The Dawnhounds

By Sascha Stronach,

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Gideon the Ninth meets Black Sun in this queer, Maori-inspired debut fantasy about a police officer who is murdered, brought back to life with a mysterious new power, and tasked with protecting her city from an insidious evil threatening to destroy it.

The port city of Hainak is alive: itsā€¦

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1 author picked The Dawnhounds as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book has one of the most refreshing and terrifying take on the concept of immortality that Iā€™ve ever seen. I love it because of how it tackles policing, what it means to be a decent person, and how power unchecked will inevitably consume all it touches. Also, itā€™s extremely queer, and the prickly immortals were just too hard not to fall in love with.

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