Reviews
"An excellent grim and gory tale." -- Library Journal , STARRED review "An original, thought-provoking, and entertaining title that will call to readers from multiple dimensions." -- Booklist , STARRED review "Deliciously down and dirty...Khaw's and Kadrey's styles are a perfect match throughout...Fans of urban fantasy, neo-noir, and pulp horror won't want to miss this raucous adventure." -- Publishers Weekly , STARRED review "Khaw and Kadrey are a powerful team of genre-blending mad geniuses, and The Dead Take the A Train is a gore-covered cake for horror lovers." -- Tor.com "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "The first in a pair of new books set in a magical, spooky version of New York City, The Dead Take the A Train packs a great concept and the combined talent of a horror superteam." -- Paste "Everything old is new again in this comically horrific team-up...An enchanting introduction to a magical bitch on wheels, to be continued." -- Kirkus Reviews "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author " The Dead Take the A Train incorporates everything that's best about both authors into a seamless whole and adds a touch of something uniquely weird and wonderful. The result is fun, thrilling, and compulsively readable." -- John Langan , author of The Fisherman "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology "[O]ffsets its recognizable New York City setting with a relentless barrage of visceral body horror and deliriously twisted humor. ... a depraved carnival of nightmares and eldritch narcotics." -- BookPage "Frenetic, unrelenting, and deeply rich in world and character. Khaw and Kadrey have created a kaleidoscopic carnival of horrors and wonders." -- Matt Wallace , author of the Sin du Jour and Savage Rebellion series, "An excellent grim and gory tale." -- Library Journal , STARRED review "An original, thought-provoking, and entertaining title that will call to readers from multiple dimensions." -- Booklist , STARRED review "Khaw and Kadrey are a powerful team of genre-blending mad geniuses, and The Dead Take the A Train is a gore-covered cake for horror lovers." -- Tor.com "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology "Frenetic, unrelenting, and deeply rich in world and character. Khaw and Kadrey have created a kaleidoscopic carnival of horrors and wonders." -- Matt Wallace , author of the Sin du Jour and Savage Rebellion series, "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology Praise for Cassandra Khaw "Khaw's imagination is limitless." --Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts "One of horror's finest storytellers." -- Paste Magazine "Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale." --Sam J. Miller "Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!" --N. K. Jemisin "Reading Khaw is akin to watching a nightmare ballet, full of beauty and elegance, pain and fragility, and breathless terror." --Christopher Golden "Khaw is a prose wizard." --Kevin Hearne "Khaw is always compulsively readable." --Kij Johnson "Khaw's prose oozes dread." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Richard Kadrey's The Grand Dark "Kadrey has written for us a beautiful nightmare -- one that's often eerily familiar." --Chuck Wendig "It's a fun and terrifying ride, gritty and relentless, burning with true love and revolutionary fervor." --Cory Doctorow "Unsettling and dreamlike, seductive and bleak, the jaws of The Grand Dark gape to devour you." --Max Gladstone "Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It's the work of a major sff creator going way out in a limb in the effort to wholly redefine himself, all while crystallizing what's made him great." -- NPR, "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology "Frenetic, unrelenting, and deeply rich in world and character. Khaw and Kadrey have created a kaleidoscopic carnival of horrors and wonders." -- Matt Wallace , author of the Sin du Jour and Savage Rebellion series Praise for Cassandra Khaw "Khaw's imagination is limitless." --Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts "One of horror's finest storytellers." -- Paste Magazine "Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale." --Sam J. Miller "Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!" --N. K. Jemisin "Reading Khaw is akin to watching a nightmare ballet, full of beauty and elegance, pain and fragility, and breathless terror." --Christopher Golden "Khaw is a prose wizard." --Kevin Hearne "Khaw is always compulsively readable." --Kij Johnson "Khaw's prose oozes dread." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Richard Kadrey's The Grand Dark "Kadrey has written for us a beautiful nightmare -- one that's often eerily familiar." --Chuck Wendig "It's a fun and terrifying ride, gritty and relentless, burning with true love and revolutionary fervor." --Cory Doctorow "Unsettling and dreamlike, seductive and bleak, the jaws of The Grand Dark gape to devour you." --Max Gladstone "Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It's the work of a major sff creator going way out in a limb in the effort to wholly redefine himself, all while crystallizing what's made him great." -- NPR, Praise for Cassandra Khaw "Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale." --Sam J. Miller "Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!" --N. K. Jemisin "Reading Khaw is akin to watching a nightmare ballet, full of beauty and elegance, pain and fragility, and breathless terror." --Christopher Golden "Khaw is a prose wizard." --Kevin Hearne "Khaw is always compulsively readable." --Kij Johnson "Khaw's prose oozes dread." