest gods to claw her way to the top. But nothing can prepare her for the toughest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah, shows up at her door in need of help. Keeping Sarah safe becomes top priority. Julie is desperate for a quick fix to break the dead-end grind and save her friend. But her power grab sets off a deadly chain of events that puts Sarah --- and the entire world --- directly in the path of annihilation.

by Cassandra Khaw - Fantasy, Fiction, Horror

You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes. On the run, the mermaid is joined by a mysterious plague doctor with a darkness of their own. Deep in the eerie, snow-crusted forest, the pair stumble upon a village of ageless children who thirst for blood and the three “saints” who control them. The mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive.

by Cassandra Khaw - Fiction, Horror, Suspense, Thriller

A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company. It’s the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding. A night of food, drinks and games quickly spirals into a nightmare as secrets get dragged out and relationships are tested. But the house has secrets too. Lurking in the shadows is the ghost bride with a black smile and a hungry heart. And she gets lonely down there in the dirt.