Wolf Worm by T Kingfisher

Deluxe Edition: a stunning hardcover with endpapers illustrated by the author and a foil case stamp.

Something worse than the devil is haunting the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a lush gothic horror from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher. In 1899, scientific illustrator Sonia Wilson has talent for days—but in a world that only takes women seriously when they’re attached to a famous man, her father’s death leaves her with no work, no prospects, and no way forward.

So when the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a job illustrating his massive insect collection at his remote manor, Sonia grabs it like a lifeline. But the woods around the estate are wrong. Animals behave strangely. Locals whisper about “blood thiefs.” And the biggest question of all: what happened to the illustrator who worked there before her?

With help from the manor’s housekeeper and a local healer, Sonia starts pulling at the threads—only to discover Dr. Halder’s research has crossed a line into something monstrous. His breakthroughs come at a brutal cost, and if Sonia can’t stop what’s growing in the dark, she may be the next specimen on the table.

T. KINGFISHER (she/her) writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, Thornhedge, A House with Good Bones, and A Sorceress Comes to Call. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in New Mexico with her husband.