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Richard Kadrey's The Grand Dark "Kadrey has written for us a beautiful nightmare -- one that's often eerily familiar." --Chuck Wendig "It's a fun and terrifying ride, gritty and relentless, burning with true love and revolutionary fervor." --Cory Doctorow "Unsettling and dreamlike, seductive and bleak, the jaws of The Grand Dark gape to devour you." --Max Gladstone "Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It's the work of a major sff creator going way out in a limb in the effort to wholly redefine himself, all while crystallizing what's made him great." -- NPR, Praise for Cassandra Khaw "Khaw's imagination is limitless." --Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts "One of horror's finest storytellers." -- Paste Magazine "Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale." --Sam J. Miller "Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!" --N. K. Jemisin "Reading Khaw is akin to watching a nightmare ballet, full of beauty and elegance, pain and fragility, and breathless terror." --Christopher Golden "Khaw is a prose wizard." --Kevin Hearne "Khaw is always compulsively readable." --Kij Johnson "Khaw's prose oozes dread." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Richard Kadrey's The Grand Dark "Kadrey has written for us a beautiful nightmare -- one that's often eerily familiar." --Chuck Wendig "It's a fun and terrifying ride, gritty and relentless, burning with true love and revolutionary fervor." --Cory Doctorow "Unsettling and dreamlike, seductive and bleak, the jaws of The Grand Dark gape to devour you." --Max Gladstone "Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It's the work of a major sff creator going way out in a limb in the effort to wholly redefine himself, all while crystallizing what's made him great." -- NPR, "An excellent grim and gory tale." -- Library Journal , STARRED review "An original, thought-provoking, and entertaining title that will call to readers from multiple dimensions." -- Booklist , STARRED review "Deliciously down and dirty...Khaw's and Kadrey's styles are a perfect match throughout...Fans of urban fantasy, neo-noir, and pulp horror won't want to miss this raucous adventure." -- Publishers Weekly , STARRED review "Khaw and Kadrey are a powerful team of genre-blending mad geniuses, and The Dead Take the A Train is a gore-covered cake for horror lovers." -- Tor.com "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "Everything old is new again in this comically horrific team-up...An enchanting introduction to a magical bitch on wheels, to be continued." -- Kirkus Reviews "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author " The Dead Take the A Train incorporates everything that's best about both authors into a seamless whole and adds a touch of something uniquely weird and wonderful. The result is fun, thrilling, and compulsively readable." -- John Langan , author of The Fisherman "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology "Frenetic, unrelenting, and deeply rich in world and character. Khaw and Kadrey have created a kaleidoscopic carnival of horrors and wonders." -- Matt Wallace , author of the Sin du Jour and Savage Rebellion series, "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." --Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." --Kat Howard, author of the Unseen World duology Praise for Cassandra Khaw "Khaw's imagination is limitless." --Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts "One of horror's finest storytellers." -- Paste Magazine "Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale." --Sam J. Miller "Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!" --N. K. Jemisin "Reading Khaw is akin to watching a nightmare ballet, full of beauty and elegance, pain and fragility, and breathless terror." --Christopher Golden "Khaw is a prose wizard." --Kevin Hearne "Khaw is always compulsively readable." --Kij Johnson "Khaw's prose oozes dread." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Richard Kadrey's The Grand Dark "Kadrey has written for us a beautiful nightmare -- one that's often eerily familiar." --Chuck Wendig "It's a fun and terrifying ride, gritty and relentless, burning with true love and revolutionary fervor." --Cory Doctorow "Unsettling and dreamlike, seductive and bleak, the jaws of The Grand Dark gape to devour you." --Max Gladstone "Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It's the work of a major sff creator going way out in a limb in the effort to wholly redefine himself, all while crystallizing what's made him great." -- NPR, "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology Praise for Cassandra Khaw "Khaw's imagination is limitless." --Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts "One of horror's finest storytellers." -- Paste Magazine "Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale." --Sam J. Miller "Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!" --N. K. Jemisin "Reading Khaw is akin to watching a nightmare ballet, full of beauty and elegance, pain and fragility, and breathless terror." --Christopher Golden "Khaw is a prose wizard." --Kevin Hearne "Khaw is always compulsively readable." --Kij Johnson "Khaw's prose oozes dread." