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“This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King “HEX is creepy and gripping and original, sure to be one of the top horror novels of 2016.” —George R.R. Martin The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt--a Hugo and World Fantasy...

Tennessee, Winter, 1838. Melody was a young girl raised by the circus—an orphan of the Great War. Her people traveled the trails of the Great American Shield, entertaining the men of the Union with the seasons, for as long as she could remember. She loved the open road despite the dangers—living free on the edge of the frontier. But the night the shadows of the Mississippi visited the circus, Melody's world began to unravel, forcing her to seek answers to protect her people or lead them to certain peril.

Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery will take the classic tropes of tales of witchcraft and infuse them with fresh, feminist perspective and present-day concerns - even if they're set in the past. These witches might be monstrous, or they might be heroes, depending on their own definitions. Even the kind hostess with the candy cottage thought of herself as the hero of her own story. After all, a woman's gotta eat.

Wer in diesem Dorf bleibt, stirbt - wer es verlässt, auch. Black Spring ist ein beschauliches Städtchen im idyllischen Hudson Valley. Hier gibt es Wälder, hier gibt es Natur - und hier gibt es Katherine, eine dreihundert Jahre alte Hexe, die den Bewohnern von Black Spring gelegentlich einen kleinen Schrecken einjagt. Dass kein Fremder je von Katherine erfahren darf, das ist dem Stadtrat von Black Spring schon lange klar, deshalb gelten hier strenge Regeln: kein Internet, kein Besuch von außerhalb oder Katherines Fluch wird sie alle treffen.

Alexandra Quinn and Rio Mondragon run a successful magician-for-hire business where they break spells and hexes for their clients. But they are always under the watchful eye of the Bureau of Magical Affairs, that wants to pass a law requiring all magic users to wear scarlet letters. Luckily, Quinn is involved with a BMA agent and is able to get away with any violation.