When I created the Market of Monsters series, I wanted to show that other side, explore the world of magical creature body part trafficking, and all the various ugly pieces of it.

Where are the eyeless newt bodies littering the dirt and who are the people that spend their days popping those eyes out and putting them in a jar? And if I did, I’d have to wonder why PETA and Greenpeace weren’t all over Wal-Mart for mass newt eye theft. Witches use eye of newt and unicorn horn in their potions, while bottles of dragon scales and pixie dust clutter their shelves.īut where did all those body parts come from? I don’t know about you, but I’ve never gone into a Wal-Mart and found newt eyeballs in the kitchen aisle. Now caught in a game of kill or be killed, Nita will do whatever it takes to win.īody parts are a staple of fantasy novels, so much so that most of us don’t even question it anymore. But killing Fabricio is harder than Nita thought it would be, even with Kovit by her side. And the best way to start building her reputation? Take her revenge on Fabricio, the boy who sold Nita to her kidnappers. Nita must make herself so feared that no one would ever dare come after her again. There’s only one way to keep herself safe.

But with a video of her ability to self-heal all over the dark web, Nita knows she’s still a prime target on the black market. Here’s the publisher’s description:ĭexter meets Victoria Schwab in this dark and compelling fantasy about a girl who seeks revenge on the boy who betrayed her, a sequel to the critically-acclaimed Not Even Bones.Īfter escaping her kidnappers and destroying the black market where she was held captive, all Nita wants is to find a way to live her life without looking over her shoulder. Rebecca Schaeffer is joining us today to talk about her novel Only Ashes Remain.

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