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Richard Kadrey's The Grand Dark "Kadrey has written for us a beautiful nightmare -- one that's often eerily familiar." --Chuck Wendig "It's a fun and terrifying ride, gritty and relentless, burning with true love and revolutionary fervor." --Cory Doctorow "Unsettling and dreamlike, seductive and bleak, the jaws of The Grand Dark gape to devour you." --Max Gladstone "Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It's the work of a major sff creator going way out in a limb in the effort to wholly redefine himself, all while crystallizing what's made him great." -- NPR, " I loved The Dead Take the A Train . Strange, visceral urban fantasy with a horror bent." --V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author "An excellent grim and gory tale." -- Library Journal , STARRED review "An original, thought-provoking, and entertaining title that will call to readers from multiple dimensions." -- Booklist , STARRED review "Deliciously down and dirty...Khaw's and Kadrey's styles are a perfect match throughout...Fans of urban fantasy, neo-noir, and pulp horror won't want to miss this raucous adventure." -- Publishers Weekly , STARRED review "Khaw and Kadrey are a powerful team of genre-blending mad geniuses, and The Dead Take the A Train is a gore-covered cake for horror lovers." -- Tor.com "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "The first in a pair of new books set in a magical, spooky version of New York City, The Dead Take the A Train packs a great concept and the combined talent of a horror superteam." -- Paste "Everything old is new again in this comically horrific team-up...An enchanting introduction to a magical bitch on wheels, to be continued." -- Kirkus Reviews "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author " The Dead Take the A Train incorporates everything that's best about both authors into a seamless whole and adds a touch of something uniquely weird and wonderful. The result is fun, thrilling, and compulsively readable." -- John Langan , author of The Fisherman "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology "[O]ffsets its recognizable New York City setting with a relentless barrage of visceral body horror and deliriously twisted humor. ... a depraved carnival of nightmares and eldritch narcotics." -- BookPage "Frenetic, unrelenting, and deeply rich in world and character. Khaw and Kadrey have created a kaleidoscopic carnival of horrors and wonders." -- Matt Wallace , author of the Sin du Jour and Savage Rebellion series, "An excellent grim and gory tale." -- Library Journal , STARRED review "An original, thought-provoking, and entertaining title that will call to readers from multiple dimensions." -- Booklist , STARRED review "Deliciously down and dirty...Khaw's and Kadrey's styles are a perfect match throughout...Fans of urban fantasy, neo-noir, and pulp horror won't want to miss this raucous adventure." -- Publishers Weekly , STARRED review "Khaw and Kadrey are a powerful team of genre-blending mad geniuses, and The Dead Take the A Train is a gore-covered cake for horror lovers." -- Tor.com "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author " The Dead Take the A Train incorporates everything that's best about both authors into a seamless whole and adds a touch of something uniquely weird and wonderful. The result is fun, thrilling, and compulsively readable." -- John Langan , author of The Fisherman "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology "Frenetic, unrelenting, and deeply rich in world and character. Khaw and Kadrey have created a kaleidoscopic carnival of horrors and wonders." -- Matt Wallace , author of the Sin du Jour and Savage Rebellion series, "An addictive, sprawling yarn. This city brims with underhanded dealings and odd magic, and every corner writhes with fresh horrors and delights." -- Hailey Piper , Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Worm and His Kings "This is lush gore, a bloody fantastic ride where people with metaphorical demons fight literal ones, and the lost are saved not by grace but by barbed wire and love. Hop on this train now." -- Kevin Hearne , New York Times bestselling author "A fast-paced madhouse of mayhem combining the best of Kadrey's thrillers with Khaw's gruesome Lovecraftian horror.... The Dead Take the A Train is a blast and highly recommended for dark fantasy and horror fans looking for a good time." -- Grimdark Magazine "Fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining!" -- Lucy A. Snyder , author of Sister, Maiden, Monster "Khaw and Kadrey are a powerful team of genre-blending mad geniuses, and The Dead Take the A Train is a gore-covered cake for horror lovers." -- Tor.com "Khaw and Kadrey raise eldritch gore to an art form....Eye-searing horror that's impossible to look away from, I already can't wait for the next book." -- Kat Howard , author of the Unseen World duology "Frenetic, unrelenting, and deeply rich in world and character. Khaw and Kadrey have created a kaleidoscopic carnival of horrors and wonders." -- Matt Wallace , author of the Sin du Jour and Savage Rebellion series Praise for Cassandra Khaw "Khaw's imagination is limitless." --Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts "One of horror's finest storytellers." -- Paste Magazine "Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale." --Sam J. Miller "Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!" --N. K. Jemisin "Reading Khaw is akin to watching a nightmare ballet, full of beauty and elegance, pain and fragility, and breathless terror." --Christopher Golden "Khaw is a prose wizard." --Kevin Hearne "Khaw is always compulsively readable." --Kij Johnson "Khaw's prose oozes dread." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Richard Kadrey's The Grand Dark "Kadrey has written for us a beautiful nightmare -- one that's often eerily familiar." --Chuck Wendig "It's a fun and terrifying ride, gritty and relentless, burning with true love and revolutionary fervor." --Cory Doctorow "Unsettling and dreamlike, seductive and bleak, the jaws of The Grand Dark gape to devour you." --Max Gladstone "Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "It's the work of a major sff creator going way out in a limb in the effort to wholly redefine himself, all while crystallizing what's made him great." -- NPR