rules of the red book
an epic dark fantasy about hate, hunger, and the fight to become something new
He was sure he was in front of a demon. Then again, when faced with a witch, he always felt that he was in the face of a demon. And now he was one of them.
Fueled by his hatred for the witches, Mallor has risen to the top of every hunting clan in the world. Many witches have died by his sword. Some say he’s the best witch hunter in existence.
Rules of the Red Book follows Mallor as he leads his clan to the Election, where all eight original witch lines congregate to elect a leader through trial by combat to the death. By killing each clan’s “chosen one,” Mallor can end every witch line in one night. But the witches have a plan — and soon Mallor finds himself becoming the very thing that he hates, and falling for Analise, a beautiful, driven witch with a tragic past.
Will Mallor’s moral convictions be able to stand up to her, or will he falter at the swish of her wand?
praise for the book
“Tanjore’s debut novel is a keenly imagined depiction of characters struggling to define themselves while also striving to create meaningful societal change. An epic fantasy, a gruesome post-apocalyptic bildungsroman, timely and timeless.”
— Thomas Batten, featured in the New Yorker and the Guardian
“Dark fantasy with a unique twist on a well-known trope — Poojitha Tanjore’s exploration of moving past prejudices and hate to understanding and love transforms what could be a horror story into one of hope.”
— Cassandra Casswell-Stirling, author of The Deep Space Between
“A finger-nail biting, page turner of a story, daring you to turn the page!”
— Juvencio Castro, author of A Gunslinger’s Reckoning
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